Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 15

Reno Evening Gazette PAGE FIFTEEN PHONE FA 3-3161 RENO, NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1961 North American Carson Mayor In Challenge Of Bond Issue Autrand Contends Earlier Council Action Illegal Gazette-Journal Carton City Bureau Carson City Mayor A.A. Au Mers Dim Wastes I-' 1 -1 t-, May Fgg MM Rocket Fuel Plant Approved Setol Bert Puoa trand continued his bombastic pew approach to city administra tion as he demanded the citv Washoe County Residents may be asked to vote on another school bond issue, for at least $4 million, next fall. School trustees asked administrators to gather the necessary information so a decision on the bond issue Adjustment Board Rejects Rancher Protest of Plan Washoe County soared into the space age Tuesday afternoon when the county board of adjustment approved a special use permit for a solid fuel rocket pro-pellant test plant north and east could be made at the July meeting. council rescind one bond issue, questioned the legality of another and said it may be up to the courts to decide if the community had gone a month without municipal government The issues were raised at what appears to be the first in a se Supt. Procter Hug told the board Tuesday night that a bond election would be needed by next fall or during present bonds are commit- the coming year.

"All the DIRECTS LIBRARY David W. Heron New U. of N. ted," he said. Residents ries of special council meetings of Sparks in an isolated former one at which the mayor scolded the councilmen for dragging out their sessions and informed them the citizens "are disgusted and Library Head ranch site.

The sole objector was rancher W. Dalton LaRue, owner of the Monte Cristo ranch, whose cattle graze the area. North American Aviation Inc. discouraged by the way these Boys State City Officers Are Elected meetings are handled." QUESTIONS BONDS voted a $6 million issue the fall of 1959 for the construction of two junior high schools and the new Wooster High School. "We have real troubles ahead of us.

We'll be on double sessions unless we get more schools," Hug said. BONDING ROOM? Is Appointed Autrana questioned the council's passage of a 530,000 bond is David W. Heron has been ap had the vocal support of the Reno and Sparks Chambers of Commerce and the unofficial backing of the Sparks city administration FLAG DAY was noted in Washo District court with presentation of U. S. Flags to two new member of the bench, Judges John Barrett and Thomas Craven, by attorney Leonard T.

Howard, right, on behalf of Reno Arch lions Club. (Gazette Photo) sue for repairs to the Civic Au pointed director of libraries at the University of Nevada effec ditorium and a $76,000 issue for recreation and park development for its project. About 25 people tive July 1, 1961, replacing James However, no one seconded the City officials were elected to will be employed at the site, a Hill, Dr. Charles J. Armstrong, New Prefixes The district's bonding capacity would make it possible to issue motion of Wilma Acaiturri, the company spokesman told the five day at the 15th annual Nevada president announced today.

city's first council woman, to res Heron will come to the Uni Boys State on the University el man board. QUESTIONS OPERATIONS cind the Civic Auditorium bond Nevada campus. Governor Names Centennial Commission, Fills Board Seats $6 million in bonds by July, 1962, based on the 10 per cent of the county assessed valuation bond versity of Nevada from Naha, Okinawa, where he has been con vote. A mayor, city clerk, ciry treas LaRue wanted to know what Autrand contends both issues nected with the University of Ryu- were passed in the absence of one kyus library since July 1960 as urer, city attorney, police-judge, and six city councilmen were elected for the four cities. Following are the boys and their po FLeetwood Effective On Sunday Telephone technicians will be ing limit, Hug said.

However, a $6 million bond issue would probably increase the amount the school district would get for re range rights he'd have, whether an old road would be blocked and whether the plant operations would cause damage to land and councilman, who later balloted in a member of the Michigan State University advisory group. the affirmative to give the unanimous vote required in such cases, Andreason, Virginia City businessman; Art Smith, Las Vegas Gazette-Journal Carson City Bureau sitions: Hill, who has been University tiring its bonds. vegetation. of Nevada librarian since 1944, banker; Mrs. Marjorie Phillips, Payne City mayor, Robert He is doubly suspicious of the Civic Auditorium issue because it During the present fiscal year George Campbell, North Amer will maintain his professional former Las Vegas newspaper ican's local representative said the district received 59.8 cents of the $5 ad valorem tax for bond was passed after the May city status as he becomes science li Darwin Lambert, Ely very busy during the wee hours Naylor, Las Vegas; city clerk, Jim Christensen, Sparks; city treasurer, Tom Sullivan, Boulder City; city attorney, Robert Bal- there was a possibility the com elections.

