Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 14

Reno Evening Gazette Nevada's Greatest Newspaper PHONE FA 3-3161 RENO, NEVADA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1958 PAGE FOURTEEN Jones, Kozloff in Haiti Casino William Gallagher, member of LAS VEGAS Former Lt. Gov. Clifford A. Jones admitted here today that he and former Las Deutsch said the tax commission had adopted a regulation recommended by the gaming control board, which prohibits gamblers licensed here from having interests outside the state. "No such regulation has been called to my attention," Jones said.

"I do not plan to dispose of any of my Las Vegas interests and I have bought into the Grand Antilles." Deutsch countered by sapine, "Mr. Jones is an attorney and he should know that ignorance is no excuse." Deutsch said the commission PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti. OF) Haiti's gambling casino monopoly was acquired today by Las Vegas businessman Jacob Kozloff and another associate believed to be Clifford A. Jones, former lieutenant governor of Nevada. Herbert J.

Morrison of New York, director of public relations for Hati, announced the transfer and said he would also he the casino's public relations mtertainmnf direc'or under th? new management. The present onerator of Ct-aino of the Grand Antilles is Corrado Salimbene, a Jocgl businessman who acquired the monopoly when government action forced out an Italian group. the gaming control board, echoed the assertion by Deutsch by saying, "we will examine the situation." Kozloff, it was pointed out, has no fear of the tax commission since he is not licensed at present in Nevada. He formerly was on the license at the Frontier Hotel and other clubs in the downtown area. Kozloff is bplieved to be in Haiti at present although this could not jbe confirmed.

I The present operator of the of the Grand Antilles is Cor-! rado Salimbene, a Hatiian businessman who acquired the monopoly, lie has apparently mads 'the deal with Jones and Kozloff. 1 j4 -J a Nevada Labor Force at 87,000 Last Year's Figures Are Exceeded by 3500 Nevada non-farm employment for November, 1958, exceeded that for the same month last year by 3500, Harry A. Depaoli, director of the employment security department, reported today. Total non-agricultural employment for the month was 87,000. This was the third straight month that 1958 employment figures exceeded those for 1957, Depaoli said.

w5v will "no doubt, look into all aspects of this case just as it would any case involving licensed gamblers who have interests in casinos elsewhere." W.H.Pearson Former Reno Builder Passes Walter H. Pearson, one of the builders of the Pearson-Cafferata building in Reno and for many years active in business and construction in the Reno area, died Christmas day at the home of a daughter in Pittsburgh, Calif. As a young man, Mr. Pearson came to Nevada to engage in mining in" Virginia City, later moving to Reno. He was associated with the late Manuel E.

Cafferata in various enterprises and built the brick hotel building at 110 North Center the second brick building to be erected in that block. It is still in use, housing a hotel, Hof Brau, and tailor shop. Born in Lafayette, Contra Costa county, Nov. 22, 1867, Mr. Pearson returned to California about 20 years ago, moving to Pittsburg and acquir ing considerable business prop erty.

He had been bedfast for the last year after fracturing a leg in a fall while on a visit to friends in Reno. Surviving are his daughter, Mrs. Frank Durbin, the former Miss Ceta Pearson of Pittsburg; two sons, Jack Pearson of Berkeley and Edgar G. Pearson of Lake Grove, four grand children and seven great grandchildren. The funeral will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m.

in the Caruso Funeral home, 107 West Eighth St. in Pittsburg, with final rites in Sunset Mausoleum in Ber keley. Car Hits Pole, Driver Charged I present in highway 40. present in highway 40. A RE3I0DELLED LANDSCAPE is developing in the Boca area where construction of a new freeway 40 jED LANDSCAPE is developing in the The $7 million highway project is scheduled for completion sometime in 1959.

Working on the job which has been shut down for the Winter is the Isbell Construction Co. of Reno, Granite Construction Co. and Gordon H. Ball, Inc. The new is underway.

The sharp curve at Hirschdale is being eliminated in favor of a path which sweeps along the opposite side of the Truckee river, upper left. Two gigantic bridges, high over the river and the railroad tracks, are seen in lower left. In the lower right, the new freeway sweeps east minus many of the curves freeway extends from a half mile west of Boca to .8 of a mile east of Floriston. (California Division of Highways Photograph) Seek Freeway Project Bids Vegas gambling figure Jake Koz loff have purchased the control ling interest in the Grand Antilles casino, Port Au Prince Haiti. But Jones, who holds an 11 per cent interest in the swank Thun-derbird Hotel as well as substan tial interests in other Las Vegas casinos, may run into trouble with the Nevada Tax Commission as William Deutsch.

