Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 13

4 RENO EVENING GAZETTE PHONE 3-3161 RENO, NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1954 PAGE THIRTEEN Democrats Map Assembly Probe Cyril Bastian Agrees to Take Vehicle Sigh-Up To Start Dec. 1 Car Owners to Get Stickers; Various Procedures Explained Washoe county Assessor Albert B. Boyne today an '-V I -s I K- 1 ss, 4 i C- ft Vv -v I A7 Of Tax Board Speaker's Post POLICE COURT QUIET BEFORE THURSDAY STORM Maybe it was the quiet before the Thanksgiving holiday storm, but municipal court workers were astonished today to find only two persons appearing as a result of Tuesday night arrests. Observers said it was one of the quietest days in memory in municipal court when only one person charged with being drunk and another with being disorderly showed up. One other accused drunk forfeited bail, and Frank Earl Lanterman, 24, Stead Air Force base, forfeited $40 bail on a speeding charge.

Police said he managed a speed of 75 miles an hour on South Virginia street before being si-rened to a stop. Baker Support Is Requested by Washoe Committee Lincoln County Assemblyman Would Avoid Row nounced that registration of motor vehicles for the first six months of 1955 will begin Dec. 1. and explained the unusual situations which will prevail until registration Washoe county Democrats are Cvril Bastain, Lincoln county goes on a fiscal year basis next July. attempting to initiate an assembly assemblyman, announced today he For one thing, except for persons registering new cars or registering vehicles in this state for the first time.

probe of the role played by the Nevada Tax Commission in the re would accept the speakership of the lower house of the 1955 legislature if that would avoid an intra-party fight. ou won't get a new license plate for the first half of 1955 cent race for governor won by Republican Charles H. Russell. decal" sticker. Thel but a Bastian declared he was not Action was begun at last night's stickers are to be affixed to 'particularly interested in the job.

meeting of the Washoe County Democratic Central Committee. Washoe County the 1954 plates, and indicate but if it will save a fight. I will hey are good until July 1, CHARGE IS MADE take it." CONTROL IN 1953 Members of the executive group 955. Those registering a new vehicle. He said he wanted to avoid a charged that Governor Russell Grand Jury repetition of the controversy that or getting Nevada plates for the arose two years ago when con used the tax commission, which regulates the state's legal gamb first time, prior to June 30, 1955, servative Democrats joined forces School Survey Sub-Committee will receive 1954 license plates ling industry "as a political in with the Republican house mem Members Named plus the sticker.

strument in his successful effort bership to capture control of the ADVANCE PAYERS to win a second term as governor. assembly. The local Democrats also The purpose of the coalition was Those who paid license fees and Washoe county grand jury to prevent control of the assembly passed a resolution requesting members were chosen and held from falling into the hands of a Washoe delegates to the state cen taxes in advance for 18 months, as allowed by the 1953 legislative act, and who did not ask a refund Report Ready their first meeting Tuesday af tral committee to support C. D. bloc headed by William Embry of Mesquite and James G.

Ryan of ternoon. Baker of Las Vegas for the vacant North Las Vegas. The 17 serving on the jury HUMAN INTEREST SIDELIGHTS of 1954 general election campaign were discussed by U. S. Sen post of Democratic national com Work of sub-committees on the Coalition members 1 c't were chosen from a venire of 24.

for the last third of the period, will receive their stickers from the motor vehicle division of the Nevada Public Service Commission in Carson. mitteeman for Nevada. Peabody report of Nevada school The latest political maneuver M. E. (Ted) McCuistion speaker over Embry.

McCuistion was de problems has been completed, and A. J. Caton, jr. was appointed foreman by District Judge Grant L. Bow en.

ator-elect Alan Bible at regular meeting of Reno Optimist Club Tuesday noon at Redwood room of Hotel Riverside. Bible is shown being greeted President O. F. Miller just prior to being introduced by Richard Taylor, right, program chairman. In addition to a large attendance of club members, guests included Maj.

Donald Copenh aver and MSgt. William Slone of the Nevada recalls a chain of events that be the entire special committee will feated for reelection in Elko gan Oct. 1, when Clifford Jones Others will go to their county meet in Reno next Tuesday to county this year. At the first meeting, held in Las Vegas attorney and the re assessors as usual, ana wm pa compile recommendations to be Democrats controlled the as Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. Ernest J.

