Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • 12

'y journal 1 i xx ESTABLISHED 1870 PAGE TWELVE Tortorello Asks LAKE CHALET Gov Must Be Passed by Legislators DIVIDEND NOTICE I ELECTRIC PLATES UNION EDERAL ELECTRIC BROILERS SAVINGS and LOAN At ASSOCIATION ill vx A STUDENTS END YULE HOLIDAY Opening Today Schools Tomorrow a' in in Reno police arrested a man yes terday morning who claimed to be an escapee from the Nevada state prison Ernie Elliot Smith 40 a Weed Calif laborer was arrested in a downtown parking lot after the attendant caught him climbing into a parked car to go to sleep Smith served previous terms in Washington and Oregon prisons for grand larceny and robbery Police believe the man to be an escapee from a California prison and a check of the penal institutions is being made It was determined through information from Warden Richard Sheehy of the Nevada state prison that story was untrue He will be allowed to leave town if the identification bureau of the department finds no evidence for complaint A 2 1 $110000 SCHOOL AT READY TO GO NEW GOVERNOR MAKES THREE APPOINTMENTS shock was a verticle one confined to the Reno and Sparks area It was not felt at Herlong which suffered principal damage from the shocks a few weeks ago and no report was made of it in Verdi 1 Catching Reno right in the middle of a busy afternoon the power failure sent attendants in the grocery markets hurrying to the cash registers with hand cranks In the barbershops hand operated clippers were called into use and candles were lighted in many business houses The shut off was brief however and once the station at Mogul had been by passed there was no more trouble After Spectacular Court Over rules Objections of Neighbors Sfftl REVERE STAINLESS STEEL COOKING WARE JARVIS WINS Slot Machine Ban MOGUL SWITCH RIGHT TO RUN Goes Into Effect BLOWS UP DUE Earthquake which shook Reno and Sparks at 3:32 yesterday after noon set off a short circuit at Mogul which practically blew up a switch station and shut off the elec tric power for this whole section of Washoe county A strong wind was blowing at the time and the earth tremor was just enough extra to make two high tension wires come together at the Washoe switch yards of the Sierra Pacific Power Co at Mogul The result hair raising Sparks flew out of the wires and up the poles in such a way that the light could be seen for a long dis tance The affair was accompanied by a resounding that could be heard for half a mile When the workmen ran outside to have a look there was plenty to see The sparks were still enveloping the towers and a good share of the whole switch station In the meantime the electric service had gone off It remained off until workmen were able to wire around the burned out switch yard and send the current on into Rene and Sparks leaving the yard at Mogul isolated 'X Plaster Cracked Here in Reno and Sparks the shock was spectacular enough It rattled buildings cracked plaster and caused a great many questions although not much actual property damage At the University of Ne vada it was strong enough to throw the needle off of one seismograph so that it could not record what happened The other seismograph was temporarily out of commission because the record was being changed at the time Prof Vincent Gianella said that so far as he could determine the $23 Huf fakers School will reopen Monday January 8 at which time Pioneer Radio and Refrigerator Dealer of Nevada" TaIamLama AUTHORIZED ZENITH RADIO SERVICE 818118118 CUV I Bandaged Suspect in Reno Slaying Case Wants 'to Get Over With' By UNITED PRESS Charles Russell yesterday The Board of Di rectors voted the usual semi annual divi dend at the rate of 3 per annum on all savings and investment share accounts for the term ending Decem ber 31 1950 Calling on a local welfare bu reau for aid to get them to their father in Arizona landed two teen age girls in the city jail here The two girls age 14 and 15 years told the agency that they li 1 ci onrl frtrinrr CUIU LlJIUjj to go home to their father in Ari zona They had only 63 cents be tween them 7 Upon questioning by the agency director it was found that the girls were running away from their homes in El Cerrito and Richmond Calif Authorities those two cities have been formed the oath of office will be adminis tered to Charles Merrill After he had been sworn in as justice of the supreme court of the state by the chief justice Justice Merrill donned the judicial robe immediately Ned Turner clerk of the court and Miss Anna Legarza official