Reno Gazette from Reno, Nevada • Page 19

WORK OF THE CALlFOUXA-Nevada interstate compact commission which is studying the pioblen of division of unappropriated waters of the stream sjstems included in the Washoe Project is progressing. Various committees report that forward strides have been made toward solving various problems at a regular compact commission meeting in Reno this morning. Th commission work is a vital preliminary to the 843,000,000 Washoe project for development of western Nevada water resources. Shown above are commission members at the meetings in the state building here. (Christensen photo) years ago Water Compact Committees Make Progress Commil tees of Nevada irtcrstate comp, mission r'ported a progress beini made in negotiating terms of permit tor Assign- That was lour Shenk's body was never found" HELD IN PRISON Bobell has since served various prison sentences in connection with the murder.

He was first sentenced for being an ex- felon in possession of a gun. He was then sent to prison at Tacoma, for violation of the federal Dyer act. That conviction was obtained because he couldn't prove his story that he sent this city of poker-faced machine jackpot winnersT I a'man 1 gamblers on a vast give-away PACE SETTER In a Sacra bin I The Holiday Hotel-which 1 wgs lur- Early. Winter Doldrums Induce Giveaway Binge In Reno Gambling Houses Early Winter doldrums have of cash drawings for slot Quiz in Reno Washoe Presses Inquiry Over Missing Person Washoe county sheriff's depu- hope to reopen the case of murder suspect John Bobell within a week even though never found the body of he man they think Bobell tilled. They hope to put the 37-year- old ex-convict on a he detector he's extradited to Reno.

Bobell was questioned im- uccessluUy lor days in connect i with the murder ol Daniel J. Shenk, Sierra Ordnance Depot guard. RENO EVENING GAZETTE PHONE FA 3-3161 RENO, NEVADA, WEDNES DAY, DECEMBER 18,1957 PAGE SEVENTEEN ew Expense Faced at Hoover Dam i iNC i-iunuay notei--wmcn ai-i rp. California- The casual visitor would gath- ready has given one couple aL i Sodan compact com- from advertisements that free trip around the world and S0a Bobell was Pnnn hac Kwnmn incr connected i Sht Reno has paradise. And tar wrong.

he wouldn't be Without a cent in his pockets, t(B( j. jic a vi vcriajuc SI I I I I a rights on the Lit- the average guy in the street can 1 out, but the Mapes ga i at a regular have a party on the free drinks'week with the anno a freeloader's is giving away its second mink coat--is setting the pace for the other big hotels. The Riverside still is holding ve in this rommissic meeting this ing in Rei o. bling house. The oi the interstate A LITTLE UTK comnussH is a i a prelim- And the guy i announcement morn- at almost any gam- that the 5-6 p.

m. cocktail hour I hour is free to all comers Why all the free thcr connected with Shenk's disappearance because he was identified as the man seen with the 54-year-old Shenk on a vacation trip just before the alleged murder. MAY HELP CASE Reno detective captain William Brodhead and sheriffs of- a nickel The gamblers tell you frankly fjcp chief criminal investigator nil. KucJvinot. Ai-niaj the i which lie can get from the nu-'that business is bad." Some say morons tree gambling checks it's worse than usual at lYus'lie cal lor construction of available I and a little luck with time of year when enough snow William Driscoll havo hopes the detector (polygraph) test iK help solve the case.

Driscoll Truckec, Carson, fctream sy- terns. pudding to SUmpec i i i one ol the ld Others says it's no woiisc than! raptain BrodheaJ, however, i a components the Washoe Pl '-es available this week, for other years at this time (saui the tcst i well be "in- piojoct vv 11 be constructed on i a ncP. at various hotels and "Somebody just hit the panic eonc lus because its being the Little Truckee and before casin include turkeys and oth- button--that's all." said one bigi as a last resort, a i can begin, division of cl ch ''istmas goodies, a motor hotel official. Brodhead said has the unap) ropnated waters of scootei a new Buick and a $4000 CAN DO NOTHING (been questioned so much that GROUND BREAKING Gov. Charles H.

Russell operates tractor to start ground breaking ceremonies for new Reno office of Nevada Employment Security Department. Ceremony was held at the site. West Taylor and streets. Ready to help the governor get tractor in motion, left to light are, Harry Weil, contractor; Harry Depaoli, executive director of the NESD; Mayor I-en Harris, Russell Mills, architect and Leo Freedman, owner of the building. (Dondero photo) dams and power houses on ihe a slot machine stands a chance hasn't covered the hills to at-'hopes it i a Walker of i i anything from a plum skiing crowds from the Shcnk's trip around the West coast.