In his opinion the city brarian for 1961-1962. on Sunday, June 18. newspaper editor; Dr. Thomas Gallagher, Elko dentist; Gerald pany would have to fence the en Members of the Nevada Centennial Commission created by the 1961 Legislature were named Tuesday by Gov. Grant Sawyer.

Appointment of the commission, which will direct plans for the celebration of Nevada's 100th year as a state, was among near charter calls for council members retirement. Beginning July 1 this will increase to 66.5 cents, accord Heron will supervise the move They will be changing 2,200 EL- tire isolated plant to meet na from the old Clark library to the gin telephone numbers to new tional security requirements. new Noble Getchell library, which ing to John Fant, business man ager of the school district NO ESTIMATE to hold office four years and no longer, and that the administration should therefore have changed hands immediately after Roberts, Tonopah businessman, and newsman, and G. W. (Swede) Russell of Carson City, chairman of the Nevada Day committee.

FLeetwood prefixes. Work begins From Thomas F. Dixon, a vice- is expected to be ready for occupancy in September. at one minute past midnight, said president of a subsidiary firm officials of Bell Telephone Co. Fant said it would be to estimate how much the Heron is a native of Los An Technical help will come from an came assurances that gases from test firings would dissipate quick ly 30 seats on state boards and commissions filled by the governor in Tueday action.

geles, Calif. He received the A.B. the election. XOT LEGAL Since it didn't, it is his contention there was no legally consti advisory group that includes some of Nevada's most distinguished ly. He said tests would not in bonding retirement figure would increase if $6 million in bonds degree in English literature from Majority of new prefix designations are in the Greenbrae area where an estimated 8,400 of Sparks' 17,000 residents reside.

Almost as many more remain historians. clude rocket firings, just ground tests utilizing electronic measure as the chief executive, faced with were issued. "We don't know at Pomona College in 1942, the bachelor of library science de Members are Byrd Sawyer of tuted city government in the month between the election and a lengthy absence from his of ments. Greenbrae is north of Prater Way gree from the University of Cali lew, Henderson; police judge, David McReynolds, Las Vegas; city councilmen, Mike Stephenson, Winnemucca; Qeve Canepa, Reno; Orvil Christensen, Carlin, Joel Tew, Sparks; Terry Ronan, Reno; Tony Oxborrowv Reno. Withers City mayor, Jim Baker, Reno; city clerk, Mike Hill, Reno; city treasurer, Dave Se-menza.

Sparks; city attorney, Ellis Farias, Smith Valley; police judge, Fran Oppio, Sparks; city councilmen, Jim Keys, Las Vegas; Darrell Allemen, North Las Vegas: Allan Chandler, Las Vegas; Bill McCormick, Fallon; Bill Tomany, Tonopah. Scrugham City mayor, Ray and east of 15th Street. Fallon, author of many books on Nevada; Dr. Effie Mona Mack MILE FROM SITE the time he took over. fornia at Berkeley in 1948 and fice attending the national governors' conference in Hawaii later this month, strives to com what interest rate the bonds would be sold; we don't know how the retirement of bonds would be spaced; and we don't know what the county's assessed City Attorney John Tom Ross LaRue reminded the board his the M.A.

degree in political sci of Reno, retired history teacher; The FLeetwood prefixes are listed in Bell's new directory, now ence from the University of Cali winter ranch is only a mile from Clara Beatty of Reno, director of disagreed with the mayor, and held the council had acted legally being distributed. fornia at Los Angeles in 1951. the proposed test site. the Nevada Historical Society; plete new agencies created by the 1961 Legislature and fill vacancies in old ones before July 1. valuation will be," Fant said.

