Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 11

RENO EVENING GAZETTE Special Session On Highways PAGE ELEVEN RENO, NEVADA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1955 PHONE 3-3161 Asked at Elko Stardust Hotel Project Closed Highway Engineer Chamber Executives Seek Legislation ELKO A special session of congress for the sole purpose of considering highway legislation Dispute With Labor Unions Brings Layoff; Stralla Death Inquiry Ends LAS VEGAS. More than 650 workers on the Stardust was urged today by Huston D. Hotel nroiect were off work today as the entire program came to a standstill in the wake of the sudden death Sun i if Mills, Nevada highway engineer. Mr. Mills made the statement in an interview after he spoke before the third annual convention of the Nevada Chamber of Com-merce Executives association, holding a two-day session here.

NAME OFFICERS Herb McDonald, manager of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce was elected president of the association, succeeding Oren Probert, manager of. the Elko day of Stardust president Tony Cornero Stralla. The layoff of the workers was brought about by a dispute with labor unions represented on -the job and not in the nature of a memorial to the deceased hotel promoter, it was explained. General contractor Donald Patterson said the men on the various crafts were paid FROM COLLEGE ART DIRECTOR TO WILD-ANIMAL TRAINER Prof. George J.

Keller, who used to draw pictures as art director of Pennsylvania State Teachers College, now draws crowds as wild-animal trainer of the eighth annual Kerak Shrine-Polack Bros. Circus, to be seen at Mackay Stadium, August 3-6. In one picture herewith he is shown drawing a caricature of Nosey, one of his lions; in the other he poses with Flash, the cheetah, one of the jungle big cats of seven different varieties he presents in the circus. off yesterday and given no definite word when they will Nevada Income In 1955 Tops $27 Million chamber. The new vice-president is William M.

McGhie, of Caliente and Robert Sullivan of Reno was reelected secretary-treasurer. Mr. Mills' talk on highway legislation was followed by a ques be asked to return. WANT ASSURANCE The job is closed down and will remain closed until the Stardust can have assurance from all the unions involved that as long as it tion and answer period during which a motion was passed by the chamber executives recommend I abides by the rules the unions ing the congress meet in special write, there will be no iurtner Nevada National Forest and the two also con session to consider financing a na illegal shutdowns," Patterson de in ferred on the Sheldon Antelope Refuge clared. tion-wide highway program.

The chamber executives will carry the State government income from local and federal sources topped 27 million dollars in the fiscal year 1955, a marked increase over revenues of the preceding year, according to a report of the Nevada Taxpayers Association. Total income for the year, Patterson said that several 'iffif 5)f HI I sis iXJ NEVADA NATIONAL FOREST EXPANSION is discussed by Rep. Cliff Young, right and Ernest F. Swift, assistant director of the U. S.

Fish and Wildlife service, in the latter's office in Washington. Rep. Young and Mr. Swift discussed inclusion of Mt. Charleston portion of Desert Game Range in southern Nevada in "meaningless" labor disputes had seriously hindered work on the recommendation of their association back to their respective organizations throughout the state, where it is hoped formal resolu Washoe county.

Conference was one of many held in last few days by Rep. Young who is cleaning up Washing details preparatory to returning to Nevada following adjournment of congress, expected momentarily. 1500-room hotel project. Meanwhile, an investigation which ended June 30. 1955 was tions will be passed.

into the death of Stralla ended I rro-T onff riT'7 rri rr rr The motion on the Special ses yesterday as suddenly as the r.o-.. oner's jury deliberated for only ceived in fiscal year 1954. Switchboard sion was made by Bernie Diamond, Ogden, president of the Utah Chamber of Commerce Executives Association, who attended the association meeting. a few minutes before announcing I STATE $18,766,048 that death was caused by corona- Income from state sources was ry thrombosis. $18,766,048 in 1955, compared RENO ELM BEETLE WAR ENDED SUCCESSFULLY Spray Placed on 4507 Trees Saves Leaves At Cost of $3380; Property Owners Happy Mr.

