Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 17

ng Gaze Reno Even Nevada's Greatest Newspaper PHNOE FA 3-3161 RENO, NEVADA, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1958 PAGE SEVENTEEN Creditors Are Halted if It u.t7 Vs. 1 I Housing Foes Launch Attack On Reno Plan Start Petition To Bring Question Before Electors 1R County Board Asks Move on Kiefzke Lane State Highway Division Asked To Tell Plans Washoe county commission In U. 8. Court The trouble-plagued Royal Nevada Hotel of Las Vegas has placed itself under the thumb of federal court, thus temporarily halting all creditors' efforts to collect back taxes and other debts. Proceeding under Chapter 10 of the Federal Bankruptcy act, the Royal Nevada is following in the footsteps of the recently-revived Stardust Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.

The federal court action, sought by Hotel President NEW CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR for Reno, Sparks and Washoe county, Maj. Gen. John S. Wood, third from left, met with local government officials and Civil Defense personnel Wednesday at an introductory luncheon. The retired army general outlined the local CD situation and said the unit should be ready for any natural disaster.

From left are: A. E. Hoi-gate, former CD director and now project director of "Operation Survival" for Nevada; Reno Mayor Len Harris; Gen. Wood; Sparks Mayor C. E.

Richards; Washoe county commissioner Ray Capurro and deputy CD director Donald Anderson. (Gazejtte photo) Insurance Men Will Meet Here i if "4 ft 1 4 V.I 1 Insurance men will review business at an annual manage ment meeting here Monday and Tuesday, with conferences scheduled for the Riverside Hotel. The National Association of Mutual Insurance companies, farm fire and city fire sections. western midyear meeting will bring about 200 guests to Reno where they will discuss such items as "Mutual Ideas and How They Work." Registration is Monday at 9 a.m. at the Kiverside ana wju be followed by panels, speakers and discussions.

Hotel manager I. E. Bill Nitschke will appear before the insurance men at a Redwood Room luncheon Tuesday. Monday the visitors will gather at 2 p.m. in the University of Nevada education auditorium where they will be welcomed by Dr.

Robert C. Weems, Urban Renewal Planning Agreement Reached Here Public housing foes launched a two-pronged attack on Reno's planned 150 unit federally fi nanced housing project at a noon meeting in the State building Wednesday. They started collecting signatures for two petitions which could force the housing question to be placed on an election ballot. REPEAL ASKED One petition asks the Reno city council to repeal its Dec. 12 resolution approving an application for public housing.

If the council does not repeal the resolution, the referendum petition, if enough signatures are obtained, requires the resolution to be placed on the bal lot "at the earliest possible time." The initiative petition, if signed by enough people, submits a new ordinance to the city council which would outlaw any public housing here which is exempt from general prop erty taxes. If a valid petition is submitted and the council does not approve the requested ordinance, the ordinance must go on the ballot at the next "general city election." NEED SIGNATURES Attorney Cliff Young, speaking for the Committee to Oppose Public Housing in Northern Nevada, said 2000 signatures would be needed on the referendum petition and 3000 on the initiative. Only registered Reno voters can legally sign the petitions Young's figures were based on the 19,838 registered voters listed at the time of the 1955 city election. Ten per cent of the voters are required for a city referendum and 15 per cent are needed for an initiative. The two petitions got their start at a meeting attended by about 100 people.

Before announcing the peti tions. Young read a lengthy committee resolution favoring the petitions and opposing public housing on the ground that it creates slums and, among other things, "perpetuates con ditions of indolence, crime, ille gitimacy and filthy living habits" and hurts the "thrifty middle-income homeowner and taxpayer who must ultimately 'pick up the tab' for public housing dwellers through increased city taxes. Speakers in addition to Young were Gus Meyer, who said people who could be served by public housing could buy their own homes; C. W. Baker, who said public housing was not needed for urban re newal; Rodney Reynolds and Manford Hardesty.

Reynolds said he has the job or raising lor various expenses in the fight against housing, including paying at torneys such as Young. He also called public housing "un American" and a step toward "Socialism, if not Commun ism." Cuban Pesos In Las Vegas LAS VEGAS Local banks reported today that they have! noted an influx of Cuban silver! pesos in Las Vegas worth $1 in American money in Havana, but far less in the United States. Trouble and exchange fees in transferring the coins to American money reduces the value of the pesos to less than 90 cents, a bank official said. It was reported that some housewives have received the pesos in change while shopping in Las Vegas stores. One report said the pesos operate perfectly in dollar slot machines.

ers want to know exactly what's going to be done with Kietzke Lane by the state highway de partment, they decided this morning. Commissioner Ray Peterson, who said he has property on Kietzke Lane, said a lack of information about development of the road is preventing proper development of commercial property. LIMIT ACCESS The highway department plans to have Kietzke Lane as a major limited-access route, but no precise information concerning width or interchanges has been provided, the commis sioner said. After discussion, Peterson and commissioners Raymond Capurro and Ernest Kleppe agreed to direct Washoe county District Attorney A. D.