in all matters questioned by him Since September, 1955, he has The new Sparks exchange, at Attorney Virgil Wedge assured Hug asserted the district could During the special session Au held the post of assistant direc 840 Prater Way, represents Judge Clark Guild of Carson City; Prof. A. E. Hutcheson of the University of Nevada; Bill LaRue and board members the issue 53 million and possibly 54 $1 million investment by the company had signed an agree trand vacated all previous city council committee appointments There was no word on the two most important terms which will expire in the next few days, those million without increasing the tor of Stanford University libraries. He is currently on leave bonding retirement rate.

Bell firm. It contains latest switching equipment and will be Hart, state park director; Jack Lehman, director of the State De ment with the Nevada Fish and Game Commission which would and said he'd fill the vacancies of absence from that position. The superintendent listed 21 of Ray Abbaticchio Jr. as chairman of the State Gaming Control when the council was "properly Heron has also served as staff the first installation of its kind in Handley, Reno; city clerk. partment of Economic Develop areas where the board would allow hunters access to the firm's extensive land holdings between organized." assistant and librarian for the Nevada.

Chuck Siddall, Sparks; city treas ment, and John H. MacDonald, Board and Glenn Emminger as He did, however, name Mrs need to take action in the near future. University of California at Los managing editor of Sparks weekly Sparks and Pyramid Lake. the management representative Acaiturri the council's one-woman Angeles, and as librarian for the newspaper, Tribune, who has re urer, Lane Monroe. Reno; city attorney, Bob Boyd, Las Vegas; police judge, Mike Casey, Fallon; on the Nevada Industrial LISTS 21 PROJECTS The board of adjustment rec ceived recognition for his research Finance Committee and request cd her to research the city's in The list presented to the board American embassy in Tokyo, for the U.S.

Department of State. ommendation will be referred to the Washoe County Board of and articles on the Civil 'War, was: site improvement at Woos city councilmen Bob Van Noy, Sparks; Marv Buescheer, Hender Sawyer also announced the ap su ranee situation and make recommendation to the council. Commissioners for final action. Speculation in Carson City is that neither man will be renamed to their positions. Nor was there any word on ter High School; 8 multi-purpose rooms at elementary schools; Professionally he is the author Bertolo Mosconi Logger, Rancher Passes in Verdi son; Kent Farnsworth, North Las pointment of James W.

Kinney of Winnemucca and R. B. Glass of of several articles on library sci Vegas; Keith Stephens, Reno; lunchrooms at Kate Smith and ence, and is a member of the Jack Morgan, Las Vegas; Gary one of the most controversial set Ely to district boards of agricul Robert Mitchell schools; elementary school at Lake Tahoe; com American Library Association and Stewart, Las Vegas. ture. Kinney succeeds the late the California Library Association Miller City mayor, Dick Hybert L.

Neal and Glass the pletion of administration build Heron is married and has two unexpired term of the late A. Road Frontage Permit Granted To Wilbur Clark children. ing; site of Oppio property; site on Peckham Ranch; site on Old Todd Davis. Bertolo Mosconi, 89, a logger, miner and rancher in California and Nevada for many years, died at his home in Verdi Tuesday Reappointments announced by Rock; Sparks; city clerk, Dave Garrett, Las Vegas; city treasurer, Bruce Parkinson, Boulder Gty; city attorney, Paul Guisti, Reno; police judge, Darrell Mon-ohan, Henderson; city council- Real Estate Sales Barred Without License CARSON CITY LP Unless you are the owner or a regular employe of the owner, you can't Verdi Road; two sites at Lake Tahoe; site at Pyramid Lake; of appointments facing Sawyer, those of the five persons who will comprise the Nevada Commission of Equal Rights of Citizens. The commission was authorized by the 1961 Legislature during a stormy civil rights session that saw Negroes picket the state capitol briefly in protest of discriminatory practices in the state.

the governor were those of: Raymond Hellman of Reno as elementary site in northwest secretary-treasurer of the State night. Reno; elementary site in south Las Vegas entrepreneur Wilbur Board of Architecture. men, Keith Stauffer, Yenngton; He was horn in Italy, Nov. Dark obtained permission from Future Farmers Hear Address By Governor west Reno; additional land at Brown School; junior high in William Goni of Carson Gty John Rial, Babbitt; Dan Broils, 17, 1871, and came to the United Washoe County Tuesday afternoon and James J. Wright of Tusca south Reno; junior high in north to create a quarter of a mile States as a young man.