Las Veeas member of the agency indicated his displeasure with the expansion of interests by Jones'. "Licensees in Nevada must de cide whether they are going to operate here or elsewhere," Deutsch said. RAINY WINDY IN RENO A storm which passed through the Reno-Sparks area brought rain through most of last night accompanied by high winds as well as another topping of snow- in the surrounding mountains and finally opened a regular Winter pattern here. Effect of the winds was felt when plate glass windows at Wayne's Drive Inn and the Nev- Cal Realty Co. on South Vir ginia street were reported shat tered by the force.

Weather officials said the storm. was caused by two low- pressure systems in the north west and two high pressure sys terns in the south and southwest. Clearing weather was expected this weekend with another storm predicted at midweek. CHAIN CONTROLS Snow in the mountains brought down the chain control gates at Donner on highway 40 and just out of Carson on high way 50. Fallon and Las Vegas tied for high temperatures in Nevada with 59 degrees.

In Reno, the high expected to day w-as about 50 degrees, with a 24 reading expected tonight and 45 the high Sunday. Skiers should be more than satisfied with the latest report on snow depths from surround ing areas. Highway 40 10 inches over 14 at Donner Summit and Soda Springs; 2 over 4 at Cisco Grove and Donner Lake; 5 over 5 at the Truckee 4 over 8 at Eagle Falls Pass; 2 over 17 at Luther Pass; 3 over 6 at Little Truckee Summit, and 3 over 5 at Emigrant Gap. Highway 50 14 over 18 at Echo Summit; 7 over 8 at Myers Grade; 5 over 5 at Tahoe Valley and Twin Bridges; 4 over 4 at Stateline and 2 over 2 at Strawberry Lodge. Highway 395 Sherwin Summit and McGee Creek, four inches; Deadman's 6 over Devil's Gate, 6 over Sonora and Lee- vining, 4 over Conway, 2 over 2.

ROAD CLOSED Only road closed to auto traffic by the storm is the Mount Rose road from the junction to Lake Tahoe. Otherwise, roads are clear to Sky Tavern and the Reno Ski Bowl. Here are other road condi tions: highway 40 west, chains are required from the Donner Lake gate to Laing's; highway 50 west, chains or snow tires are required three miles west from the junction with highway 395 over Spooner's Summit and chains are required from Meyers uraae to win over Echo Summit; highway 395, chains are required from Sonoma junction to Sherwin Sum mit, but highway 6 over Mont gomery Pass is open and clear. All other highways leading out of Reno are open and clear without chain controls. Old Opponents Will Meet Again Special to Gazette-Journal LAS VEG.5 Two of the candidates who sought the Clark county- district attorneys office in the recent election, Venoy Christoffersen and Jack Pursel, are competing again for the office of Las Vegas city attorney, it was reported today.

Both attorneys have express ed desire for the city post which will be vacated Feb. 1 when act ing city attorney Ralston Haw kins leaves to become general legal counsel for Bonanza Air Lines. Christoffersen edged Purse! in the Democratic primary elec tion for district attorney but in turn was defeated in the general elections by George Foley who takes office next month. tXJfeE THE ONLY P03SGM I KNOW W0 CAN btl SICK EATING 60 California highway budget, department officials said. The 1959-60 budget includes $4,000,000 to get the work un derway.

Total cost is estimated at around $5,650,000, with the additional funds to be allocated the following fiscal year, Cali fornia highway department of ficials declared. The Baxter Emigrant Gap pnntrpft r-all for craHincr LOSSES ARE OFFSET The, increase came in employ ment on construction, trades, services and government, Depaoli said. These gains more than offset drops in mining, manufacturing, and railroads, he said. However, the Nevada employment picture followed the usual pattern, declining 2100 from October to November, 1958, Depa oli declared. The decrease was caused by the usual slack in travel, and Winter construction shutdowns, he explained.