Mills, iri agreeing with the OFFICIALS WRATHY with S16.078.574 for the previous Is Installed Edwards Brothers mortuary oi year, chamber executives that a special session was a vital need, said 1 TT'll. i 4. tseveny nms oore me uiuuL Federa, Erants to Nevada iu i i ri.A.i he did not favor attempting to get legislation passed during the me wram 01 iocdi uiiicidis, amounted to $9,318,795 in 1955 were upset oyer irregularities while the state received In Cily Hall Reno's elm-bettle-control campaign is ended, City Manager Ira connecuon wun u.e uiuuiiB 250 from the same source in 1954. this hrwlir I 3unn reported today. present waning session of congress.

Efforts to push through further highway legislation now, he felt, would meet with opposi Coroner John Mendoza saidthe increase incoinccm rom nn nr ti, wacim. state sources was $2,687,474, and Al Russell, of the Russell Pest Control which sprayed the Better telephone service for city's elm trees, said 4,507 had been sprayed at 75 cents each, for people calling city hall is expected What Mendoza and Glen federal Srants ned 5s65-544 tion and frayed tempers. BILLS PRESENTED to be the result of a central a total cost of $3,380.25. E. Bodell.

chief deputy coroner Principal increase in state m- who handled' the case, objected come was traceable to gambling switchboard installation now un During the present session con Russell was pleased with the results of the spray job, and grate derway. City Manager Ira E. to was a telephone call from the taxes and licenses. The state re- gress has considered several bills for financing a national highway Gunn said today. mortuary several hours after the ceived $3,805,003 from this source Plea of Church Now offices of the city hall improvement program, but none death.

While Bodell was making iysD, compared witn lbi4 re- ful to citizens who lived in the sprayed areas and registered just a few complaints about such items as DDT spray on their cars parked has been approved. One, the Gore Circus Days in Reno Near As Eighth Annual Shrine Show Equipment Is Set Up The eierhth annual Kerak I such "scattered communities his investigation, a mortuary offi- ceipts of $2,284,938, a gam of have separate independent telephones with different numbers. bill, was opposed by highway groups in Nevada. The new system will have ne under trees. cial instructed him not to move ou.uoo.

the body or touch anything until Higher taxes which went into they got here. effect in April accounted for For Variance switchboard operator who will "All the people were very nice," Mr. Mills said he favored pas route incoming calls to the proper Russell said. "Some were dis sage of HR 7474 in preference to Bodell told the mortuary of fi- about $700,000 of the gambling as offices. turbed about the spray on their cial that there is a state line be- tax increase.

The remaining Shrine-Polack Bros. Circus is be- Lovelock, Fallon, Fernley, Wads Gunn said people now call one cars hut wprp vprv nlpasant whpn tween Las Vegas and Los Angeles 000 is traceable to increased gam- intcu una tftuj uiiu mjhLivu uuu ia HOLCaulC lu craotTU ine installed at Mackay stadium worth, Nixon, Verdi, Virginia I i- Is Before Board the Gore bill, or "other proposals, because under its terms payments are spread over a longer period and states like Nevada would be ablp to matoVi funHc nn a mnro nr- and that "we are perfectly capa- Mine activitv. nrimarilv in Las pmce. omy to lino, mat iney nave we told them it could be washed tnHav in nrpnaratinn for nerform- Citv. Davton.

Carson, Stewart, to call another. olf easily with soap and water, ble of handling our own affairs Vegas, the association reported. ancps to be eiven twice daily, at Minden, Gardnerville, Wellington The switchboard is to have ten The campaign was authorized here -i nrr? 8-1; TTiurs- Yerinston. Schurz. Mina and RECEIPTS LISTED trunk lines and 40 telephones.