Ocl Others says it's no than I a a BrodneaJ Gam ng Board EMPLOYMENT SECURITY vdiimiy iwaiu OFRCE STARTED Approves Shift At El Rancho a stic upon. must be agreed min coat Additionally. The Cal fornia-Nevaria inter- State authorities charged with cash drawings controlling legal gambling are up to $500 are held openly unhappy about give- cry few hours in the majorlaways, but admit there's noth- 1 statc con pact commission is -tackling his problem on the no there most always'ing they can do about them, committee level as the first step 98 fnt chl dinser or two' "It's like plugging up a rat Kceon-mei dations ol the com- 1CP you a gambling hole," says state gaming board pri Parlor. chairman, Robbins Cahill. "You Even Harolds Club which get one place to stop, and an- hithcrto has relied on the for- other one minces, if approved bv the com- "It's one of those things that taking your ch a sue- will kill itself--if it doesn't kill cumbed to the give-away craze some gambling houses first," he agreed upon permits.

Applicators pending for un- this week with an extensive" pro- appropriate a include -those of th bureau of reclamation, Sierr, Pacific Power and the Vashoe conservation district. The ovei ill work ot the compact comm ssion is to determine how the i lappropnated a Court Moves Complicate Case of Custody of Boy Alternating action in two rtis-iboy to the Elko school, and at in the str. am systems i i continued today in i same Urne quashed an order passed by the Washoe project an are to be stnbuted custody case, with Wines en oi n'iK the father District Judge Taylor Wines of Engmecnng 1 1 i i to stream flo'v measurements are i a father tojson. from proceeding with legal ac- custody of valid polygraph reactions might be- hard to get. He indicated Bobell might simply "react" to previous pressure from questioning.

"The polygraph is best when as a first means of questioning, not as a last resort," Brodhead said. A one-half million dollar investment which associate Toledo, Ohio, gambler Ben Aronoff in the casino of the El Rancho Vegas Hotel in Las Ground breaking ceremonies at the site of a new building to house the Reno local office of the Nevada Emplojment Security Department were conducted today at West Taylor and Haskell streets as state.and local officials joined in a brief program. Gov. Charles H. Russell and But there's still a chance.

Brodhead, who has tested some 97 persons since the police department installed the polygraph in March, 1957, said he's rot an expert, but tninks valid leactions "might be possible." It will require testing. great deal of Bobell will be brought here, Vegas was approved today Len Harris. Harry A the state gaming control board 'Depaoli, executive secretary oi Aronoff is investing NESD and Arthur Lu- for a 50-50 shaie of the El Rancho with Beldon Katleman. The Ohio man formerly ran several gambling houses in Toledo, an area of what was described as "semi legitimate" gambling during the Kefauver investigation. cas, manager of the Reno office along with state officers an representatives of the building trades and others participated FIRST OF KIND First of its kind to be erected for the employment security department in Nevada, the Another Las Vegas hotel in- building will become the prop- vestment recommended for i of the department at the censing by the paming Ixiard cn of 20 years under a lease- was that of Allan Sachs of ijurchase plan.

It will house all Driscoll said Las VeRas no is up' 01 the offices of the employ- dited on a grand theft complaint $2 00 for one cent thei nt security department filed by Shenk's widow, Mrs. Marian Shenk. underway ind that committee contempt of court? and also repor ed progress to the.issumg a bench warrant for his compact commission this morn- arrest ing. The com mttei's are attempt- The man is the father of a boy ect Feb. 1.

Death Takes Reno Matron i i a I ICIIIUL- i ing to get final repoit on un- who as to the Ne- appropriatc water supplies a a School of Industry and es- the basins nvolved in the proj-'caped. The legal activity since, to the commission before some going on in Judge Wines' court and some in that of Judge Gordon Rice of Reno, has been considerable. Solution is likely to come only the suprenv court, and the contending factions are pretty- frankly jockeying around now to the to take the case to the high court. 1 When the bench warrant is Mrs. Ma-garet Pearl Mac-i sened here and the father is lean, widen- of a prominent lasted, his attorney, Paul A.

tPnai'ric if ,4 i The father was supposed to appear in the Elko court today to show cause why the boy should not be returned to the reform school. He didn't show- up, and the contempt finding and bench warrant followed. At the Elko hearing this morning Attorney Ross Bardley appeared for the Reno iirm of Swanson and Richards, repre senting the father and tried Reno physician and a resident' Rlc ards of Reno sirce 1905. died habeas to seek a cor us day night at a local rest f' lce and is to toa at the age nf 75. Mrs.