He had rora to the Forestry and Fire Con Carson City; Max Petty, Las Vegas; Wendell Gubler, North Las Vegas; Frank Azcarate, Reno. The centennial commission of road frontage on Highway 40 west Reno; elementary school site in north Reno; addition to been a stonemason in Switzerland trol Board; created and granted $35,000 in a mile west of Reno. Glen R. Brenner of North Las The boys will put out a daily operating funds by the 1961 Legis Florence Drake School in Sparks; sell real estate in Nevada without a state license even six-foot real estate in a cemetery. That was the opinion today from Atty.

Gen. Roger Foley's office. The State Real Estate He owns about 60 acres but LOVELOCK (fl Gov. Grant Vegas and F. A.

Martin of Reno lature, will assist counties and newspaper and engage in an ath addition to Sun Valley; Kate his frontage is now a steep bluff to the Liquified Petroleum Gas letic program. Later on this week Smith problems; addition at Em without access to the major high cities in a coordinate plan for celebrations marking a century before settling in the Donner Summit area. His first job in this country was cutting wood at Castle Creek on Donner Summit for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Mr. Mos Board; pire, portable classrooms.

Saywer told the Nevada Future Farmers of America today that strong leadership "will lead the farmers of the earth into the fields of space." Clair Stewart of Fallon to the of statehood. way. The Washoe County Board under regular election procedures, the state legislative and judicial officers will be chosen by $13 MILLION TOTAL Commission had inquired about its jurisdiction over various sales of real estate commission; Named chairman of the com In the last 10 years residents Adjustment qualified the variance men. D. C.

Robison of Baker, E. mission is Reno advertising ex of the county have voted more coni was one of the first men The commssion cited several Sawyer addressed a luncheon ecutive Thomas C. Wilson. Mem than 513 million for construction to make charcoal used by the arrangements where unlicensed gathering of the state FFA con Marvel of Battle Mountain and John E. Humphrey of Reno to the sheep commission.

bers are Paul Garwood, Reno tele ballot. The group will learn from experienced city, county, and state officials the duties of the various offices to which they have been elected. of schools. Before the school sys railroad in stoves on the dining phone company executive; Clint tem became county-wide, bonds cars. vention and reviewed the changes in world politics and their effect on farming since the organiza were voted by the local school oy ordering review every six months, to prevent the stripping of the slope being nothing more than a sand and gravel operation.

Vista Rock Products of Reno will grade the 18 acres and utilize the material to build roads, F. R. Smith, spokesman for the firm, said. districts. He later became a logger for Bony and Jackman Mills on Dog Valley Grade.

Mr. Mosconi also From 1951 to 1955 the following tion was created in the 1920s. He touched on the world wide depression of the 1930s, the rise bonds were issued: Wadsworth, Alienist Debates Story Of Accused Clark Slayer lurnisned wood lor the paper Sparks. Huff- mills in the Floriston area. of Hitlerism in Germany and aker, Gerlach, 5150.000; World War II.

Prior to becoming a rancher on Brown, Home Gardens, bmitn could give no Agriculture went from hard the Donner Trail Ranch, Mr. and Reno, 5850,000, deadline for clearing the board LAS VEGAS A woman psy- Angelo Balestrere testified that persons are selling real estate, and asked if they were legal. The opinion said they were not. One example was a housing subdivision builder who hires a staff to sell homes on a regular salary. Another was a similar arrangement to sell cemetery lots.