Al Biggest item on the Reno Board derlv ha by the city council almost two Following are the receipts from though the same number of tele- of Adjustment a en da for day, Friday and Saturday. Gabbs in Nevada and from Lester J. Hilo. general chair- Truckee and the Lake Tahoe area months ago when councilmen Bodell said the mortuary was apparently attempting a violation of the Nevada law in trans- local sources for the two fiscal phones are now in the building, L. ha Wednesday night is the previ nan of Kerak Temple's 7 circus in California the state highway engineer also said that there was "no im porting a dead body across a state k8- Wlth the 1953 hre listed the monthly telephone bill is to be le seriously damaging some of ously considered application of 1 firCT' I olinrVi lxf Iocs I I 1- A' first slightly less.

committee, estimated that some PROVIDE LUNCHES the citv'a oldest trees. Ajipmpre- nurcn or Jesus Christ ot line without a proper death certi With the switchboard, Gunn General property taxes, ency appropriation was made so Latter-day-Saints for permission mediate need" for bypassing such cities as Elko, but that freeways were a definite need in such cities ficate and before having 4500 children from dozens of Ne- Lunches will be provided for vada towns and nearby California most of those coming by bus at points will attend the opening idlewild park prior to the circus. to build on a site at Plumas 163; $2,799,648. that spraying could be done with said, the monthly cost is to be $349.57. Now the regular month street and Hillcrest Drive.

a minimum of delay. Gambling taxes and licenses, matinee and that almost as many Lunches for those riding the train as Reno and Las Vegas. In these cities, he said, the freeways would ly bill is $361.98. Installation The variance application was Now the trees that had leaves $2,284,938. from the Reno-Sparks area will will be placed on board for the cost of the switchboard is $356.

first submitted to the board al be built as close to the business eaten by elm beetles are leafing Cigaret taxes and licenses, inbound trip at Gerlach and for Added to the fee paid by the most a month ago, but no action School Board section as possible. $995,610. be on hand Thursday afternoon. TICKETS DONATED out again, and they look fine, Russell said. the return trip while the train is When the time does come for Motor vehicle fuel taxes, has been taken.

Assistant Regional Planner Richard Allen in Reno. Including those for the telephone company will be the salary of an operator, listed in the city pay ordinance at from $4,580,392. For most of these, the chance to see the circus was made pos trip home, a total of some 5000 said today that the variance must bypassing smaller communities in the state, he said, no business enterprises will be allowed to move Auto and truck licenses, $2, lunches will be required. $225 to $265. Gunn said the be acted upon with 30 days, or it 283,302, $2,543,062.

Stifles Plans sible by blocks of tickets donated by business and professional men, Worker Held Wives of Shriners will start TUa (avnovn OPClOlUr Will UU SC1VC OS all 111" will be considered automatically denied. industrial concerns, fraternal or- assembling the lunches at Idle- close to the new highways, thus preventing disturbing businesses 1U1 Ilia null MCliv aiiu that total state income had in wild park this evening and will assist in the new license office ganizations and civic clubs. already established in the com Wa- creased 47.61 per cent in the per- PROTESTS LODGED work. For the seventh consecutive complete the task in the morning. Increased plans for the shoe county school board munities bypassed.

were iod from 1951 through 1955 Residents of the area have pro In Matricide The operator will be in a room year, ttie western acinc win as wue ut jxeraii icmiwcb cuitn 1 1 1 TTT- THROUGH TRAFFIC tested building of the church, claiming that it will create a wT' a a Ur R7 in tw tZ off the main lobby of the city hall bers Robert Drake and Gordon 5b. b7 per cent that time and Mr. Mills said work on the 4- operate a special train that will raDDan, ivirs. itoDert w. tuivey is bring about 1000 youngsters to in charge of this responsibility.

Reno Wednesday for the circus. The lunches, contained in paper with two windows opening on the lobby. For several years the Thompson when thev denied federal grants increased 41.61 lane divided highway over the Pe-quops mountains just east of LAS VEGAS, Aug. 2. UP) trariic proDiem and will be constant use throughout the Superintendent Earl Wooster the per cent Most of the passengers, assembled bags, will consist of sandwiches, room has been used only for stor- James Sampson, 32-year-old rail opportunity to hire a personnel The five year increase in prop- Wells on Highway 40 might get week.

age of stationery and supplies. road section hand, was held to- director for his organization. erty taxes was 39.39 per cent The area is now zoned for es We believe there will be much day for murder in a wild shooting at Winnemucca from a radius of fruit, ice cream, cooKies, canay 25 miles or more, will board the bars and milk, train there, the others at stops James B. Gasho, potentate en route. of Kerak Temple, and Mrs.

