Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • 8

Help ight PoliJ ebabatafcournal 1 TODAY: Mostly cloudy with a few snow flurries 1954 Campaign page eight reno Nevada Wednesday morning January 20 1954 4 established 1870 1 temperatures near normal Jl Skiing Articles Good Pu blicity for Sier ra Bill Berry Describes This Part of As America's Winter Sports Cradle Plenty of publicity is being afforded the High Sierra as the of American this month through the efforts of Bill Berry Reno newspaperman The 1954 American Ski Annual and Skiing Journal offi cial publication of the National Ski Association of America isfeaturing Mr article Timers of the in its 50th anniversary edition The article is profusely illustrated with early day photo and a section is devoted to Holding Company or Industrial Lands Proposed Regional Plans Board Discusses Means to Bring actories What could be done to attract in dustry to Reno was discussed at Regional Planning meeting last night with both Sparks and Reno Chamber of Com merce representatives taking part The group present seemed gen enerally agreed that what is most particularly needed is land The possibility of forming a holding cor poration to purchase industrially suitable land and to make that land available to industrial inter ests at cost was set forth According to the Regional Plan ning staff studies there is a con siderable area of land zoned for in dustrial use in the vicinity of Sparks and Reno which is not be ing developed Prices of this land are generally very high and the property owners largely seem re luctant to part with the land where it is going to be developed for in dustrial purposes Entitled to Protection It was pointed out that in dustrially zonied land is entitled to protection as such even as resi dustrially zoned land is entitled to for residential use against en croachments of other uses Instead of this situation developing here the industrially zoned properties are being used for farming or home sites William Brussard of the Reno Chamber of Commerce set forth the proposal that a cor be formed among the business interests of Reno and Sparks This group would purchase the best industrial locations and then make them available to in dustrial firms Such ment systems have been uti lized successfully in other parts of the United States especially in the South it was stated James Buchanan of Sparks car ried the idea a little farther He suggested that instead of a pri vately controlled corporation a legal authority be set up which would have rights of appraisal and condemnation where such was made necessary Other inducements to industry were suggested Temporary waiver of taxes for new industrial installa tions or even provision of suitable sites free of charge were men tioned Such inducements have re sulted in installation of industry in other cities it was noted Ed Walker of the Reno Chamber of Commerce industry and trans portation committee noted that he receives many inquiries from large eastern firms desirous of establish ing western branch plants which seek to know what inducements Reno will offer them Mr Walker added that he was unable to list any such added attractions All present agreed that an inten sive study setting forth the situa tion in detail is needed before any action maybe taken However they also agreed that such a study should be started immediately Tentative plans were made to establish a working committee to make the study of available lands and enquire into a feasible means of taking action It was understood that this committee will include representatives from Reno and Sparks chambers of commerce the Regional Planning office and pos sibly railroads utility companies and the various political subdi visions in this area Reno Burglar Chooses To Complete Last Day Of Prison Sentence rank Walters is going to spend one day in jail for a burglary he was arrested for last October Walters was sentenced in district court yesterday to a 100 day jail term with credit for time already served Inasmuch as he has already been in the county lockup for 99 days he will be a free man today Walters was given the alterna tive of paying a fine but chose the' extra day in jail instead When he was arrested by Reno police Walters gave his age as 49 and his address as a local hotel the La Porte snow shoe races of 1867 the first ski championship race conducted A photograph of "Snow Thomson legendary mail carrier of 1856 57 and a photo stat of an early day newspaper story of Thomson are also included A second publication the Janu ary ebruary issue of the Mercury