Deputy Atty. Gen. D. W. Priest said these persons were not "regular employes" under the law but Independent contractors who must be licensed by the commission.

Priest added that if there was any doubt the commission should hold a hearing to iron out the "regular employe" claim. times to the "so-called good Since 1955 the county issued: a woman who identified herself ordered the periodic reviews. It chiatrist testified today that ac Mosconi followed mining at An gel's Camp, Calif. 51.140,000 in bonds in 5956; 51-5 as Betty Ashbrook" got into his cab about a week before last also ordered no excavation below the level of highway 40. million in 5957; 52.5 million in cused murderer Byron Baldwin Ashbrook could not have "gone blank" before he started stran- times" of the 1940s, he said.

Then there was the aftermath of the war, he continued. "This period can be charac He and his late wife, Catherine, had been married more than 60 years. She preceded him in 5958; and 56 million in 1959. proper grading to protect adjoin Christmas and asked him to introduce her to men. his wife last Christmas Eve.

ing property owners and cooperation with the state highway de terized as one in which world com death three years ago. Counts Lodged Against Driver After Accident Three counts were lodged against Sparks driver James E. Oxborrow, 19, of 1601 St. after his truck and a taxicab operated by William C. McDaniel, 47, 560 Lake St.

collided at Mill and Center St. Police said the accident happened Tuesday evening as Oxborrow was pulling out of "the Holiday Hotel driveway and the cab was stopped for a red light. Oxborrow was cited for violation of the right of way rules, and motor vehicle registration laws and for having faulty brakes. Balestrere said he told the or. G.

W. Shannon, testifying munism consolidated its position partment to assure proper access Prevents Theft Survivors include two daugh woman: I do not engage in any over defense objections, said her and in which the position of self- and traffic control. Mrs. Madeline Ghrist such practice." determining nations of western observations were based on a long interview with Ashbrook aft Smith said a processing plant He shook violently as he testi Sparks; Mrs. Margaret Zunino, Verdi; four sons, Joseph Mos civilization deteriorated," he said.

Furrier Les Conklin told police someone tried to take a mink scarf from his store window at would be placed on the site tern er his arrest Christmas Day. fied before the packed courtroom. Sawyer called the current pe porarily and that the firm would coni, Justice of the Peace Henry He said he left the apartment The balding, former Neward. riod one of intense competition 46 W. First St.

make every effort to curb dust Mosconi, both of Verdi; George after choking his wife and bought Ohio, businessman is charged throughout the world between De Clark, in Las Vegas, said he Mosconi and James Mosconi, a fifth of vodka, apparently to with murdering his wife, the for The shield on the lock the theft, police said. Conklin mocracy and Communism. He Max Wiqhtman Passes in Reno had no immediate plans for de both of Reno, 10 grandchildren, try and drink himself to death, mer Betty Jane Puffer, 36. In urged the young farmers to ded and six great grandchildren. veloping the holdings and Bruce Thompson, his attorney here, said "I also wanted to die," he his testimony, Ashbrook, 39, said said the attempt must have been made during the dark hours Tues funeral services will be an icate themselves to making agriculture a strong and vital force said.

"I poured myself a whole that after his wife told him she removal of the bluff was to im day. nounced by O'Brien-Rogers Fu water glass and put a was going to become a prosti in this competition. prove the land for some form neral Home. squench of seven-up in it. tute: "I went blank, I grabbed "If you are smug and satisfied of development in the future her." Nevadans ignore Edict "I tried to drink it as fast as I could.

I was hoping I'd "It is my opinion he could not have gone blank," Dr. Shannon, a prosecution rebuttal witness, Board Approves Auto Race Track Veteran Clark Schoolman Quits drink too much of it." His lawyer, Irving Dymond. asked why he wanted to drink too much. "So that I'd die," he said said today. Motor Vehicle Director Retreats From Check Ban The jury was excused for sev with mediocrity that is what you will beget and that is what America will become," he warned.