November employment was 3,000 in mining, gaining by 100 from last month, but remaining 500 below last year. Aianuiactunng was or 100 lower than in October and 300 lower than in 1957 Railroads, currently employing 3,500 workers decreased by 100 from last month and 200 from a year ago. These groups are the only Nevada industries showing 1 r-than-last-year levels. Recording no change either from last month or from last year, the wholesale trade group remained at 2,300 and the finance, insurance and real estate group stabilized at 2,600. CONSTRUCTION UP Construction, currently employing 7,300 workers, gained 800 from last year at this time, but is down seasonally from October by 1,200.

This same pattern is evident in hotels, amusements and recreation and the miscellaneous services. November employment in these groups, respectively, was 8,600, 9,300 and 4,700, with the increases from November of 1957 at 700, 700, and 200 and the sea- lltro ai iu lie tan lx auca an showed gains over a year ago of 100, 100 and 300 respectively and each group recorded an increase of 100 workers between October and November. Current employment for the three divisions of industry is 2,500, 2,700 and 16.300. Personal services inmruiH A(V fmm last vpar's el but remained at the 0c tober total of 2,300. In government, Federal agen cies had November employment of 5,900 or 100 less than in Octo ber, but 200 higher than November of 1957; and the state and local government groups showed current employment of 11,400 as compared with 11,300 in October and 10,400 last year year at this time.

Average hourly earnings in mining, construction and manufacturing dropped from $2,60, $3.67 and $2.69 respectively in October to $2.58, $3.63 and in the month of November. Communications and utilities increased lc from $2.24 to $2.25 in the same and the trades remained stable at $2. The year-ago figures lor these groups were, in order, $2.45, $3.24, $2.57, $2.18 and $2.04 showing substantial increase: lor all groups except trades. In addition to the drops in the average hourly earnings, decreasing length of the work dropped average weekly earnings in all groups except communications and utilities. A 32-vear-old San FranWsonaJ decreases trom October oi anH nf the.

housewife was arrested by Reno'this year at 700' 200 and 20-police Friday night after her! transportation car skidded into a power pole railroads, the public utili- Bids will be opened in Sacramento Jan. 28, 1959, on a project to convert another 7.8 miles of highway 40 to freeway status. This new stretch is from Baxters to near Emigrant Gap, in the Sierra Nevada mountains west of Reno. This section, when coupled with projects now under construction or budgeted for start ui cunsuufuun J3J, iu i muc irt nines ui cuiiunuuus iuui- lane freeway from Sacramento to Emigrant Gap. The Baxter Emigrant Gap section is one of three for which funds are included in the 1959- Jailed Dealer Keeps Silence LAS VEGAS Curtis Lee Morris, 43-year-old casino deal er, is still bein? held in citv iaill v.Jf..- YOUTHS USE PLATE GLASS FOR TARGETS A target practicing juvenile and his companions are being sought by Reno police in connection with three direct hits Friday night.

The juvenile shooters apparently travel in an old-model car which makes plenty of noise, one home owner said. And their target is fancy plate glass windows. In a matter of minutes Friday night the young gunmen, using a high-powered BB gun, scored direct hits on three windows. The first victim was 3Irs. Max Ramsey, 129.5 Mark Twain who told police her front window was shattered about 8:15 p.m.

Second victim was J. V. Bell, 430 Circle who estimated It was 8:17 when his window was hit. Third victir of the malicious target practice was Bob Hanson, 1012 Arlington who said his big front window was hit at about 8:18 p.m. Bessie H.

Barfh Passes in Reno Mrs. Bessie N. Barth, 63, of 700 Hash Lane, died this morning in her home. A native of Northford, Mrs. Barth was born March 4.

1895. She had been a resident of this community for 25 years. Survivors include her husband, George J. Barth of Reno: her daughter, Mrs. Mary E.

Stewart of Northford: five sisters. Mrs. Florence C. Barnes of Reno, Mrs. Ruth Haddon of Northford, Mrs.

Fannie On- dusko and Miss Mabel Bunnell of New Haven, and Mrs. Marian Meller of Wallingford, her brother, Albert I. Bunnell of Wallingford, and three grandchildren. She was a member of the Episcopal church. Funeral services will be held Monday at 3 p.m.

in the Ross-Burke Co. chapel with the Rev. T. Kerstetter of St. Stephens Episcopal church officiating.