Arch was received' as a new member. tiring Democratic lieutenant gov forwarded to the governor. half the usual fee for their sticker, and half a year's (without stick sembly 29-18 two years ago and the courthouse jury room, Mrs. Edna Colville was appointed secretary. Keith Lee was appointed ernor, was selected by tne state Discussion on the most import er) is Dec.

31. 1954. and penalty increased their majority by one for the 1955 session. Thirty Demo central committee as Nevada national committeeman to succeed ant phase of the school study, fi of $3 will be collected Feb. 1, 1955 assistant foreman.

for failure to renew for the six- crats and 17 Republicans were elected to house seats in the No the late John E. Robbins of Elko. Next meeting of the grand nance, was completed in Carson Tuesday. It was reported that the sub-committee on finance had month period. Board Accepts Bank's Bond Bid LIST DEVELOPMENTS vember balloting.

jury has been scheduled for Tuesday night, Nov. 30. The stickers are to be placed on Bastian statement followed a Jones' appointment ushered in reached agreement on a school specific spots on license plates, Bible to Waif Before Taking Seat in Senate The 17 names for the grand pattern of expression heard at an some startling developments: support formula. depending on what type of plate informal gathering of 16 Demo jury were drawn at random oy 1. The Las Vegas Sun published is in use and how many identify GOES TO GOVERNOR cratic house members in Battle Court Clerk Bessie Ellsworth, with District Judges A.

J. Mae- by H. M. Greenspun, a bitter ing letters it contains. Posters The plan will be submitted to Mountain last Sunday.

Reno school board members, obviously pleased with the low will be available in assessors' of the entire committee Tuesday for SPLIT AVOIDED interest rates offered, Tuesday night accepted the bid of the First stretti, Harold O. Taber and Grant L. Bowen presiding. Jones critic, charged that two notorious eastern hoodlums were Jones' phantom partners in the fices to explain the location. Loss discussion and vote.

The commit Assemblymen who were in the National Bank of Nevada on 1,250,000 in bonds for school con tee view on how to solve Nevada's of the sticker or its destruction will cost those needing replace Embry camp at the last session joined with the conservatives in Thunderbird hotel. struction. school problems will then be sent ments $1. 2. The newspaper also charged The bank bid was for 2.25 per cent interest on bonds maturing urging that an intra-party split to the governor.

that Louis Weiner, Jones' law STICKERS DESCRIBED 1Q5fi through I9fi7 anr! 9 5 wnt nr. v.nnric matnrino iqkk thrniicrh over organization machinery be No announcement of commit partner, had bragged to a mystery -lq-o avoided. tee findings will be made until The stickers, in red and black, carry simply an expiration date, man identified as Louis Tabet that The full list of those chosen is as follows: Ted Boesen, Evelyn Brussard. A. J.

Caton, Edna Colville, Roger Corbett, H. L. Covington. Louis DePoali, George Hamilton, Vernon Heppner, John Humphrey, Keith Lee, Granville Leavitt, Edward S. Parsons, William Pedroli.

Hugo Quilici, Walter Trabert and they are released by the governor. A Two men. J. F. McElroy of Elko lhe other two bids also were below the rate of the last large and Richard Waters, sr.

of Carson Jones would be "the top dog in the number, and outline of the state, date, Vail Pittman, won the race The sticker numbers will be is declared they were candidates for Gov. Charles H. Russell ap pointed the special school com Alan Bible, elected to fill out the remaining two years of the late Sen. Pat McCarran's term, said today he'll take over his senate seat before the start of the next session to gain seniority. The 43 year old Democrat added, however, he won't go back to Washington while the special session considering censure of Sen.