"If you will couple your present theme of faith with your future theme of dedication America will be on the move again. It will grow strong and provide the leadership that will lead the farmers of the earth into the fields of space." eral minutes while attorneys for both sides argued about the ad A proposed auto race track Max Wightman. 57 year old meat cutter, died Tuesday in a local hospital. He had lived with his wife, Irene, at 501 Moana Lane. Wightman was born in Utah on April 27, 190-1, and had been a Reno resident for 12 years.

He was employed by the Ring-Lee Co. Other survivors, besides the widow, are two children, Ted and Daryl Wightman of California; three brothers, Robert, Jack and Verd Wightman of Utah, a sister. Mrs. Eva Nelson of Denver. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Walton Funeral Home.

missibility of the psychiatrist's was cleared by the Washoe Coun checks, certified checks or monev testimony. orders. The prosecutors concluded their So far, 60 per cent of the re ty Board of Adjustment Tuesday afternoon. The board approved a special land use permit following a brief hearing. rebuttal after Dr.

Shannon's tes newals have been i tr through the mails. Of that 60 timony. Defense attorneys made no rebuttal. Judge George Mar RIVER NABBED Merchant patrolmen arrested The track is to be placed on MESQUTTE (JV- Seymour P. Fish, longtime Clark County school administrator and currently principal of Virgin Valley elementary and high school here, is resigning.

He told officials he will take a similar job in a district near Sacramento next September. The spokesmen did not know the name of the district. Fish first came to Nevada in 1929 as a teacher at Moapa Valley High School. per cent, 50 per cent have been accompanied by personal checks. shall said he would instruct the Velma William Patti early Gazette-Journal Canon City Bureau State Motor Vehicle Director Louis Spitz admitted defeat today in his efforts to discourage Nevada automobile owners from paying automobile license renewal and property taxes with personal checks.

Nevadans generally ignored the admonition on renewal notices not to send personal checks through the mail. Some took the instruction as a personal affront. Nuclear Engineer Attends Institute Dr. David Dickinson, professor of nuclear engineering at University of Nevada, is one of 14 to attend an eight-week summer institute of advanced thermonuclear theory at the University of Michigan beginning June 26. land adjoining the Reno Ciry Dump road, north of Reno and Wednesday morning on a drunk Retreating prudently but with jurors and allow closing arguments to begin during the about one and a half miles from good humor, Spitz said he is calling off the whole experiment.

en driving charge after she drove her car into a ditch near Boyn-ton Lane, according to reports at Highway 395. A cab driver corroborated Ash- encourage the use of the brook's claims about his wife's thp Washoe County Sheriff's Of J. S. Hughes and E. W.

Miller made the application and said a permanent facility of this sort intentions to turn prostitute. fice. mails to speed up the renewal process, and we welcome personal checks," he said. Body Is Found In Lake Mohave SEARCHLIGHT ID A body was badly needed and would "My personal checks have not bounced in 50 years, and I feel it is too late for them to start eliminate present objections to racing at the fair grounds. The two men said they plan IF VtXI TriiNK THOSE ARE FW FACES YOU'RE VtWKSWXY found floating in Lake Mohave now," one Nevadan wrote.

He a quarter mile oval, a stadium with a seating capacity of 2,500 enclosed a personal check with vr "It seems Nevadans are as proud of their personal checks as they are of their state," he added, noting that all of those forwarded and accepted so far this year have sailed past their banks with few exceptions. The only requirements Spitz now imposes on personal checks is that they be drawn on Nevada APPRECIATES 60O0 HUMOR I his renewal form. to 3,000 and said they spent a year looking for a site which Spitz, who had hoped to speed up the renewal processes in his own offices by eliminating last today was identified as that of Harold Robinson, a California fisherman missing since May 28. Robinson, 51. of Northridge, was fishing with his son Charles, 25, when their boat was swamped.

The younger Robinson survived. Attempts to recover the father's body at the time failed. wouldn disturb neighbors. They asserted they have plans for water, sewage and lighting and said most events would be held in the early evening hours. year's disturbing experience with rubber check collections, had banks and that they be in the exact amount of the license re- asked motorists renewing their li censes by mail to use cashiers newal bill.

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