Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • 14

HELP ENCE THE DITCHES THE WEATHER XESTERDAY: Hlgjl 'TPDAY: air with some high clouds little change in temperatures jS i gsebaiia tafc journal PAGE OURTEEN RENO NEVADA TUESDAY MORNING MARCH 20 1951 ESTABLISHED 1870 in a clear egg $30Q QUALITY bubble with' colorcharm' fragrance ive cakes of soap in a package that spirals up to new heights of fragrance Hue Grass or June Geranium iirs Treasure wrapped ouaps woropT El BSk Magnum soap June Geranium or Blue Grass nackaaed Nine Days Remain for Signature or Veto Remmer Tax Suit fl A Governor Ponders New Legislation In Nevada Hinted ormer Policeman Denies 2CANDIDATES ILE PAPERS Taking Prisoner's Money New Rail Union Plans Meeting COMPANY Members of the Reno Rotary Club greeted 11 the district governor of Rotary Walter Hansen of Lincoln Calif at the weekly luncheon meeting at the Riverside yesterday Here on an official visit Mr Hansen conferred last night with the officers and committee chairmen of the club He spoke briefly yesterday on his experiences at the international convention of Rotary and also at the conference of district governors held in Chicago ive new members were wel comed to the club and included: Kenneth Dillon attorney William Hopper banker Merrill Inch newspaper man Ivan Sack forest service and the Rev Joseph War ner RENO CHURCH NAMESPASTOR Two candidates for the forth coming city election filed for of fice yesterday irst to file his petition carrying the requisite number of signatures was Louis erretto Mr er retto is campaigning for council man from the fifth ward Within a few minutes Howard Enos candidate for the position of fourth ward councilman had his petition in the hands of City Clerk Terrill Taylor Yesterday was the first day for formal filing of candidacy and the prompt appearance of the two pe titions was something of a surprise Although a number of persons have announced their plans to run for municipal office it was not ex pected that any of them had had sufficient time to complete their petitions iling will close at noon April 7 The election will be held May 8 Attended by nearly one hundred interested spectators hearing in the case of William Hart former Reno police officer dismissed from the force last month was begun before the civil service commission last night Puccinelli said Patrolman Abel testified that he had been present at the booking of Townsend and had brought him to city jail from the accident scene He corroborated Officer Steven testimony in part but testi fied he did not see the money ex cept for the edge of one bill and some silver The hearing adjourned with Abel slated to take the stand for cross examination when the session reconvenes this evening at 7:30 pm Members of the new civil service board heard testimony George I James presiding as chair man Grant Bowen is secretary of the commission and Harold Rohlf ing is member Dr Bert Edwards office will be closed until March 26 MONO PAC One Unit Hearing Aid Bandit who waited in his garage last night obtained approxi mately $100 from rank Vairo 721 Virginia St Mr Vairo told police he walked from his home to his garage about 9 pm He noticed a man sitting in his car Mr Vairo said The stranger stepped out of the car told Mr Vairo is a and took the wallet containing the money The bandit then ran down Virginia St Whether the man used a gun or merely simulated a weapon was not immediately learned: Wilbern A Echols 37 truck driver for the Blue Diamond Corp at Arden Clark county was killed at 8:30 yesterday morning when the dump truck from which he was dumping waste overturned and pinned him underneath The report came from State Mine Inspector Mervin Gallagher who said the accident was the first mine fatality of the year The Blue Diamond company mines gyp sum and lime in Clark county south of Las Vegas The inquest will be held in Las Vegas today Still Handy In a Pinch CARSON CITY PAPER SOLD No Button Shows in Ear Hide your deafness with the new Beltone a transpar ent almost invisible device Come in phone or mail coupon today for new REE book that tells all about it Texas Publisher Buys Nevada Appeal "Nevada's Oldest and Largest Hearing Aid Clinic' Suite 222 Byington Building Phone 2 3269 erretto Enos irst To Qualify Berrum told him The boss wants to see handing over trousers after them Hart dressed he said and was literally at gun from the house to a police car and was driven to the station Hart said that Chief Greeson told him at headquarters to turn over the duplicate property slip adding that Hart would on his way to an hour after this was done Hart said he kept the slip as his own protection later turning it over to his attorney Mr Custer The slip was entered in evidence Hart repeatedly testified that the prisoner Townsend had only $44 in his possession when he was booked This was flatly contradicted by Officer Eugene Stevenson and by Townsend himself Stevenson and Officer Jess Abel took Town send into custody following a minor accident brought him to the booking desk and later took him to Washoe Medical Center for a blood alcohol test it was testified Under close cross examination by Mr Custer Officer Stevenson insisted that he had seen five $20 bills three $5 bills and three or four silver dollars laid on the booking desk as prop erty When Mr Custer noted that Stevenson did not remember other details clearly such as Town alleged signing of the prop erty slip Stevenson noted that the bills were unusual amount of for a roughly dressed man to be carrying Stevenson added that in his former employ ment in a local club he had hand ed large amounts of currency and automatically counted money that came to his attention Contradiction Made Stevenson further contradicted Hart in saying that "there was no indication that anything was at the booking desk and that he had heard no mention of CANNAN'S