McCarthy (R-Wis) is in session. McCarran's seat presently is being filled by Republican ap state" if the Democratic candi- sued in order 97,501 to 129,700 the speakership, but Waters said mittee last year when a clamor he would withdraw if Bastian for governor. in Washoe county and the num Neighbor State arose for a special legislative ses 3. The Greenspun publication wanted the job. bers will bear no necessary re Ted Wise.

bond issue by the school district, 2 'i million dollars at 2.75 per cent, with which the board was very happy at the time. For the million and a quarter issue A. C. Allyn and Chicago, bid 2.25, 1956-65; 2.50, 1966-69, and 2.75, 1970-73. Blyth and Co.

sion to study school problems. Bastian said he would accept Only one person of the original also declared that Pittman was be ing supported by gambling inter the speakership if the majority of The committee's first duty was 24-name venire asked to be ex house Democrats wanted him for ests ho wanted a softer tax com to survey state schools to deter lationship to license numbers. Boyne asked that all persons intending to register autos be certain that they have 1954 registration certificates before coming to Laws Discussed the post. mission. mine whether a school emergency existed that required immediate of -San Francisco bid 2.25 for "If the majority will get behind 4.

Jones and Pittman both de hied the charges, characterizing VTillr in nmcrV.hr.r. Vl MJI1, 1 gU HlUHg Wlin mem action. 1956-60 and 2.50 for 1961-73. PLAN EXPENDITURE Governor Russell also asked the his office, and said that those who have lost them must apply to the motor vehicle division for a re them as "dirty politics." ing states were carefully studied they f0rhe, job: that's fne, too. Bastian declared.

With this out of the way, the 5. The tax commission ordered i special committee to make a long an invesigation of Thunderbird range study of the state's schools -tv lie added he would much rather accept a seat on the important board renewed consideration of one of the ways they'll spend a and to rec'ommend solutions for Jones, Marion Hicks, sidle nail linrii ucLiut: men. nic large part of the new issue when I uiiu iiiLuno vwiiiiiii i i nun the operating partner of the Thun existing problems. reguiaiiuiis are wuiiauie. ever the money becomes availahle, a derbird, and Louis Weiner, the law APPROPRIATION The control laws were discussed Embry may be a speaker candi- partner, were interrogated.

new junior nign scnool hetween Vassar street and Bresson ave pointee Ernest Brown, who has announced he is against censuring the controversial Wisconsin Republican. Bible said in an interview he feels he shouldn't enter the special session because "it would le like going into a trial in the middle." Brown, said Bible, has had "the benefit of a month back there and has gone over the record." Asked how he feels about the proposed McCarthy censure, Bible declared: "I'd have to study the record. Naturally I've followed the reports but I haven't gone into it Tuesday at a combined meeting of date again this year, but he was 6. Jones and Hicks declared Early this year, using $30,000 appropriated by the 1954 special the farm bureau dairy and Nevada believed to be willing to withdraw nue. that Jake and Meyer Lansky, re Associated Dairymen groups.

if Bastian is a candidate. Architect Graham Erskine pre session, the school committee cused. Mrs. Maude McGinnis of Gerlach, informed the court several days before the reporting date that she would be unable to serve. John Avansino replaced her on the venire, but his name was not draw for the jury list.

Judge Taber gave the jury its instructions, telling jurors they might return indictments against anyone in the county who has committed a felony and could investigate any public offices. The jury is to be active only so long as is necessary to conduct its investigation, and may be dismissed after one year. Washoe county district judges called the jury at the request of more than 200 Washoe county petitioners who asked to have the jury specifically investigate the possibility that Reno and Washoe county officials are selfishly delaying an independent sewerage program for a 12 Vi square mile area south of Reno. puted members of an eastern crime syndicate, had no financial Joe Williams, executive secre- Bastian is reported to have contracted for a school survey sented a further development of the plans for the 24-classroom with the George Peabody College interest in the hotel. tary of the farm bureau, said no strong support in the Clark coun-definite action was taken at the delegation with enough votes building, expected to cost around for Teachers in Nashville, Tenn 7.

Weiner admitted, however that he told Louis Tabet, identi 750,000. The board at a previous meeting on actual control meas- trom he other counties to in The special session also appropi placement. He also issued a plea that residents of Washoe county do not get iheir license stickers in other counties. Boyne noted that if a person does this and is found out, he can still collect the Washoe county fees, and in any case, noted that those who attempt to avoid local payment of taxes are neglecting to support the facilities they use, and mentioned schools as an example badly in need of the income. STAFF AT WORK Boyne was busy this week ith his staff arranging a system for issuance of the tiny stickers to avoid their loss or other confusion.