reporter of the supreme court next were administered the oath of office together and the judicial family of the supreme court was completed Others Sworn In Seated at the table in front of the bench were the following in the order named Mervin Gallagher inspector of mines Louis errari surveyor general Jack McCarthy superintendent of state printing Glenn A Duncan superintendent of public instruction Peter Meri aldo state controller Dan ranks state treasurer John Koontz secre tary of state Mathews at torney general Cliff Jones lieu tenant governor and Chag Russell governor Chief Justice Badt explained that the law required that the lieutenant governor and the governor of the state be sworn in singly and he asked the others at the table to rise raise their right hand and to re jpeat after him in unison their oath of office Then Lieutenant Governor Cliff Jones was sworn in by the chief justice And 30 seconds later at 2:15 Chief Justice Badt adminis tered the oath of office to Governor Russell I Compliments Merrill After he had administered the oath of office to Justice Merrill Chief Justice Badt complimented the Reno attorney on being a mem ber of the supreme court of the state stating that Mr Merrill had long been held in high esteem by the bar of Nevada TAfter administering the oath of tiffice to Gov Russell the chief jus tice said he was entering the office of chief executive at a difficult time and that the people of Nevada looked to him to guide them safely through this moment of uncertain ty He invited Governor Russell to make a statement but the newly elected chief executive stated that he thought that it might be better to wait until after the ceremony be forre issuing any statements When the supreme court had been completed by the swearing in of Justice Charles Merrill Chief Justice Badt called upon Rev Charles Swineford pastor of the Methodist church in Carson City for the invocation The minister asked for divine guidance for the elected officials about to take the bath of office called upon the mem bers of the legislature to put aside party politics in the forthcoming session and upon the citizens of the state to remember that they owe a duty to the state jXThe administering of the oath of off ces completed Chief Justice Badt adjourned the supreme court of the state of Nevada until Janu £rtu 74 Pupils Moving in January 8 Third I Teacher Needed THE CARLTON NEEDLECRAT ine abrics 228 West irst St Phone 2 2484 JOB OPPORTUNITY Lcdr McClure inspector instructor USNRTC Reno has re ceived informatiori at the training center that inactive lieutenant commanders who can qualify may volunteer for recall to duty as in spector instructors anywhere in the United States Officers inter ested may obtain further informa tion by calling 2 5431 Reno A Expressing the desire to it over as quickly as possible rank A Tortorello 39 year old handyman yester day waived his right to a preliminary hearing on the charge that he murdered Maude rary Russell here October 29 Tortorello was wearing a heavy bandage on his forehead when he appeared before Justice of the Peace Powning in the State Building He reportedly injured himself by butting his head against a cell wall in the jail at San Diego where was arrested recently Highly Nervous The defendant who is charged with having strangled Mrs Russell 58 year old Salvation Army work er in her cabin at 330 Chestnut St was highly nervous during the jus 'tice court hearing After Judge Powning read the first degree murder cpmplaint and advised Tortorello of his rights to a preliminary hearing the prisoner said he wished to waive the hearing and he signed a statement to that effect As a result the case will be cer tified to Washoe county district court for action in the near future Tortorello is a slightly built man Yesterday he was wearing a gray pin striped suit and a blue work shirt open at the collar His face was unshaven and his hair was rumpled Authorities who would not be quoted said that Tortorello has spoken freely of the murder case A press service dispatch from San Diego after his arrest quoted him as admitting the slaying On October 29 the day of the murder other residents in the tour ist court where Tortello and Mrs Russell were staying heard a vio lent argument in their cabin The murder was not discovered until two days later Tortorello had dis appeared He was discovered about two weeks ago working in a San Diego cafe In Reno and Sparks he had been a carpenter and painter Tortorello is said to have told authorities that his argument with