features an illus trated article Skiing Began also by Mr Berry Included in the articles' are the front and back covers of the mag azine and three water colors of La Porte scenes as well as pen and ink drawings After tracing the history of ski ing in the High Sierra Mr Berry brings the article to date by saying: Today Modern Highways modern highways skirt this birthplace competitive ski ing in the United States To the north the scenic eather River route cutting through the moun tains that leads to snowshoe coun try gateways at Johnsville and Quincy while on the southern flank the Sierra Loop includes all dhe snowfields alongside High ways 40 and 50 It skirts Lake Tahoe and stretches on into border ing Nevada to take in spectacular Mt Rose and Slide Mountain site of the national giant slalom cham pionships this coming March Other famous ski areas in the region are Squaw Valley at Lake Tahoe Sugar Bowl atop Donner Summit and the Edelvdeiss just below Echo Summit In between are a dozen other ski fields and every conceivable type of accommodation from lodges to motels If the skier wants city life Reno with its night clubs theaters and casinos is within easy Trailer Planner Handed inal Refusal Regional Plans Board Turns Down Airport Road Project Earl Guyton got his final refusal of permission to build a trailer court on Airport Road last night The regional planning commis sion voted to deny a change of land use affecting the Guyton property south of Airport Road and east of Kietzke Lane which Would have made the trailer court possible The requested change was from limited commercial (C l) zoning to general commercial (C 2) land use Mr Guyton who has been seek ing permission to construct the trailer court for more than a year has already been turned down by the Washoe county commissioners and the board of adjust ment in the same matter The change of use presented by him to the planning commission appears to have been the last court of resort in the case Not Decided Quickly The case was not decided quickly or easily Last public hear ing of the matter was the second such meeting held before the com mission At last hearing lhe board split on the matter and was unable to come to any definite agreement They agreed that an opinion on the situation of the property especially regarding sew age disposal would be necessary Wallace White of the state sanita tion department 1 provided that opinion last night One member of the commission Robert lick refused vote on the land use change last night Mr? lick from the first has insisted that the matter of sewage disposal did not enter into the zoning pic ture and that only the actual use of the land its general suitability for the zoning should be' the commission's concern Sewage Problem Mr White said last night that' his office has generally opposed any extensive development of the Airport Road area due to possible and probable sewage disposal problems The area is generally low lying and there is no sewerage The septic tanks in use in the Air port Road district work in some cases and then do not work in others The water table varies con siderably Mr White noted Mr Guyton set forth an exten sive plea last night for the estab lishment of his trailer court even to showing'a sound film on trailer life He said that he intended to set up a that would be a park in every sense of the word and that would be the first SERVICEMEN Bau Tog Auto Liability Insurance $1000 per Year SWEATT A CO "Every Kind of Insurance" 112 Sierra St Phon 3 7181 Washoe Lodged No 35 SECOND DEGREES TONIGHT 7:30 Nugget Club Gets Gaming Permit Moore Equipment Co 1700 Greyhound Bus Goes Over Bank John Brew Being the by isyouryroblem 5 I Phone or Write our Men Given Preliminary OK or Vegas Hotel The man collapsed in a downtown club Monday evening and died before he could be taken to a hospital was identified yester day as William rancis Gogerty Death was believed to have result ed from a heart attack Mr Gogerty had been employed by the Palace Club it was stated He was identified through finger prints on record with the Reno police department Hfe had made his home al 427 Evans Ave and is not believed to have any imme diate relatives in this vicinity uneral arrangements will be announced by Ross Burke money TIME WORK I OOD Strange Case Getting More Deliberation step beautifying Airport Road itself Opposing Mr Guyton was Wellpot who owns property ad joining' the Guyton land on the east and Paula Day who owns two lots directly across Airport Road from the Guyton land Sanitation was their chiefs objection in the case On the other