Gasho Wooster not only suggested ad gambling revenue soared started this Fall. When the work does begin, he said, traffic will be routed through on Highway 40 tate and single family residence less confusion under the switch last weekend in which his mother hiring a man who would be in llo.37 per cent. use. board system," Gunn said was killed and a man wounded complete charge of teacher-hir- Principal sources of federal aid and will not be diverted to High The church site is about 250 Motor caravans, made up of went to Winnemucca today to ride Clark county sheriff's officers way 50, as had been long rumored ing and personnel records, but compared as follows, yith the feet by 351 feet, and plans show said Sampson has refused to dis scores of buses, will bring some- back on the Circus Special. Also thing like 3500 boys and girls from on the train will be Judge Merwyn in towns along route 40.

had also drawn plans for remodel- 1903 figure listed first, followed parking space for 150 cars. close why he shot his mother, Gov. Charles Russell was sched ing the Babcock building on by 19o4 income other variances are to Brown of Winnemucca, tatner ot Mrs. May Hill, 55, and James Sixth street in preparation for Highawys, $5,021,090, uled to speak this noon to a joint the Shrine Circus movement in be considered by the board. Myer, 60, following an argument F.

J. Cafferata Taken by Death additional and more modern of- 817. Mary E. Wolff wishes a vari at his home on the Moapa Indian meeting of the Elko Lions club and the chamber executives. His Temperature Here fice space for his county board Social security, $538,053, ance from setback regulations to reservation north of Las Vegas.

Nevada; a party of Western Pacific officials and an ample number of adult chaperones for the children. Among the 16 cars will staff. 226. talk will conclude the business Officers reported thev arrested Permit enlarging her living room BARE QUORUM Employment security, $515,186, sessions of the chamber execu Fred J. Cafferata, eldest son of Sampson as he slept a few hours at 640 Morrill Ave.

The enlarged Is Above Normal tives' convention. A bare quorum of county board be 13 Pullmans, a baggage car, a Manuel E. Cafferata of Reno, after the shooting early Sunday, living room will extend the home members gathered in the Babcock Fish and game, $436,776, $142, Talks were made Monday bv lounge car and an official car. died at a local hospital late Mon- police were called to the home to within 13 feet, ten inches of building with Wooster and hisM98- Pete Kelley, director of the Ne Reno temperatures have CREW STARTS WORK the property line. day.

by Indians who heard the shots vada Department of Economic assistant, Procter Hug, for their Another significant gain noted A -J! TJ T. I r- By nightfall Monday, most of W. L. Brown, at 774 Aitken climbed to about two degrees above normal in the last two days. ai a wCllU UU11UC 1 CT I Tired the circus had arrived after a 300- in a duplex zone, wishes to h-trn lU Sampson, taken to the Clark Sunday's high of 94 and Mon Development; Belle Roth, secretary of the Fallon Chamber of Commerce; Willard Hamlin, sec mile journey from San Jose, 6 Monday night and when ottlcers countv iail has steadfastly re- put a duplex dwelling on the day's 95 were warmer than nor If uy UIC iCtU-l Vim 4Un I 1 1 I same lot witn nis present resi and this morning its technical crew began setting up tons of ap lature last session, meeting and was $551,524 in 1955, compared Kll tn, hT tkVn i St "nx nrpnarino- fn.

with S1HS 9SR in iqi4 Th he. "Quested to be taken mamtaming only that he shot mal readings for the dates and little change is expected today, retary of the Fernley Chamber; Dolly Dollinger, representing the dence. HOME INVOLVED 6 home instead. He was subse- his mother for "Indian the weather man said. paratus at Mackay stadium.