Mrs Russell occurred when she de manded that he go to work at a job she had found for him Assistant District Attorney John Bartlett represented the state at the hearing yesterday Judge Powning was presiding in the ab sence of Justice of the Peace Laur ance Layman By UNITED Elko's which roused the entire population of 5000 persons Saturday was solved yesterday I The Elko sheriff's office reported that six teen agers had been ar rested and questioned and admitted 4 setting off 100 pounds of dynamite on a hill two miles south of Elko Officers said the youths thought their prank was the funniest thing ever They said they got the idea after reading about explosion on Christmas night As in the Ely explosion two cases ot dynamite with 200 sticks were used At Ely officers still did not know who set off' the Christmas blast which caused $3000 damages 254 irst Street Reno Phone 2 8671 MAKE A Beautiful Hook Rug or In sturctions Patterns Accessories HELP ENCE THE DITCHES 1 Mathews attorney general Cliff Jones lieutenant governor and Charles Russell governor of Highways photo) ZENITH RADIOS cMoel ANNOUNCE THEIR ASSOCIATION IN THE PRACTICE PEDIATRICS Offices 129 North Virginia St and 506 Humboldt St HOURS BY APPOINTMENT STEAK KNIVES CARVING SETS NEVADA MACHINERY ELECTRIC CO 121 Virginia St teacher will be added to the staff The new building which has been under construction since July 1 is on the same lot as 1he old school structure The old school was moved to the rear of the property last sum mer' It will be sold now that the larger facility is ready for use Until now the reaching work at Huffakers has been shared by Christye MacGillivray principal and Mrs Mabel Smith The new teacher who will report for duty anuary 8 is Mrs Margaret Ander sen of Sparks Mrs Smith will teach the first and second grades Mrs Andersen the third fourth and fifth grades and Mrs MacGillivray the sixth seventh and eighth grades The hew school has three class rooms where the old school had two The new building also includes an auditorium and stage a clinic and a kitchen The building has not been completed but the classrooms are ready for occupancy Mrs Mac Gillivray said Walker Boudwin Co is the con tractor In the last 10 years the enroll ment at Huffakers has risen from less than 20 children to 74 7 AIME to Elect Officers Today Election of new officers for the ensuing will be chief order of business for the Nevada chap ter American Institute of Metal lurgical and Mining Engineers at' the regular monthly luncheon meeting tomorrow The affair will be held at noon at El Cortez hotel with Albert Silver presiding President Truman yesterday signed into law legislation banning shipment of slot machines except to those states which specifically legalize them At the same time the Jennings Co of Chicago one of the big slot machine manufacturers announced it was laying off from 50 to 75 men and might lay off more soon In discussing the new measure one of the Jennings Cd of ficials said is just about going to put us out of Nevada lias nothing to worry about for the present however In quiry at the A Benetti Novelty Co Inc office here yesterday brought forth the that Nevada has enough slot machines on hand now to last for the next two years or so By that time it is figured some adequate source will be found to keep the state supplied with an adequate number Officials at the Benetti Co which is one of leading distribu tors of slot machines said a few casinos andoperators had laid in a few extra machines in preparation for the embargo but that the move ment had not been widespread at all Xu THE WEATHER YESTERDAY: High 51 Low 21 TODAY: Cloudy with intermittent rain or snow somewhat cooler or Quick Action Appearing in Municipal court be fore Judge Guy Walts yesterday afternoon were 31 persons charged witn having been drunk or disord erly Eighteen other forfeited $10 bail each for failure to appear in answer to the charges ines 18 persons appear ing ranged from S5 to $180 Twelve others received fines or sentences of $5 or five days in jail to $60 or 60 days in jail ive of the dozen were given the alternative of serv ing the jail sentence or leaving towm by 4 :00 pm One other entered a plea of not guilty Jo the" charges and posted $10 ban cy Oaths Are Taken By New Officials uu i XU Ur Russell Merrill Merialdo Take Over ollowing Impressive Ceremonies TA I TI4 I A ATI as of4icials Of Nevada Glenn Duntan superintendent of public instruction Peter Merialdo I MM 14 vJ I Ellv wM I nJ yesterday" were Merv controller Dan ranks