hand Ward Clarence Hamlin and George Tomlin who also live in that area spoke in favor of the trailer court proposal Mansion Injured but not seriously were Mrs Merle Coil more and her nine year old son both of Los Angeles They were treated for cuts and bruises the auto and trailer were put back on their wheels and the Coilmbres continued on their way home (John Doherty photo) RenoiteHurt In all rom Scaffolding By UNITED PRESS The state tax commission voted yesterday to defer action upon for mer Chicago gambler John application for a state gambling license in Golden Hotel Bank Club casinos until ebruary Drew who denied under oath he had any connections with Midwest ern mobs or crime syndicates re submitted a previously withdrawn application for the license to the commission yesterday He withdrew it originally last September after refusing to answer questions by commissioners about his background especially his gam bling activities Yesterday he apologized to the commission for this attitude and said as all a misunderstand deputies yesterday re turned a 8150 Remington shotgun to Dan Orlich 844 Virginia St The gun was reported stolen November 24 during a shooting match at Trapshooting Country Club on Pyramid Lake Road Deputies said the gun was turned over to them yesterday by Mathilde Tilly Jozwiac 20 Beech St Mrs Jozwiac said her son found the ex pensive weapon near their home The gun was rusted' but did not appear to have been too badly damaged by its long exposure to the elements Would Be Golden Bank Club Case Being Deferred RICH PLAN ofRENO 738 SOUTH VIRGINIA ST RENO 2 3273 Two minor automobile accidents in Reno yesterday resulted in cita tion of two drivers and arrest of a third Dorothy Maxine Nunn 39 Sun Valley was arrested for erratic driving and failing to have proper brakes at 1 am following an acci dent at Ninth St and Alameda Ave Her bail was set at $305 pending municipal court hearing The other motorist Willie Stevens 18 1200 Sutro St was cited for failing to grant right of way at the inter section Myron A Jones 2630 Wrondcl Way was cited for making an im proper turn at Virginia St and Hall Drive His car collided with one operated by Gary Walters Rte 1 Box 133 police said CARSON CITY Nev Jan 19OP) The state board of pardons and pa roles will meet at 9:30 this morning to resume deliberations on the strange case of Emma Jo Johnson Mrs Johnson 32 year old Los Angeles divorcee is serving a ten to 12 year term for second degree murder She was convicted in 1951 in Las Vegas of the slaying of her former landlady elderly Jane Jones However crime author Erie Stan ley Gardner and' an Organization which calls itself the Court of Last Resort have sought the release of Mrs Johnson on grounds Mrs Jones suffered from a blood clot on the brain and would have died even if she engaged in a hair pulling fight with the divorcee is your answer! By UNITED PRESS our men were given prelimi nary clearance to apply for a gam bling license for the Vegas Plaza a new luxury hdtel to be built on the Las Vegas strip by the state tax commission yesterday The commission acted under a newly adopted rule which provides that in the future no actual gam bling licenses will be granted until the place for which they are sought is ready to begin operations in th'e same quarter for which the license is issued Persons seeking gambling li censes will be investigated and if the commission finds them accept able they will be told they have been cleared to apply for gambling licenses when they are ready to be gin actual gambling operations Such persons will be told they will be granted a gambling license at that time unless something of an unsavory or unfavorable nature is uncovered about them in 'the meantime The commissioners took this ac tion to bring a halt to the practice of or that of ob taining a gambling license for a pro posed gambling or hotel project and then using this to promote the venture The Vegas Plaza was formerly known as the Araby The four men given preliminary clearances were Joseph A Sullivan and Charles anning of Providence I Robert Rice of Beverly Hills Calif and Alfred Gottesman of Coral Gables la Sullivan who presently operates a steak house and bowling' alleys in Rhode Island is the only applicant wtih a gambling background al though he said under oath he had not operated for the six or seven years anning Rice and Gottesman are wealthy businessmen and have never been associated in gambling ventures before The Vegas Plaza will start as a 100 room $2000000 project with additional rooms to be added later Interests will be