Burial will follow in the Ma sonic section of Mountain View cemetery. WALLET MISSING John 846 East Second says his wallet containing $20, a Nevada driver's license and a social security card is missing, in a report to Reno police. 3 necessary structures for a free ways standard highway. Three structures for interchange of traffic will be located at the road leading to the Drum freeway, the Blue Canyon road and near Putts Lake. Grades on the uphill will be limited to five per cent, and to sLx per cent on downhill sections.

Where the uphill grade is sustained at more than three per cent for some distance, an additional lane will be provided for slower vehicles. The aditional lane will be pro Auto Accident Near Schurz Claims Victim SCHURZ UP) A violent one-car crash near here Friday killed a 27-year-old Schurz Indian and boosted Nevada's accidental death count for the Christmas holidays to four. Henry Greeley, was killed instantly and three others were hurt when their car careened off a state route 3 curve about four miles northwest of Schurz. All four Indians were throgn from the auto as it hurtled end over end. Special sheriff's deputy Bill Casey blamed excessive speed and drinking as the accident cause.

In a hospital with minor in juries were Stanley ureeiey. Tom and Wilbur Johnson, all of Schurz. Casey said Johnson was the driver. The traffic death third so far in the four-day holiday boosted the state's 1958 count to 141, more than were killed in all of 1957. Others who lost their lives in holiday traffic accidents were William Williams and Alton Browlee, both of Reno.

They were killed in separate crashes near Reno. The fourth accident victim of the Christmas holidays was 3- year-old Ray Myers. The child smothered when a sand bank collapsed over him near Las Vegas. Joseph Bachels Succumbs Here Joseph P. Bachels, 70, died Friday in a local hospital.

A native of Goodyear Bar, Mr. Bachels was born Sept, 15, 1888. He was a veteran of World War I and was a retired gold miner. Survivors include five sisters, Mrs. Annie E.

King, Mrs. Eliza beth Erwin and Mrs. Gertrude Moriarity, all of Oakland. Mrs. Katherine Moore of Chico, Calif, and Mrs.

Emma Destra of Yuba City, Calif, and three brothers, Andrew Bachels of San Francisco. Paul Bachels of Goodyear Bar and Carl Bachels of Gridley, Calif. His body will be accompanied to the Bergemann Mortuary in Nevada City, Calif, for services. Burial ill be in Goodyear Bar cemetery. Ross-Burke Co.

in charge of local arrangements. HUBCAPS STOLEN Four hubcap? were stolen from his car while it was parked pt thp Town and Country owl on South Virginia street, Daryl Heckman, 184 Austin Lane, told police officers Friday night. The theft occurred between 6 :30 and 9 p. m. asked for Dysen's cash, and received $27, according to Dysen.

The victim stated he was then told to drive on. He said he watched the youth in his rear-view mirror, but lost sight of him. Dysen then drove to the police station and reported the holdup. The bandit was described ss having blond hair, being about five feet, seven inches tall, and wearing khaki pants and an army field jacket. Police unsuccessfully searched the area near the underpass just after Dysen made his ids Sought On Two Clark Road Projects Two southern Nevada high way projects estimated to cost more than $2 million are being advertised for contract bidding by the state highway depart ment.

Bids will be opened Jan. 13. One contract calling for con struction of about 10 miles of freeway northeast of Jean is the fourth of the current series of interstate freeway jobs under way in southern Nevada. The project, estimated to cost $2,000,000, includes construe tion of a railroad overpass, a clover-leaf interchange at Sloan and two grade separations. The new freeway southwest of Las Vegas will parallel the present U.

S. Highway 91. The second job, a two-part project estimated at $600,000, is for building a four-lane highway between U. S. 91 and Paradise road just south of Las Vegas city limits.

Included is construction of left turn storage lanes on the Las Vegas strip be tween Flamingo road and Oakey boulevard. This is the third time the high way department has advertised for bids on construction of the storage lanes. Previous bids were judged to be too high. Cruisinq Taxi Driver Charged Facing a charge of cruising his taxi looking for passengers is Delye Max Martin, 48, of 8C0 Sutro St. Martin is scheduled for a municipal court appearance Monday after his arrest Friday night in downtown P.eno when police took note of his driving patterns.