Jen sen to proceed immediately with whatever legal steps are necessary to obtain plans for the road, BUDGET MEET They also directed County Manager Allen B. Carter to ar range a meeting for the commissioners with governing bodies of Reno, Sparks and the county school district, in an ef fort to bring their combined tax rates within the 5 limit set by the constitution. Carter said he would try to set the meeting for some time next week. Commissioners also want to straighten out a parking situa tion at the south side of the court house, where Reno "meter mollies" have been ticketing parked county cars. Planners Meet Here Friday Planners and governing offi cers of five counties bordering on Lake Tahoe are to meet tomor row to hear a preliminary report from a firm employed to study needs for future development of the lake.

The officials are to meet for lunch at 1 p.m. in Vario's Stein on North Center street, then will move to the Reno city hall coun cil chambers after lunch. The report is to be given by the firm of Wilsey and Ham, which was employed by the Fleischmann Foundation to study development at the lake of public use areas, parks, sew age disposal, forest preservation and planning. The five counties involved are Washoe, Douglas and Orms-by, on the Nevada side of the lake, plus Eldorado and Placer counties on the California side. Sparks Matron Dies at Home Mrs.

Eleanor B. Kling of 609 Seventh Sparks, died at her home today in her 97th year. A native of Missouri, Mrs. Kling had been a resident of the Reno-Sparks area for the last 40 years. Survivors include a son, Henry A.

Mooney, and a daughter, Mrs. F. P. Trulove, both of Sparks; also 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and eight great-greatgrandchildren. Funeral services, to which friends are invited, will be held in the Sierra chapel of Walton Funeral Home, West Second and Vine streets, on Saturday morning at 11 o'clock with Rev.

John G. Hargrave of Emmanuel First Baptist church officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Friends may call at Walton Funeral Home on Friday. Toys Stolen Toys and model airplanes valued from $10 to $15 were stolen from the home of Mrs.

Sam Taylor, 5102 Home Gardens Wednesday. Mrs. Taylor told the sheriff's office that the house had been entered through the west kitchen door which was unlocked, between the times of 2:15 and 5:30 pjn. Neighbors who were questioned by Mrs. Taylor said they saw no one around the house.

(l HATE (HJINPf CAYsT) TO SPEAK at a meeting Friday at 8 p.m. of delegates and visitors to the 14th annual Southwest Regional Conference of Classroom Teachers is Vivian Powell, national president of the Department of Classroom Teachers. Her topic: Teaching Keystone to Progress." The meeting will be held in the State building. 5(10 Teachers Head for Reno Regional Meet Vanguard of an expected 500 teachers began arriving in Reno Wednesday night for the 14th annual Southwest Regional Con ference, National Education As sociation Department of Class room Teachers. Early this morning about 250 had registered and most went on a tour of Washoe county schools.

Teachers had arrived from California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada. DINNER TONIGHT Before the business sessions of the conference are kicked off at a dinner tonight, the teach ers will have toured Virginia City, Carson, the State Museum and Bowers Mansion. A select group comprising the resolutions committee will do its pre-conference work during the afternoon. Following an early evening cocktail party tonight at Har olds Club, teachers will meet for their first general session at 7 p.m. in the Fable Room of the Mapes Hotel.

Mrs. Agnes Mills, Southwest Regional director, will preside. Entertaining will be the university of Nevada Singers. They will be followed by greetings from Byron Stetler, Nevada superintendent of public instruc tion. FEATURED SPEAKER Topic of featured speaker Arn old Wolpert will be "What is the role of the American federa tion of Teachers in the teaching profession." Wolpert is the west coast field consultant of the National Education Association.

Joining with the teachers in their annual conference here will be members of the Fred W. Traner chapter of the Student National Education Association at the University of Nevada. They will see first-hand some of the oDerations of a teacher's career. The student group was formerly known as the Future Teachers but has now become af filiated with the NEA. The teachers-to-be will learn some of the problems facing educators when the experts invited to attend the conference offer advice during "Operation Question Box" Saturday afternoon.