held as follows: Sullivan 32 per cent $300000 anning 10 per cent $150000 Rice 10 per cent $150000 and Gottesman 48 per cent $450000 Vandalism Reported At Building Project MESSAGE HELD Charles Hays is sought here Reno police who hold an urgent message for him Anyone know ing Mr whereabouts is asked to have him get in touch with police headquarters immediately Reno Driver Describes Accident Ralph Davenport 54 of 245 Liberty St suffered multiple in juries yesterday when he ftjll an estimated 15 feet from the new addition to the irst National Bank building Mr Davenport a construction worker said he: believed the boards criss crossing the steel framework of the new structure gave way under him He was hurled ahout l5 feet to the con crete below Rushed Washoe Medical Center by the fire department i ambulance Mr Davenport was 5 found to be suffering five broken ribs a broken wrist multiple lacerations and possible internal injuries He underwent surgery yesterday afternoon The accident occurred about 10 am Vandalism apparently commit ted by juveniles was reported to police yesterday by Don Burgner Mr Burgner said that his new home under construction on Sharon Way was attacked some time Monday night Windows win dow frames and light fixtures were smashed reports said New Luxury Casino Planned for Strip CAN YOU AORD Not TO BELONG TO Equipment irm Safe Is Opened S17824 Taken Backers In Vegas Defeat NcCarran Group Stolen Shotgun Recovered Here ourth St was burglarized by per sons who burned open the safe po lice were notified yesterday The latest in a rash of recent bur glaries netted the intruders $17824 in currency and coin At the same lime it was discov ered that the loss from Warehouse burglary Sunday was $91924 instead of the $67501 re ported at first Losses of several more cases of liquor from the es tablishment were descovered yes terday police were told The Equipment Co was entered between 5 pm Monday and 7 am yesterday the burglars breaking a window to get into the building They helped themselves to a port able acetylene torch outfit wheeled it into the office and used it to burn open the safe Police noted that the burglars apparently poured quantities ofe water into the safe to keep its contents from burning while they completed the cutting open of the safe door Papers Burned Several sets of papers were de stroyed including titles to three automobiles reports said The Upson Warehouse burglary loss was increased by $24423 when personnel there discovered that five more cases of liquor were missing yesterday The five cases con sisted of Schenley Reserve Cyrus Noble and whiskeys and one case of vodka A pickup truck reported stolen from 737 Lander St was found abandoned near the warehouse po lice noted and may have been mod in the theft The truck was not reported missing until after officers had found it reports stated ormer Boise Men Given Approval 15 Other Licenses Granted De Villiers New Clark County Democratic Chairman Blackjack Games at Westerner Club Suspected for Six Months By UNITED PRESS Richard Graves and James Kelley former Boise Ida businessmen were granted a state gambling license yester day by the state tax commission for The Nugget in Reno formerly known as the Picadilly The licenses were among 16 granted by the commission during a day and one half meeting held in Carson City Other Reno licenses granted in eluded: Ray Pollman Grotto Bar Wayne Martin interest consist ing of five per cent of the net profits of one shift Club Peter Amante and Mark Yori Jr new interests Tpwn House and McMahon Yukon Club Harry Lauritson Charles A Smith 70 per cent and John Ross 30 per cent Open Door Other licenses granted included the following: Howard Bank Club poker game Tonopah (subject to staff clearance) Carl Ravenscraft Club 50 McGill Joe Bailey one third interest Embassy Club North Las Vegas Hearl Greeno and Lon olk Greeno Hotel Carson City rank Hadaway slot machines allon William Martin Pastime Club Mina Lonnie Snyder Silver Bar Hawthorne George Boscovich and red Del Papa Town Hall Tonopah Simpson Capital Club Ely The following applications were denied: Junior Girard Cree El Rey Club Searchlight (without prejudice) Salvatore Trombatore Las Vegas race book Las Vegas Ressel slot machines Las Vegas Ray A Osmun Richard Hotel poker game Gardnerville Action was deferred upon the fol lowing applicants: Clyde McLain Peppers Club Winnemucca Joe Cohen and Max Stettner Pa tio Club Las Vegas Charles Woods and George Mitzel Sans Souci Las Vegas CLYDE BIBB MD Announces the Removal of His Offices from THE HiLP BUILDING TO THE MEDICO