Within close proximity were the iruin uisirici to county scnooi suuvvea me eiiecis oi increaseu united Mates Chamber of Com auentlv taken to a Reno hosDital One of Reno's finest old homes interest in oil and interest in There is some possibility that systems. merce; Jack Howell of Reno. CA where he died. built by the late Georee W. portable quarters of Prof.

George J. Keller's assorted wild animals, However, Drake and Thompson ploration in Nevada. The money the local area may get some of the rain that deluged Mobile, A native of Virginia City, Mr. Elevator Suit til rtrvftf. j.

-1 X. lid. tl Mapes and recently sold by the uiuusuu ine proceeaings up snon mW u.c uimhuuuvb Caf erata was born Nov. 23, 1890 Mapes family, is involved in the Klauser Family's bears, Roland Tiebor's sea lions, Albert oiauiit; mcii- uia.L a. sue- and was a graduate of Reno High variance application by Dale with 4Y2 inches in the last 24 hours.

The weather man reports that the moist air layer that orig- cial session of the legislature school. Well known in Reno labor Smith. Near Conclusion Ostermaier's goats and Poly Orea's troupe of 16 spitz dogs. Ar- might declare their set-up illegal and building circles, he attended United States Department of Commerce; Mr. Diamond; and Del McPherson, president of the Idaho Association of Chamber of Commerce Executes.

The chamber executives were welcomed to Elko Monday morning by Chris H. Sheerin, Elko publisher, representing the Elko Chamber of Commerce. The home is at 509 Ralston St To date the county board has the University of Nevada for a on the northwest corner of Fifth busied itself with administrative Trial of Mrs. Alice Lander time, where he majored in engi mu "1C riving by special car this morning moving along the Mexican border tp cvir-t tho were the Besalou Baby Elephants If the storm front can skirt the edge of a high pressure system J' and Ralston streets. Smith details.

Wooster's remodeling and Flood Relief Funds Requested Polounski's $20,000 elevator in neering and played on the rugby personnel director plans were the jury suit against the Murphy- football team. asking permission to use a big second floor room as a drafting presently lying over most of the 'b first big steps to be taken by the Austin Liquor company is expect He made his home in Reno at Shrine and circus officials em room, and a first floor room as nation, it will probably move into new board. ed to end today. 304 State Street, phasize the fact that this years an office of National Draftine Nevada. Federal authorities have been AWAIT ACTION show is more than 90 per cent Besides his father, Mr.

Caffe For the present, Reno's weath Irving Slomka, for Mrs. Polounski Sece and aa limited antique Both Drake and Thompson said requested by Gov. Charles H. different from its predecessors rata is survived by a brother, Dr. Man Found Dead er will continue fair and farm.

and furniture display room. no decisive moves would be taken Russell to earmark $50,000 of a and Gordon Thompson for the H. E. Cafferata, and a sister. Besides the imposing variety of trained-animal acts, the program Mrs.

Charles W. Mapes said by the board until it could be Previous Clark county grant to Gladys Cafferata, both of Reno. liquor company, concluded their tnjs this morning that the big second certain a special session of the repair flood damage in North Las presentation of evidence embraces many new foreign fea Funeral arrangements are to be 30 Here Identified announced by the Ross-Burke Co. morning and were to make their r.m Jb tee and legislature, if held next year, Vegas, tures, some never before in Amer feet wide was a ballroom when would not declare their board Allotment of the funds was rec- ica, including aerial thrillers arguments Deiore tne jury tnis Crap Shooters Are Arrested afternoon. without powers.

pmmended by regional civil de- acrobatic wonders, head-balanc A man found dead beside the the home was built, and that many of Reno's prominent citizens attended gala parties there. Their fears stem from a letter fense officials following a meet After the legal arguments, the ing cyclists, dancing puppets and Truckee River in Reno shortly Tioga Reopens written by Atty. Gen. Harvey ing with Floyd Crabtree, state case is to go to the jury. the Dagenham Girl Pipers, after noon Monday has been iden civil defense director and Clark Dickerson to Gov.