Appearing at the final banquet Saturday evening will be Mrs. Sarah Caldwell, former NEA president, who is the featured speaker. Friday and Saturday the teachers and their young associates will hold general sessions and hear from a battery of edu cators. Two Children Dead in Fire WINNEMUCCA Two children were killed last night when fire destroyed a ranch house near Orovada, about 40 miles north of Winnemucca. Six others in the building, two of them children, escaped the flames.

Sheriff's deputies said the dead children are 12-year-old Betty Ann and 6-year-old Bruno Paul McErquiaga. The parents, two younger children, an uncle and a hired man apparently suffered no serious injuries. There was no telephone at the ranch and a messenger had to drive to Orovada to notify the sheriff's office in Winnemucca. the wind plows ydurn vjjajr All oyer! dean of the college of business administration. Then student speakers will be introduced by Dr.

Katherine Duffy of the college's business law, insurance and real estate division. Students will debate: "Resolved that the smaller mutual insurance companies must become multiple line to compete in today's market." Delegates to the insurance meeting will then vote for the better debate team. Remarks and presentation of an award to the winning team will be made by Paul Hammel, Nevada insurance commissioner. A conducted tour of the university campus will follow. Chairman of the meeting here is V.

H. Vawter of Santa Barbara, Calif. The insurance delegates will be welcomed to Reno by Robert Sullivan, convention chairman of the Reno Chamber of Commerce. a zoning violation complaint filed with Washoe county commissioners against D. E.

Seaberry, a Sparks landscaper. Seaberry is reported to be storing earth and other materials on his property, which is zoned for agricultural use, but the commission claims the stor age amounts to commercial use. action of the commis sion consisted or a change of land use in Reno and approval of three tentative subdivision plats. The land use change provides for light manufacturing in an area near Grove, Linden and Hubbard streets, west of Wron del Way, which is now zoned Plats approved were for the Bantz subdivision, in Lemmon valley, the Mayer subdivision, north of Wedekind road and west of Sullivan Lane and the Rewana subdivision, north of Peckham lane and east of Neil road. Tedious Work Leads Nowhere After days of tedious work, a 15-year-old boy escaped from the Carson jail Wednesday night.

Then he broke into a used car lot, stole a car and sped out of town. But his freedom was shortlived. Sheriff's officers in Hawthorne nabbed the youth only four hours later after a brief chase through town. The boy, who lives in Genoa but was being held in the Carson jail for transfer to the Elko industrial school, got -out of his juvenile cell by tediously digging away the mortar between the concrete blocks. Officers said he used a fork and the cover of an electrical outlet box to loosen the blocks, then squeezed through a hole only nine by 15 inches.

Asked why he went to the lawyer first, Romero replied "When a man is sick, he's sick, he ain't got no brains." District Judge Gordon W. Rice presided. Jurors were Harriet Spencer, Elizabeth Pealer, Arthur Peck, Raymond C. O-Brien, Irvin C. Wright, Rudolph Anderson, Margaret A.

Inger-soll, Orion Poletti, Eva M. Damon, Jeanne Galli, Lota L. Had-lock and Alice B. Manley. The trial began with choosing of a jury Monday.

T. W. Richardson and other i major stockholders, does not mean the Royal Nevada is bankrupt, but means it cannot meet its debts under present circumstances. The petition filed with Federal Judge John R. Ross listed assets of $560,387.47 and pend ing lawsuits asking collection of $267,197.26, including back rent, federal and state taxes and other debts.

Judge Ross at the request of the petitioners appointed Maurice Friedman as temporary receiver for the hotel. Friedman has been under fire from both state and county gambling officials. The state agreed to drop its suspension or tne noyai Nevada gambling license only on condition Friedman have no connection whatsoever with the resort. The hotel portion reopened last night but that the casino will stay closed until somebody acceptable to gambling authorities come up with $400,000 to refinance the establishment. Any reorganization plan also would require the approval of federal court.

Meanwhile, before issuance of yesterday's court order, the government auctioned Royal Nevada foodstuffs, bar stock and other items for $3150 to apply toward $72,000 in back taxes. William Hufchings Succumbs Here Mr. William Hutchings of 1295 Feather Way died today. A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, he spent most of his life time in Lund, and had been a resident of Reno for the last 18 months. Mr.

Hutchings had been engaged in farming for many years. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Emma Hutchings of Reno, and the following children: Donald Hutchings of McGill, Price Hutchings of San Fer nando, Warren Hutchings of Placerville, Wen dell Hutchings of Logandale; Mrs. Eva Colburn of Reno, Roy Hutchings of Mariposa, Cecil Hutchins of Niagara Falls, N.