Issuance of the six-month stickers is expected to be the last difficulty inherited from the 1953 act meeting had approved prelimin ures by the dairy representatives sure nis Paction as speaker by a ated si.iuo.uou in additional public ary plans, and the firm of Ferris anii hiirpan mpmhprs arp rnnsiripr. i-u'iuui idoie mdl gin. (Turn to page 20, col. 3) school support funds. mofnfronninmMtinn 1 assembly Democrats will and Erskine had proceeded to add The Peabody report as submit pnough to make a statement one more detail.

for presentation next week at the l1 -J on way or another." Bible said he plans to present Board member Robert Drake oia il ai xi uui aii cui iv vii null a speaker and make floor and com Youths Arrested suggested consideration of front ted to the special committee on Nov. 6 and sub-committees immediately began a study of the survey. Fallon. mittee assignments. ing the school on Bresson avenue, his credentials before the start of the new session Jan.

3 so that he can gain seniority over other Milk control boards have been set up in some neighboring states less used as a traffic thoroughfare than Vassar. where frontage was first planned. He noted that since newly-named senators. The tofal legislative appropriation for state aid to the schools for the current biennium was ap to handle milk problems, Williams After Chase Andy Buonamici By law, Bible could be seated anytime after the state supreme said, with a state director to act as coordinator between the pro proximately 10 million dollars. the classrooms are at the rear of the building, they would get winter sun if the school fronted to court certifies the Nov.

-2 election ducer and the distributor in de WINNEMUCCA. Nov. 24. jading motor vehicle registra because of the Summer The high court meets Dec. 1 to cidin.

price structures. tion, as of UP) Two sullen youths were held canvass the results. the north. HOLD CONFERENCE Dies at Dayton Surplus milk price is one of the Reno Structure Is Condemned today in the city jail on auto theft "If there is any possibility of gaining added seniority," Bible After some discussion of the bones of contention in producer charges after a 100-mile an hour If the current appropriation formula remains in effect, the 1955 lawmakers will be asked to appropriate approximately 13 million dollars for state school aid in 1955-57. SURVEY REQUIREMENT School support formulas advo possible need for expansion of the chase over northern Nevada.

said, "I'll do so." distributor relations as some of the surplus milk is bid out in sec Andy Buonamici, 65, resident of Dayton for the last 50 vears. Deputy Sheriff Marvin Clausen 1955 plates will be issued on a fiscal year basis. Boyne said he had no instructions yet as to when fiscal 1955-56 plates will be issued, but presumed they will be available about a month before the six-month stickers expire. school to serve more than the 800 students it is planned for, the board gave Erskine the green tions and distributors have the died at his home there Tues- said the pair was apprehended yesterday when their stolen car overturned nine miles east of One of Reno's long standing inal disposition. Producer and dis light to proceed with more plan eyesores will be removed by the ning and to hold a preliminary cated by the survey team would require approximately 15 million dollars for the state aid for the Winnemucca as they were being pursued by three police cars.

conference with the city building Doctor Is Held For Truck Theft fire department this week by order of the Reno city council. The condemned building, located at 711 North was recently given tributor combination groups also in direct competition with the producer at times, Williams said. Ernest Alpers, Smith Valley dairyman, is chairman of the Nevada state farm bureau. inspector. Clausen said the two have given next two years.

Primary report cards, which several different names, home Members of the finance sub came in for considerable of a pub addresses and ages since they a 90-day "grace period" to allow committee who attended Tues lie going over at the last school were arrested. a polio victim and his family day morning following a long illness. Mr. Buonamici was born in Italy March 18, 1889, and came to the United States and Nevada at the age of 15. He had resided in Dayton since that time, and as he grew to manhood engaged in mining and ranching, which pursuits he followed throughout his life.

He is survived by his widow, Maria, of Dayton; one son, Ledo Buonamici of Carson: two daughters. Mrs. Nellie Farmer, Sacra Huge Airliner Halts in Reno time to find other housing. "I don't believe any of them day's meeting in Carson were Archie Pozzi, of Carson; Lloyd Jones of Reno, W. Howard Gray of Extent of aclion to be taken against a San Francisco psychia board meeting, were discussed again but only by board members, who decided to throw the matter On being informed Monday trist who is held here on at yet," he said.