Patrolmen said he picked up two passengers in mid-block on Lake street and they arrested him half a block away at' the corner of Lake and Commercial row. Martin denied cruising and told police he was going to get gasoline at the time of his arrest. He said he didn't know how two passengers got into his cab. The cab driver is free on $10 cash bail pending his court on a charge of attempted mur-ivlded from near the road to the der but police said that although! Drum forebay to near the Blue he admitted the shooting AltrP Leslie Wand Thackrey, 38 he ij has steadfastly refused to dis- by a 22foot dividing strip from close the reason. jnear Baxter to approximately Thackrey, also a casino deal-.

two miles east, er, has been in Southern Ne-' The lanes will then be separ-vada Memorial Hospital since a by ider distances from this the Christmas day shooting point to near the Blue Canyon where he underwent an opera-; Airport. The eastbound lanes tion for the removal of a .25. wm be constructed on a new-caliber bullet from his stomach. (alignment. The existing high-Ilis condition was reported asway vvi11 improved to freeway imoroved but still critical.

(standards and will serve as the lane for the new free- Police said they have learned way that Thackrey and Morris en- California highway depart-gaged in an argument just prior iment officials said that four to the shooting but no reason; freeway projects, containing 21 has been advanced for the at-miles, were completed on high-tack. Thackrey and Morris, way 40 east of Sacramento dur- the 1300 block of East Fourth street. I The woman, Mrs. Portia Alle-! gretti, was charged with drunken driving. Arresting patrolmen said she became abusive and profane during the arresting procedure and refused a blood alcohol test because she'd had utiims, ii.

moiein room before driving. A witness said Mrs. Allegret-ti's car passed him at a high rate of speed and that seconds later she applied her brakes to avoid two stopped cars. She skidded on the wet pavement and hit the power pole. Radar Patrolmen Nab 25 Drivers Reno's radar patrolmen didn't let up after Christmas.

Thev ticketed 25 autos Friday and would have nailed 62 more had the mobile radar machine been backed by several officers. Operating in the 1500 block of East Fourth street, patrol men nabbed ten violators and let another 43 pass. One out-of stale motorist was warned he was speeding. Top speed record ed during the check from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

was 44 miles an hour and the low was six miles an hour. Average speed for the 687 cars which passed the "mag ic eye macnine was jj mues an hour. The radar car was moved to the 700 block of South Center street for an hour-long opera tion between 3 and 4 p.m. Top speed here was 54 miles an hour and the low was ten miles an hour. Fifteen motorists were cited and 19 got away of the 326 cars which were scrutinized.

Tools in Well Vandals have given employes of the J. N. Pitcher well drill ing firm of 190 Moana Lane something difficult to do, re cover some tools from a 400 foot well at the end of Hunter Lake drive near the Highland ditch. Employes told Washoe county sheriff's deputies they had been bothered by pranksters for at least two nights. 1 a the current construction! year.

Five other projects, totalling 37 miles are currently under construction and are expected to be finished during the next con-! struction season. The 1959-60 budget contains two other major projects in addition to the Baxter-Emigrant Gap section. One is the important 10.3 mile undertaking of a full freeway over Donner Summit, at a point north of the present highway, and a 5.1 mile section to link the Baxter-Emigrant Gap project to the Magra-Monte Vista stretch now under construction. Kindly Motorist Proves Victim of Young Hiker aiong with their wives, had portedly eaten their Christmas dinner at a downtown restaurant shortly before the argument. Two Cent Slash In Coffee Price Consumers in the Reno area received welcome news today.

A two cent price drop in the wholesale price of Maxwell House, Yuban, Sanka and Bliss coffee is scheduled Monday, according to officials of General Foods Corp. in Sacramento, Calif. Also on the price decrease list are Maxwell House instant coffee, two cents on the two ounce jar and 5 cents on the six ounce jar. The price will drop two cents on the two ounce jar and cents on the four ounce jar of Sanka instant coffee. Officials indicated the price drop reflects the lowered prices in the green coffeee market.

I HHHHmHHHMBHMBN.MH.HMB HMMMMMaMMMMHMMHBVHMM A Reno motorist reported to police early Thursday that he had been held up at gunpoint by youthful hitchhiker he picked up in Truckee, Calif. Richard Dysen of Donner Lake told officers he was driving to Reno and stopped for a hitchhiker. They chatted as they drove to Reno, and the youth, whom Dyson believed to be 17 or 18 years old, said he had been to visit friends west of Truckee. When their auto approached the underpass on West Second street, the youth pulled a short- barreled revolver and forced Dys-en to a hilt. The gunman i i.