Ma'lean was born in venting Oregon Auf 15. 1882 and came to Reno just before the San Francisco fre and earthquake. She opened a private hospital on South Virginia road, then in 1907 was arried to Dr. Donald Maclean. They lived in Carson for i time then moved to Reno where the family has resided sino'.

Dr. Dona Maclean was a doctor of the Royal College of Edinburgh, Scotland and attended University of Michigan prior to being admitted to practice in Nevida. He was long one of Reno best known doctors and served on the Washoe county hosp tal board of trustees for many years until his death in 8. Their son. Dr.

Kenneth Maclean is a pro-ninent Reno physician and su -geon and another son, George Maclean is appeals referee for the Nevada Employment Security Department. Also survivi-ig are two other sons, Donald Maclean of San Francisco ai Robert Maclean of Waldpor a sister Mrs. Mary Scanlon of Grass Valley and the following grand- ing Wines' restraining order. Wines said that Bradley coulc not appear for the father anc refused the quashing order, say ing "The third department the Second Judicial court (Rice's court) distric has Driver Picks Wrong Target Motorist Clifford 0. Williams couldn't have picked a worse target to crash.

Williams, 44-year-old Sparks resident, told Reno police he supervisory or appellate in this matter. It is a juvenih matter and the original juris diction rests with the fourth judicial district court (Wines court)." In a hearing here last week Elko District Attorney Gran- Sawyer argued that custody of 1 the escapee was vested in Ward Swain, superintendent of the school, when Judge Wines com- jmitted the youth in the first place. Judge Rice noted in his order that the parents' attitude and conditions had changed from th time of the original committ- ment. children: George Maclean, of New Jeney; Mrs. Rochelle Brown of California and Cathy, Meg, and Alec Maclean all of Reno.

Private fuieral services will be held Saturday at 10 a. m. at the chapel with the Rev. John T. Ledger of Trinity Ep a church clergyman.

Burial will be in Arlington plot View cemete -y. in Mountain didn't notice that a new stop light had been installed on Fourth Street at Keystone. He said he was only ten feet from the car ahead when il stopped for the light and Wil liams' sedan plowed into it. The first car was a Nevada Highway Patrol car driven by patrolman Larry Fister, 51. Williams was cited for following too closely.

His passenger, Lucille Jones, 43, 603 Gould was treated for a. bump on the head. Infant Passes Alfred Lee, infant son of David Lee and the late Ruth Lee, died in Schurz Monday. He is survived by his father, grandparents Mr. and Mrs.

Manuel Tobey of Reno, aunt Vera Tobey, and uncles LeRoy Sam and Maurice Sam, all of Stewart. Graveside services will be neld Friday at 2 p.m. at Mountain View cemetery with Brother David officiating. Ross- Burke company is in charge of arrangements. Land Use Change Request Denied Request for a change of land use to allow a trailer park operation north of Sparks was turned down by the regional planning commission Tuesday night.

The ipplicant is Pete Lem- eres, and th' two-acre parcel in an area zoned fo: estate residences. A commercial classi- ication would be needed to a trailer park on the property, which is adjacent to the north bou idary of Sparks just east of the 18th street line. More than a dozen owners of adjacent property appeared to protest the change of land use. rhe area now is largely residential. TOOLS STOLEN Theft of some $3100 worth of ools from his unlocked garage has been reported to police by merchant patrolman J.

DeLoy, 270 Thoma St. DeLoy said the ools were stolen on July 15, but he only now got a complete list of them compiled. Parley Held On Building State and City of Reno off: C'als conferred today on detail of the transfer Jan. 1 of th State building in Reno back the State of Nevada. Gov.

Charles Russell sail after the meeting that the con versation covered details of the present operation of the build mg. He and C. A. Carlson, state Tropicana. Also approved today the Reno area.

Funds for the a lease purchase are provided proposed race wire service to bei federal grants, operated in Reno by Morris A. 1 Cost about $250.000. the Schwartz, recently a Yerington structure will be 85 by 90 businessman but' former! a Tlle budget director, and C. Cooney, i tendent buildings and grounds, planned inspection of the premises after their gathering with Mayor Len Harris and City Manager C. Kinnison.

Asked if money is available to operate the building, Governor Russell said that buildings Jnd grounds funds will have to made available for the purpose. He had previously said he building will have to be self; upporting at first. There was no word on what lans the state may have for he building. Once it is turned nack to the state, the state lanning board is expected to he asked to make a survey of the building and its potential- ties. The city has operated the 'Uildmg for 20 years on a lease greement, but is turning the ease back to the state.