He said the pair first identified themselves as Jack and Bob Dillon of Los Angeles, but later changed the names to Jerry night that the occupant had vacated the shack, councilmen lost Ely. Oliver Thomas of Reno, Mrs. Darrell First of Reno, Mrs. C. open tor public expressions of tempted auto theft charges was opinion again at the Jan.

11 meet ing. Bibee and John Knox, both of Stark of Fallon, Glen Emminger of Pershing county, Mrs. Dewey Roxie Robbery Suspect Chamed LAS -A formal complaint charging Mason Grover, alias Jimmy Williams, with the Reno airport was a welcome Boise, Idaho. Clausen said they haven Tuesday night for 58 pas Solomon of Las Vegas and Ken appeared to be about 16 years old. sengers and a crew of five aboard no time in directing Fife Chief Karl Evans to remove the fire-trap from the Reno scene.

Condemned three years ago. the old building survived many legal actions on the part of city fathers who were determined to get rid of it. neth Metzker of Reno. Harold Anderson of Elko, also a commit mento, and Mrs. Eva Curtin, Reno; his mother, Mrs.

Pea Buonamici, Yerington. and three a San Francisco bound United Clausen said they stole an auto at. Los Angeles and were spotted Airlines DC-7. tee member, was unablj to attend. M.

E. Lundberg of Elko, chair brothers. Ugo of Yerington. Ala- Airport manager Joe Hicks by Nevada highway patrolmen at Yerington. An all-points bulletin dino of Smith Valley and Nello of Parents of children at the Mt.

Rose school had complained about a new grading method in the lower grades, with indicating strength. normal progress, and weakness, and parents of children at Veterans Memorial said at the same meeting they were satisfied with the system. Discussion by the school board indicated some members want to said the plane is the first of its man of the special committee also went out as the pair whipped the attended the finance sub-commit Reno. Also surviving are four grand car past Lovelock and headed for type ever to land here. The big plane landed at tee session.

Winnemucca. p. and left at 10 a. m. Wed children, Connie Buonamici, Carson; Beverly and Bonnie Farmer.

Train Victim nesday. Some passengers re to be determined later today. Dr. Maurice D. Spottswood, 43, who lives in Mill Valley and has an office in San Francisco, was free meanwhile on SI.

500 bail, set in justice court Tuesday. He was apprehended early-Monday when two sheriff's deputies saw Spottswood attempting to drive off in a pickup truck while the owner, Roy Woody, 816 Humboldt was stopping him. Woody told deputies he had gone into a Fourth street bar and left his pickup engine running. He said he heard the truck being driven away, gave chase, and managed to drag Spottswood from the slowly moving vehicle. The deputies were nearby wraiting for a traffic signal to change, and made the arrest.

Deputies said Spottswood said he was here on a skiing trip, and said he had an auto here but mained in Reno overnight to con tinue on with the plane. Others Search Given Up (Turn to page 20. col. 4) completed their trips by train. Leslie Green Taken by Death The huge airplane, capable of Search for the body of a man carrying a maximum 60 ton pay who was knocked from a trestle load, was scheduled to fly non by a freight train Monday into the stop from Chicago to the coast.

Leslie A. L. Green, pioneer Ne Sacramento, and Margaret Ann Curtin, Reno. Requiem mass will be held at St. Theresa's Catholic church, Carson, commencing at 10 a.

m. Saturday. Recitation of the rosary will be held Friday at 7:30 p. m. at the Capital City Mortuary in Carson.

Burial will be in the family plot at Dayton. The family has stated that flowers will be acceptable, but that friends may, instead, contribute to the American Cancer Society. Truckee river 17 miles east of robbery of the Roxie brothel was filed yesterday and the suspect was rearrested but remained in custody for only 20 minutes. Grover and his attorney, Ralph Morgali, appeared before Justice of the Peace John V. Lytle and bail was set at S1500 which was immediately posted by a professional bondsman.

A second suspect in the Sunday night armed robbery of the Roxie, Alfred Leo Rooney of Henderson, was brought into the sheriff's office later in the evening and booked for investigation in connection with the same crime. No charge has yet been filed against Rooney although he is being held in county jail. Rooney was the companion of Williams at the time the two were caught in the act and arrested for the burglary of the Derby Turf club during the Summer. Both were out on bail on this charge. vada farmer, died Tuesday at a but was prevented from reaching its destination by extremely poor rest home at Steamboat following a lengthy illness.