Charles Rus Mrs. Polounski claims a liquor On Wednesday Bert Schoeder, 47, and Daniel tified as Cruze about 55 years old. girl bagpipe band from Great Britain. In all, more than a score sell. Dickerson said he has con county and North Las Vegas city company employe unexpecteaiy J.

Carjreza, of San Leandro, Fred L. Squires officials. started a sidewalk freight ele ferred with bonding attorneys of displays are presented, inter SACRAMENTO. UP) -t The were shooting craps Monday riicht. vator on the Center street side of Clark county's original flood spersed by the antics of famous I Tioga Pass highway (state sign I who were reluctant to advise clients to purchase bonds issued disaster grant of $200,000 was 120), ded by slides east Qd Neva just as she was KltCS I hUTSdaV Schoeder was shooting, Carreza pulling a heavy cart onto the ele alloted after a heavy flood hit the faded him.

Schoeder evidently by the new county boards in this period of transition because of vator. area about three weeks ago, Funeral services for Fred L. thought he had made his point, of the Yosemite National Park boundary since July 21, will be re-opened to traffic Wednesday Mrs. Polounski testified Mon- Sleeping Driver A second flash flood, in the Squires will be held Thursday at for he shouted, "it is nine," and he day that the cart fell against her 3 m. at home Chapel of the crabbed the stakes.

at 6 a. A native of Spain, he had been a sheepherder in this area for a number of years. The body was found by three boys, on the river bank at the rear of the 200 block on East First street. Police investigated and found a campsite beside the river where Landa had lived for about a week. His only possessions were a cot, blankets, about $14 in cash and a prescription for stomach medicine issued by Washoe Medical Center.

wake of heavy downpours, struck the Las Vegas, North Las Vegas Lands in Ditch as me eievaior suuueniy asceiiueu, Koss-Burke Co. Carreza wrestled with him The California division of high obscurities in the delegation of powers. The powers of the boards to spend money in this period were not clear to the attorney general. Thus, a special session of the and caused neck injuries which and Henderson areas on July 24, Mr. Squires, who died in Reno, briefly, and Schoeder is alleged to ways, however, warned motorists have grabbed Carreza wallet An Oregon motorist traveling pulling house trailers to wait stm cause nervousness ana pain.

Monday, was the husband of Mrs Delphine Squires of Reno. until further side-clearinj? is com- from his pocket and run oil with with his family of five asleep HIT JACKPOT tusiru.LU it. legislature, if called next year, pleted before using the highway at the wheel of his car early Tues Hubcap thieves hit the jackpot could change the law. Police charged the pair with between west of Leevining and Regular meeting of the board day morning and ended up. family Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Robert M.

Squires of Reno; two grandchildren, Susan Leigh and Linda Leigh Squires, and all, in a ditch five miles east the 9941-foot summit of Tioga of Reno school district No. 10, Monday when they visited the Johnson Chevrolet company. They In the meantime, Drake and Thompson told Wooster that he pass. scheduled for Aug. 9, has been of Sparks.

disorderly conduct, a minor charge, indeed, considering the circumstances. Both men were shooting craps, unlicensed and got, Vernon Ewers said, four hub- and Hug should handle their own A cloudburst which sent huge postponed, it was announced to- both of Reno; and a brother, Har- Albert G. Davis of The Dalles A brother presumed to be living somewhere in California. Funeral arrangements are pending at the O'Brien-Rogers chapel. caps, three wheels and three tires earth and rock slides plummeting day by Supt.

Earl C. Wrooster. The ley Van Cleve of Loyalton, Calif told sheriff's deputies his car roll personnel hiring problems and forget, for the time being, about without a table, on the sidewalk ed on its side after he lost control. from a new truck parked outside, into Leevining canyon caused the meeting will be held in the Bab- He was a native of Taylorsvme, Total loss was estimated at $155. 1 road closure.

cock building at 8 p. m. Aug. 16. Calif.

by Sierra near First street. I He said no one was injured. remodeling the Babcock building..