Upkeep of the building has Become expensive, and as an structure the building lasn't been very useful to the -ity. In fact, the city once ried to turn over its lease to iVashoe county on the theory hat the county made more use the building than the city. The crisis came this year vhen the Nevada National uard moved out of the basement of the building, and both he city and the Nevada State Historical Society wanted the pace. The state board of con- rol ruled that the museum hould have it. telegrapher for the old Onerl a up first floor wi one lal 'S be other offices will be housed Publishing Co.

race wire service in Reno. The gaming hoard was told Schwartz that he will take over!" sh tmB facllltles as well as a modern communication system ion the second floor. It lave the latest heating and sen-ice to three bookies in Reno and two at Lake Tahoe who have hitherto been getting- theii race results from a Las Vegas source. Other licenses lecommended by the board today included- Richard E. Abbott for 10 per cent of the Carson Nugget; Ansel Casentini for 50 per cent of the Circus Room at Stateline; Gordon M.

Plotke and others for the El Rancho Hotel in Wells; Edward R. Herbst of Los Angeles for the Monte Carlo club in Hawthorne; Mrs. O. L. Johnson as a slot rrachine operator at Overton; Ered T.

Aoyama for 25 per cent of the Oasis bar in Reno. Albert R. Mengarelli for the Rendezvous race book in Las Vegas; Fred J. Saunders and William H. Boone for the Saddle Club in Sparks; Brent Mackie for the Star Hotel in Winnemucca; Peggy Thompson for the Thompson club at Gerlach, and ilay Christian and Manny Arnold for the Silver Spur slot machines in Carson.

A license for the Hurricane cafe in North Las Vegas was denied because it is too close to Xfellis Air Force base. designed by Bell Telephone Co. The building will have 10,000 r-quare feet of floor space and will be of concrete, steel and brick i a window frames. The second floor will house the area field auditors, the appeals referee office and rhe board of review. The main floor will house the local employment office and space will re provided for the state veterans representative for his use during the days he is in Reno.

Parking space will be available adjacent to the building. The West Taylor and Haskell location is within a i distance of the center of Reno and bus service is also available. Depaoli said at the ceremony he hopes to construct a local office in Las Vegas like the Reno office and build a new administrative office in Carson, asserting that additional space is needed in all three localities as functions and personnel have Nevada Seeks Ways to Pay For Generator Nevada's Colorado River Commission will meet Jan. 3 to study further the problem of installing a costly generator at Hoover dam to meet southern Nevada commitments. The received notice earlier this year that the Metropolitan Water District of Los Angeles was a i over thr output of generator N-7 to moot its pumping and power peaking requirements.

Nevada users have been supplied with the power output of generator N-7. Nevada has been told that it must pay for installation of generator N-8 to replace the source it will lose when ihe water district takes over N-7 as of Sept. 1. 1961. HISTORY TRACED Gov.

Charles H. Russell anri James Shaver, chief CRC engineer, today traced the history of N-7 to explain how the problem arose. He noted that N-7 was installed in the Hoover dam power house during World War II for the defense plant corporation supply Basic Magnesium which occupied the Henderson industrial complex. The generator is in the slot tedicated to the Metropolitan District. When the state took over the installation.

Nevada contracted for the power output and has paid the generator charges. The governor said that after the Colorado River Commission was notified that the N-7 output was required by the Metropolitan Water District, the CRC requested a study to see if Nevada needs could not be met by existing generators. ALL NEEDED The other entities that share Hoover power output, the water district, Southern California Edison and the City of Los Angeles light and power district insist, however, that all the present installation is need- increased in proportion to the I e(J pak ne power supply for itate's growing population. Others attending the cere mony were George L. Varg and Alex A.

Garroway, couns tor NESD; Harry A. Weil, contractor; Russell Mills, arch Leo Freedman, owner the building; counsel for Harold Gorman, vice-presiden First National Bank of vada; William C. Miller, chai man of the board of reviev George M. Maclean, appea Bert Goldwate the contracto referee; Al J. Adams, chairma of the employment securit council; Louis Paley, secretar treasurer of the Nevada Stat Federation of Labor; H.

Spence, president of the North ern Nevada Building and Con struction Trades Council; Stai ley' Jones, secretary-treasure of the council; Harry Adam president of the Central Trade and Labor Council; Edwar ine, secretary of Associate General Contractors; E. Roberts, president-elect of th lome Builders Association -tobert F. Guinn, secretary the Nevada Motor Transpor Clinton Knoll of Ren Employers Council; Tom Jolly chief field supervisor for NESD A. J. Miller of the bureau employment security and Archi W.