DENTAL BLDG 130 N' VIRGINIA ST or the Practice of Diseases of the Eye Ear Nose and Throat PHONE 3 Additional $244 Loss Is Discovered at Warehouse SAN QUENTIN Calif Jan 19 (UP) Jack Santo and Emmett Per kins twice convicted slayers be gan their waiting period in San death row tdday The pair was moved under guard yesterday from Nevada City where last riday they vvere given sen tences of life imprisonment for the murder of Edmund Hansen a Ne vada City gold miner They were already under a death sentence for the murder of Mrs Mabel Monohan of Burbank ender Skirt Theft Reported by Student Two fender skirts were reported stolen from Roger Glanzmann's 1950 Chevrolet Sunday night police said yesterday Mr Glanzmann who lives at Lincoln Hall University of Neva da said the accessories were re moved from his car in front of the hall about 9 pm He was unable to estimate the amount of loss A 1 KI 1 I ITT There was just too much sur 1 IX I I I face for the air to push on ini this auto and trailer rig which was going south on High way 395 last week during the big wind As a result both vehicles rolled over at a point a mile south of Bowers With The MIRACLE NEW ALL TRANSISTER rieruiT Individually itted 1 2nd 222 Byington Bldg ertenaHv Serviced 1 Investigated by Tax Commission Paroles Board Meeting Today Santo Perkins In Death Row NEVADA HEARING AID OLDEST A LARGEST HEARING AID CO Our Repreionfafivei Cover the State TRUCKEE Calif Jan 19 A Greyhound bus skidded off a snowy road near Yuba Gap in the Sierra today and rolled over on its side down a 20 foot embankment Six persons were treated for mi nor injuries at Sacramento Emer gency hospital and released Robert Bell Letley of Reno the driver said the left front wheel hit a snow bank as it was passing a grader and was thrown off the road The injured included Ord ars ter Medford Ore Leo Bowman Travis Air orce Base Everett White Parks Air orce Base Her bert Rasmussen Coatsfield Neb and Dorothy Willy and Nevis Nunez both of San rancisco Accidents Bring Arrest Citations The commissioners said they wanted additional Lime in which to delve more completely into past and put off further considera tion of his application until ebruary meeting Death Victim Identified Here LAS VEGAS Jan 19 De Villiers was elected Clark county Democratic chairman Monday with the strong backing of Las Vegas Mayor Baker a candidate for the Democratic nomination for gov ernor A combination of Baker support ers and other factions overwhelmed fho cn nnllnH nnrfv recnilarc and supporters of Sen Pat McCarran fa TYa Villiers To tjiir'r'PprlQ 1 James Ryan Las Vegas labor leader who did not seek reelection Archie Grant of Las Vegas also a candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination expects to receive the bulk of his support in Clark county from the forces which were defeated in the elec tion of DeVilliers The tip off as to the strength of the Baker forces came when De Villiers swamped attorney Joseph oley for the temporary chairman ship De Villiers had almost 100 per cent support from Henderson and Boulder City delegates although oley topped him among the Las Vegas and North Las Vegas dele gates 81 to 80 Vegas Casino inds Cheating Is Costly CARSON CITY Jan 19 The state tax commis sion today voted unanimously to suspend the blackjack (21) games at the Westerner Club in Las Vegas for a six month period effective immediately The commission acted following a hearing at which the licensees were asked to show cause why the gambling license should not be revoked because undercover agents had observed cheating at two 21 tables over a three period late in 1953 jEmihOiGiorgetti and the clubs other licensees swore under oath they knew nothing whatever about any such cheating at 21 The' commission held however that the management was re sponsible for the proper operation of all its gambling games The seven commissioners issued a warning to the gambling industry that in the future any casino in which cheating games were found to be in operation faced the com plete loss of its state gambling license Other games at the West erner were not affected by'the sus pension Only if the casino involved could prove beyond any doubt that it was the victim of a frame up or simi lar incident will it save its gam bling license the commissioners warned i SOME REAL PIANO BARGAINS Cable Spinet used in home only $395 Winter Spinet Save $100 1 $495 Hobart Cable Spinet Console Model Special January Price $595 Story Clark Spinet loor Sample Reg $865 Now $645 Convenient Terms EARLE HULTBERG STUDIOS 526 orest St Phone 2 6181 I I a.