He was born in the old mining camp of Aurora flying conditions in San Fran cisco, Oakland, Stockton, Sacra Clausen said the two raced at 70-100 miles an hour through Winnemucca with police in hot pursuit. The chase ended when the car overturned. Neither youth was hurt. Menawhile, six young Califor-nians, two of them minor girls, were brought to Reno after being apprehended in Lovelock on federal charges of interstate transportation of a stolen auto. U.

S. Attorney Madison Graves said that investigation of the charges against the six, held in the Washoe county jail, was not yet complete, but said they had been apprehended by Lovelock authorities. The girls, sisters, are listed as 17 and 15 years of age respectively, and both claim to be married, although not to any of the four men with whom they were memo and other California air Aug. 27, 1877, and spent all of ports. his life in this state.

The DC-7 is a four-engine, couldn't remember where he left it. A search had not turned up Mr. Green engaged in ranching in Pleasant Valley until his retirement several years ago. He re 13,000 horsepower plane, usually used only on the longest non his vehicle Wednesday morning Assistant District Attorney stop airline flights. Many such sided at 409 West Third St.

in Children's Aid Group Discussed Aims of Progress for Retarded Children, were explained to members of the South Reno Lions club Tuesday night by Mae Buck-aloo, who addressed a regular meeting of the club at Circle RB lodge. Mrs. Buckaloo described work being done to aid retarded children, both in Reno and on the Pa-cif i coast. The club discussed plans to build a Boy Scout cabin at Galena Creek campground and also briefly discussed preparations for the group's annual Christmas party. President Robert Clarkson presided and John Lucas was program chairman.

Leon Nightingale, a former member, was a visitor from Sacramento. Emile Gezelin said Wednesday Reno. he planned to talk to Spottswood planes fly over Reno on their regular schedules. Special 145 octane gasoline, necessary for Surviing are two sons, Wilfred Reno had been largely abandoned today. However, Sparks Fire Chief Francis Farr said that one persistent fireman 'who is on vacation, Ed Boyd, was continuing the search on his own hook Wednesday.

Farr said he had pulled his crew off the search Tuesday night after finding only a key chain, belt and hat. He said very little material was turned up in the course of dragging the river, which could mean that anything heavy enough sinks into the deep mud there. Sheriff Charles W. Young said Wednesday morning that he was deliberating asking the aid of a civil air patrol jeep squadron to continue the search. No sheriff's deputies were searching for the body this morning, however.

4 Green of Reno and Leslie Green of Ruth; two daughters, Mrs. Char and possibly the complaining witness later in the day before planning any court action. the four 3,250 horsepower en gines. is kept by United Airlines lotte Williams of Reno and Mrs Drought Area Expanded All of Storey county and parts of four others have been added to the Nevada drought disaster area, the office of Sen. George W.

Ma-lone reported today. Ranchers in Washoe county north of the Truckee river, those in Lyon county north of Wabuska and in Mineral county northeast of the Southern Pacific and To-nopah railroad rights of way are at the airport in preparation for Thelma Dusenberry of Layton emergency landings. Utah. He is also survived by a sis ter. Mrs.

Nellie Coulter of Mt MINOR BLAZE Reno firemen extinguished a minor blaze started by a stove BAILEY SERVICES Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at the O'Brien-Rogers chapel McKinley Bailey with the Rev. fiermon, ana numerous Hicks cited the big aircraft's emergency stop here as a good reason for expansion of the air arrested. The girls are from Palo Alto. Also from Palo Alto are Ter-Moreno, 21. The other two are corporal, and Renaldi Salvadore ranee John McCann, 19, a marine Eugene David Parrish, 19, Sunnyvale, and Joseph John Rutherford, 27, Los Gatos.

pipe at 100 Hubbard Way. the nieces, nephews and grandchiL dren. Funeral services will be an port facilities. He said Reno is residence of M. Pincolini, Tues Branch of the Bethel Methodist listed as an alternate terminal day evening.

Three feet of wood- church officiating. Burial was in nounced later by the O'Brien- eligible for emergency aid under for the biggest Honolulu-San Wcrk. were damaged. Mt, View cemetery. Rogers Co.

the new department order. Francisco airliners..