Bob Hutchings of Long Beach, Mrs. Irene Conn of Reno; also 2 sisters, Mrs. Vie Shirtliff and Mrs. Annie Jacques, both of Idaho Falls, Idaho; 27 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements which are incomplete, will be announced by Walton Funeral Home.

Massive Bomber Circles Airporf Early risers in Reno saw a massive B-36 air force bomber circling the municipal airport with one engine out of operation this morning. But the 8-engine aircraft was not in serious trouble, say CAA officials. It was on a routine air force training mission and, de spite appearances, was not preparing to land at the relatively small Reno field. Asked if Reno's airport could handle the heavy B-36, one CAA officer said, I imagine the airport manager would frown on the idea." they did last year, "behind He looks schedule" says Evans. for filings to pick up as the April 15 deadline approaches.

Corporate filings reached their peak just prior to the March 15 filing date One indication that business is due to improve, the director says, is that the service is get ting an increased number of queries asking technical ques tions about filing. The revenue service is running an answering service by telephone in addition to the assistance rendered at revenue offices in the post of fice building, Revenue persdnnel have conducted training in proper tax procedures at schools and for employers earlier in the pre- Civil Defense Plans Outlined At Session Here "We should act on our own and not set ourselves to meet Russia," retired Army Maj. Gen. John S. Wood Wednesday advised local citizens and government officials interested in civil defense.

The general spoke at a luncheon at Nevada Air National Guard headquarters following his introduction as the new civil defense director for Reno, Sparks and Washoe county. DISASTER BASIS The retired military figure who now makes his home in Reno said natural disasters were the basis upon which local CD should be organized. "Any- tning we ao tnat line is bound to be of use in a larger disaster natural or war. Reassuring his audience about the possibility of war, the general said he felt it was not to Russia's advantage to make a direct military move The new director reviewed briefly the equipment available for local CD operations, said trucks and buses were ready to roll, including three evacuation buses communications equipped. Other equipment includes rescue trucks and a communication truck.

EXPLAIN SETUP Gen. Wood told the audience of about 50 persons that letters were to be mailed to about 22,000 householders in Washoe county, giving the background of CD and outlining the thinking of government officials on the problems encountered. Gen. Wood was introduced by the man who preceded him, a. noigate, who is now project director for "Operation Survival" in Nevada.

The general's career since his graduation from West Point in 1912 has been a succession of command and executive positions in World Wars I and II and in peace time. The retired officer was at one time assistant commandant of West Point. Master of ceremonies at the Introductory meeting was city comptroller Donald Anderson who is deputy CD director. He introduced many of the leading to local government officials who attended the session. The meeting closed with a movie on civil defense work.

Car Hits Bank, Driver Injured Donald Edward Philippi of Carson received only minor in juries when his car hit a snow bank on the Mt. Rose road Wednesday night and over turned. PhiUipi, 24, told Washoe county sheriff's deputies that he lost' control of the borrowed car while travelling west six miles from Highway 395. The car wiped out two snow markers, hit the snow bank, and wound tip on its top at the side of the highway. Philippi, who was treated and dismissed at Washoe Medi cal Center, was cited for driv.

ing without an operator's li cense. The 1948 auto, owned by Eugene Armstrong of Rose mount Lodge, was considerably damaged. Nevada Man Dies in Fall RUPERT, Ida. CP) A fall from a power pole Wednesday killed Ernest Caston, 20, Win- nemucca, Nev. Caston was working on a project near here for the Rex E.

Lanham general electrical contractors of Pocatello, Idaho. He was a lineman. Officials said it had not been determined whether he came in contact with an electrical wire. The exact cause of death has not been officially stated. Caston fell as he started down the pole at quitting time.

If UBCAFS LOST Gary Andreas, 205 University Terrace, reported to Reno police the loss of three hubcaps valued An agreement providing for the Regional Planning Commission to handle urban renewal planning in the northeast has been approved by the Regional Planning Commission. The agreement, which had previously been approved by the Reno Urban Renewal Agency, provides for payment of $5450 to the commission for the work, which includes development of plans to control re-development ot the renewal area. One condition placed on the commission approval was that the work should run concurrent Iy with a market analysis to be prepared by a consulting firm on property in the area. The commission also ordered Prominent Fallon Matron Passes FALLON. (Special) Fu neral services will be held here for Mrs.