treasurer John Koontz secretary of state Gallagher mine inspector not shown in the photograph and (left to right) Louis errari surveyor general Jack McCarthy printer Cory Gets NSES Post Thomas Secretary Smith Is In COMPARE OUR MERCHANDISE AND PRICES! ALL MERCHANDISE THE HIGHEST QUALITY ORCHARD CRYSTAL fl SOUTHERN Hand Painted While It Lasts I 53 dc Dinnerware Regular $3995 SA100 NOW RENO NEVADA WEDNESDAY MORNING JANUARY 3 1951 llUtAKIHUUAKt Nevada Has 2 Year Supply State Lawi Mnct Ra PaccaJ 1 Xniclnfnrc i Ren? Shut Off 1 It is now up to the Nevada legis the 74 pupils will move into the new lature to pass a law specifically $110000 school building and a third stating nat slot machines are legal in this state "That is the only way to make possible the importation of machines to the state Wide Territory The new law covers wide terri tory One section outlaws use of slot machines on any land under exclusive federal jurisdiction This will compel the armed services to toss them out of clubs The measure was the first to be written into the statute books as the result of concern over the spread of organized crime and gambling It has been estimated that gamblers have grossed $2 0000001)00 annually from slot ma chine operations Congressional experts have esti mated there are some 150000 slot machines in operation The measure makes it a federal crime for'anyonc to ship a slot ma chine or any parts of a slot machine across a state line into a un less a state now takes specific ac tion to exempt itself from the fed eral law 5 Nevada is the only state which has legalized statewide gambling But under the new law its legisla ture now must take affirmative action if it wants to continue to receive £lot machine shipments Tough on Jennings Harold Jeske vice president of the Jennings: Co which usual ly does a $2500000 annual business in slot machines said the company hopes to get government contracts to help keep the factory going dur ing a conversion period but added that contracts have come through so far If they get work soon more men will be laid off he said Jeske said the company will have to convert completely in order to make typewriters adding machines and machine parts because the vending machines it makes other than slots are made with slot ma chine parts which also are banned from shipment'under the new law The 50 year old firm is reduced immediately to operating at no more than 10 per cent of its ca pacity output Jeske said rom other sources it was re ported that some of the larger manufacturers are considering a possible court test of the law None would comment on this possibility however Charles Russell became the governor of Nevada at 2 :15 yesterday afternoon The oath of office wa administered by Chief Justice Milton Badt who was flanked by Justice Edger Eather on the right and by Justice Charles Merrill on the left The oath of office of 23rd governor climaxed an impressive ceremony held in a courtroom overflowing into the corridors both in front of the bench and behind it XX The Nevada born Republican who a few days ago celebrated his 47th birthday repeated the oath of of fice in the presence of his wife his children and his father in law Judge Clark It was a digni tied ceremony that sawJhis elected officials swear to uphold the constitution of the United States and the state of Nevada Merrill Sworn irst At exactly 2 Chief Justice Badt and Justice Eather entered the courtroom and took their seats on the bench Both wore their judi cial robes On the left of the chief justice sat Charles Merrill not yet cloaked in his judicial robe The 1 chief justice explained that: 9 VJV I CA Jtu A VvIijOvI A Ivl think it proper that there announced three important ap should be a complete complement pointments to state administrative of the court to administer the oath offices in his first official act as of office to those elected by the citi chief executive of Nevada zens of Nevada and for that reason Ralph Thomas Las Vegas Agers Admit Big Elko Blast was named as the sec rcary Chester Smith Winne mucca wTas named to the state budget post and John Cory Jr Reno was appointed as executive director of the Ne vada Employment Security De partment Russell also named Kath arine Kastris and A Carlson Jr both of Reno as office secre taries '5' Russell said appoint ment was a temporary measure as Carlson would serve as secretary of the senate during the forth coming legislative session Carl deferment of appointment to a permanent post was requested by several state senators who asked that fie remain