Clayton, field auditor fo NESD. DIZZY DOINGS IN RENO CLUTTER POLICE FILES Complaints of prostitution, counter and was discoverei Burglar Gets Taxicab Fare A burglar got only taxicab are from a N. Virginia Street illing station, Wednesday night. Reno Patrol Policeman Fred 'illing said he noticed two holes in a window in the ear of John Foster's service ration at 700 Virginia St. Billing found that $3, $1.50 of it pennies, was take from a cash rawer.

He followed footprints in the now to a public telephone a lock away. Tire traeks indi- ated the burglar called a cab. THAT5 THE FUNNIEST THINS ivs EVER HEARD; HA MA HA HA HA HA HA fl a suicide attempt, a false arres' and more of those endless marital battles poured into Reno police files in the last 24 hours. His attempted alibi backfired on a Skid Row bar patron. Police found him rather befuddled He gave his name as "Jim Lewis." Police records indicated Jim Lewis, same age, same description, was found guilty of drunk- eness on June 4 and told to leave Reno or face 30 days in jail.

Since Jim Lewis obviously wasn't out of Reno, police arrested him and carted him off to serve the 30 day sentence. He panicked then, and admitted lie's not Jim. A records check indicated he really isn't Jim and lie was released, sadder and wiser. A restaurant patron demanded police action. He said juve- liles were drinking and gambling and "there's prostitution going on in a back booth." He didn't give his name.

Police 'ound only a 30-year-old man at restaurant, too drunk to talk. They're wondering if he's he same man that telephoned. A 60-year-old man tried to only when a bouncer though the man was drunk. A wait ress said the man ordered anc ate a full meal, then put hi head down on his arms. Sh called the bouncer and the.

found the man had slashed botl" wrists. He was taken to the hospital. Extremely indignant was thi man who invited his friend "John" to his hotel room for drinks. They drank and the nost then went to sleep. He awoke to see John walk out dropping the host's empty wallet.

His loss 1 S100 cash, and a beautiful friendship. A wife called police to a Denslowe Drive home. Patrolmen found the husband packing while the wife stood by armec with a kitchen knife. Police took the knife, then deliverec the husband to a friend's home for the night. DINNER BURNS At least one family had dinner at a restaurant, Tuesday evening, according to Reno firemen who said they were called to a home at Forest and streets at 3:41 p.m.

Martin Dinner the southern California metropolis. The existing installation could not make available the quantity of power that this state is entitled to 17.6259 of firm energy. the CRC was told. Nevada's share this year Is 735,000,000 kilowatt hours, the governor said. The Nevada share of the power is sold to the Henderson plant leasees.

Southern Nevada Power the Overton Power District and the Lincoln Power District. Cost of installing generator N-R ranges between and S8.100.000. according to the capacity Annual charges to the state would be around S450.00O with the installation to be paid for by 1987. The new cost will have to be tacked on the power users bills, the governor and Shaver said. The power pool rate is now 3 a i mills a kilowatt hour, an extremely low rate.

Shaver emphasized that installation of the additional generator will not make any more power available from Hoover dam to southern Nevada users. The state, he said, already is drawing its full share of energy. He emphasized also that the state must increase its power charges because the generator has been using will be taken over by the original allottee. The CRC has not authorized nstallation of N-8 because it las been exploring the possibil- ty of supplying southern Ne- power users from other lources. The governor and the CRC engineer explained that Nevada made two earlier attempts to get started on installation of V-8 but both tries were vetoed by the bureau of reclama- ion or the secretary of the in- erior.

The first effort, three years was a plan under which the Southern Nevada PpwerCo. and ienderson users would under- vrite the generator cost. This Ian was rejected by the bureau reclamation. The second plan called for co- peration between the state nd the light and power department of the city of Los Angeles. ut the secretary of the interior etoed this one.

Pending litigation clouded the ower situation at the time the roposals were presented, the ideral authorities declared. The N-8 generator will be In- tailed in the last slot available the Hoover dam power ouses, one of which is on the Arizona side of the huge dam nd one is on the Nevada side. ALL YEABLONS HE WAITS RK BEETHOVBfS KRTHCAY. AND THEN, WHEN IT COMES, HE FORGETS IT! HAHAHAHA1 Last Rites Set Funeral services for Mrs. Amy- May will be held at 9:30 clock Thursday morning in the oss-Burke chapel, then to the mmaculate Conception church i Sparks for requiem mass.

The rosary will be recited at 30 p. m. Wednesday in the oss-Burke chapel. Burial will in the family plot in St. Thomas cemetery..