Gertrude Carr Gibbs, 68, from the Austin Mortuary Friday at 2 p. m. with the Rev. Joseph Pritchard of Epworth Methodist church officiating. Mrs.

Gibbs, a prominent Fallon resident for 51 years, was born in Jacksonville, March 13, 1890. She came to Fallon with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. V.

Whipp in 1906. She was employed by the I. H. Kent Co. and the Newlands Field experiment station.

She became the bride of Frank G. Gibbs, Aug. 13, 1914. Mr. Gibbs was a local contractor until his retirement 10 years ago.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Gibbs is survived by a daughter, Anne Gibbs, of Fallon; a stepdaughter, Mrs. H. W. Jennings of Petaluma, and a brother, Verne Whipp of Marys-ville, Calif.

Preceding her in death was a son, Lt. James Gibbs, who died in U. S. Army service in North Africa, Aug. 1, 1944.

MOTHER OF YEAR Announcement of the selection of Mrs. C. C. Taylor as Nevada Mother of the Year was made by Mrs. Fred DeLongchamps, chairman of the state committee.

Formal ceremonies marking the award were to be made this afternoon at the Twentieth Century Club. Selection of the national award will be made from state winners later this Spring. 81,761 Asked In Fatal Blaze Claims for $51,761 have been filed in a Washoe county district court law suit by two women and a man who escaped from a guest ranch fire Dec. 16 that caused the death of a friend. The suit was filed by Norma Norman, Shirley Downs and Haydn Goodrich, through their attorney, Samuel B.

Francovich. OWNERS LISTED Defendants are Guido and Felicia Nannini, as owners of the Del Monte Guest Ranch, Ann McDermitt, who is listed as a tenant in possession of the ranch and the Ransome Co. of Nevada. In their complaint, the three who filed the suit claim the defendants were negligent in permitting a heater in one of the cabins at the ranch to be defective. The heater is listed as the cause or a tire wnicn swept quickly through the cabin at 8 ajn.

LOSSES CLAIMED Norma Norman and Shirley Downs, who were renting the cabin, state that they lost $9,350 worth of personal property in the fire, and lost jobs because their clothing was damaged. At the time of the fire, both wo- men said tney were cocisiau waitresses. Goodrich states that he lost $951.50 worth of personal pos sessions in the fire. Biggest amount asked in the suit is $15,000 for each of the women and $10,000 for Goodrich because of the emotional upsets caused by the death of John Flanagan, co-owner of a Reno bar, in the fire which destroyed the cabin. Will Eliminate Ditch Channels Agreement for elimination of about three and a half miles of ditch in southeast Reno was reached Wednesday between the city of Reno and ditch users.

The ditch is a branch of the Cochrane channel, and mean ders from Ryland street and Wells avenue to near the E. Otis Vaughn school. Councilmen Charles Cowen and William L. Foster of the Third and Sixth wards, where the ditch runs, had a prominent part in the negotiations. The agreement calls for the city to provide water for four present users of the ditch by installing a two-inch water main.

Roger Teglia, chairman of the mayor's ditch committee, presided at the meeting. Others who took part were Councilman Ben Maffi, James Morten-sen, who spoke for the water users, and Steve RostellL SMITH SERVICES Final services for Fred Everett Smith will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. in Ross-Burke company chapel. The Rev. Edson P.

Sheppard of St. Paul's Episcopal church in Sparks is clergyman. Burial will be in the Masonic Mizpah Bar Owners Win Reno Court Damage Suit Internal Revenue Office Reports Business Slack Owners of the Mizpah bar don't have to pay in a $50,000 Washoe county district court jury' trial in which a Reno barber, Frank Romero, claimed he was beaten and seriously injured by another patron in the bar. Romero, represented by Attorney Eli Livierato, claimed Frank Simmons beat him without provocation Oct. 28, 1956.

Romero said his nose was broken and his clothing and wrist watch were ruined. He claimed the bar owners, San Stanton and Antoinette F. Stanton, should have protected him. Jurors brought in a ver dict for the Stantons late Wednesday. Attorney Gordon R.

Thomp son, representing the Stantons, hit hard at the fact that Ro mero, though claiming to be badly injured, didn't visit a doctor until after he had seen Internal revenue business is doing kind of poorly right now, Vaughn W. Evans, district director of internal revenue said today. Business was good in January, he says, with hundreds of returns filed mostly by citizens who had refunds coming. But right now returns are coming in m6re slowly than GUESS IT BOTHERS everybody. 3-20 filing season, the director re- section of Mountain View ceme-ports.

itery. his lawyer. at $45 from his auto Wednesday..