as secretary of the senate until after the legis lative session this year Thomas a Las Vegas real estate man and Republican candidate for secretary of state in the Novem ber election replaces Alice Maher as the governor's secretary Smith Is Democrat Smith former managing editor of the Humboldt Star at Winne mucca was the only Democrat ap pointed by the new governor to day He replaces orrest Bibb of Reno X' 5X Cory an insurance man and active in state Republican circles replaces Denver Dickerson of Reno as head of the Employment Security Department Other appointments were an nounced yesterday by other new office holders Peter Merialdo who succeeded Jerry Donovan as state controller announced that Donald Riddell would be retained as chief deputy Merialdo said that Paul Hammel Las Vegas Democratic candidate for lieuten ant governor in the September primary would replace Grover Os born as insurance commissioner Mervin Gallagher inspector of mines replacing A Bernard said Miss Louise Glover Carson City would be retained as office secretary Leonard Traynor would also remain as deputy mine in spector at Tonopah and Cecil Mor rison Virginia City would replace David Abel as deputy inspector at Ely 7 Xr Charles Guthrie supreme court reporter for 36 years is retiring and will be replaced by Miss Anna Legarza who will serve as secre tary to new supreme court Justice Charles Merrill Young Runaways Held by Police Public schools will reopen Thur? day morning after being in recess for the holidays Superintendents Earl Wooster of Reno and Proctor Hug of Sparks said yesterday Despite the fact that every stu dent was informed of the reopening date there has been confusion after the long holiday and it is likely that some children will be reporting for classes today Although the elementary and high schxls will resume classwork at 9 am Thursday the University of Nevara will reopen today Wom en's dormitories on the campus were opened last night for the con venience of those returning early The 74 pupils of Huffakers school will enjoy another five days of va cation returning Monday The rea son for the long holiday there is that the Huffakers staff is still busy moving school equipment from the old school building to the new one which will hold classes for the first time January 8 Tale Declared Untrue District Judge Priest has refused to enjoin Eugene Jarvis prominent restaurateur from op erating Chalet a restau rant and guest house in an exclu sive district at Crystal Bay Thirteen property owners in Crystal Bay Park subdivision sued Jarvis who formerly owned Eu restaurant on Virginia Road asking the court to order him to close on the grounds it violated subdivision covenants During the trial held several months ago the plaintiffs contended that the deed transferring lot 37 to Jarvis specifically provided that he could not use the property for com mercial purposes 7 Jarvis admitted that the cove nants were listed in the deed but he said this was a mistake which the Crystal Bay Corporation had promised to amend He pointed out that the same lot had previously been used as the site of Club Crys tal a night spot that burned down Judge Priest delivered his de cision yesterday saying: reason of a want of convinc ing proof that lot No 37 was embraced within a plan of the Crys tal Bay Corporation that it be sold with restrictive covenants and by reason of the time element of the acquisition of various parcels there in the decision is for the de The element of acquisi apparently referred to the fact that some of the plaintiffs' in the case against Jarvis had bought their property Crystal Bay at a time when Club Crystal was oper ating The plaintiffs were rantz Walter Tobin Acrea Clyde Mast and Norbert Van Buren and their wives and Hildegard Willman Harry Marsh and A Storz They alleged that operation of a commercial establishment in what is otherwise a residential area de preciated the value of their prop erties Mr Jarvis who opened and op erated restaurant on Virginia Road for some time be fore going to Lake Tahoe bought the lot at Crystal Bay in 1916 ollowing the opening of his Cha let there the objections were heard by the planning commission of Washoe County where the whole case was aired When no final solu tion was reached through those channels the case was taken to court Attornev John Halley repre sented Jarvis and Attorney Oliver Custer appeared for the plain tiffs Municipal Court Has ull Docket JOHN PALMER AND JOHN SCOTT 5 EXTRA SPECIAL! 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