DRUG LORAL CO "Serving You Since 1 875' 14 WEST COMMERCIAL ROW TELEPHONE 7169 Representatives of United Oper ating Crafts which was set up to compete with the railroad brother hoods will hold an organizing meeting in the Guild Hall on Pyra mid Way in Sparks at 1 pm today Railroad men and the public are invited The UROC was formed in Janu ary this year by A ord San rancisco resident and veteran Southern Pacific employe The or ganizaHon has been certified by the federal mediation board as a able bargaining for railroad workers and claims it is about ready to a recognition elec tion on the Western Pacific line Aiderman and Doyle San rancisco railroad men are the organizers who will address meeting RECOVERED Reported stolen from ourth St near Virginia Saturday afternoon a 1935 ord belonging to Joseph La Cruze 424 Tenth St was found in Sparks later the same night Door and steering'1 wheel locks of the vehicle were broken and ignition wiring had been crossed police said PROMPT REPAIR SERVICE AIRPORT ROAD BOX 2533 RENO PHONE 2 8222 Hearing on Dismissal of William Hart Attracts Crowd to City Hall EXQUISITE SHENANDOAH VARIETIES Hardy Stock with Strong Canes and Sturdy Roots DROP IN TODAY! By UNITED PRESS i Attorney Miles Pike declined yesterday to discuss San rancisco reports that Elmer (leones) income tax payments are being scrutinized by federal officials Remmer a San rancisco gambling figure is a legal resi dent of Nevada (In Washington the tax division of the Justice Depart ment announced it had referred to office tax reports The division said all files in the case were en route city of Reno represented by At torney Richard Blakey called last four witnesses who in cluded Hart himself The hearing adjourned shortly before 11 pm with indications that it would con tinue until as late a time tonight and possibly into a third night Hart was dismissed as patrolman following charges that he removed $75 from the property envelope of a prisoner Doh Townsend Charges filed with the civil service commission also alleged that Hart appropriated the duplicate slip listing property and refused to return it when ordered to do so by Chief of Police Greeson The hearing on those charges was requested by Hart several days after his dismissal Officer Testifies Mr Blakey called Hart to the stand as the first witness and over the objections of attorney Oliver Custer Hart tes tified He stated in answer to Mr questions that he as book ing officer booked Townsend on a drunken driving charge about 12 :38 am the morning of ebruary 10 Hart stated that Townsend had a knife wallet folder pen glasses and $44 in his possession at the time of booking The money con sisted of two $20 bills and four sil ver dollars Hart said Hart testified that Townsend made some objection to the amount listed on the property slip at the time of booking but signed the slip The original of the slip was given to Townsend Hart said he handed it to the prisoner and the duplicate was retained for city records The receipt an agreement between Townsend and Hart said Hart related that he later re moved the duplicate slip from the police records because he was afraid trouble was brewing and that he would be blamed Hart said that 'existed in the de partment against him He took the slip with the Intention of turning it over to his relief man at 6 am but forgot to do so in the press of last minute duties taking it home instead that had been had reached him about 3:30 aan that morning Hart remarked He said he felt sure the involved Townsend in some way as he had sensed trou ble at the time of booking Testimony Surprises Hart electrified the large audi ence when he testified that he was by its supporters One agency which had been slated for the chopping block fi nancially speaking won a last min ute reprieve and was provided with $15590 in state support for the next two years This was the Ne vada State Historical Society A bill under consideration during most of the sesflon would have abolished the society and provided for transfer of its exhibits and pos sessions to the University of Ne vada which would have established the Dr Jeanne Elizabeth Wier memorial library Commissioner Remains The veterans service commis office also escaped execu tion with the aid of administration pressure The and means committee of the assembly had ap proved a bill abolishing the com mission and had 'sponsored intro duction of a separate measure creating a coordinating office for Las Vegas on the theory that Reno was well provided for by the service officers of various vet erans organizations However the assembly veterans affairs committee forced transfer of the bill abolishing the office of the commission to its care and then killed the measure The general appropriation act carried a grant of $17812 for the next two years including the in creasing of the salary of the deputy commission in Las Vegas from $3 600 to $4200 annually This is the same pay given the commissioner who maintains his office in Reno 30 PM Mon Thru rl fo Hollywood KWRN ABC OR RENO Meanwhile in the wake of the end of the legislature a few min utes after midnight Sunday morn ing these were some of the high lights: unds for Guard The Nevada National Guard given only a token appropriation two years ago and forced to solicit private subscriptions to stay in business was given a grant of $62 928 The lawmakers hoped how ever that some of this would re vert to the state treasury two years hence The state planning board which was under fire by various law makers most of the session was given a $15000 appropriation for the next two years and was also given supervision of part of the various building and remodelling repair projects to be undertaken with the use of $933000 from the post war reserve fund However the planning board was continued withthe verbal un derstanding from a majority of its members that A Mackenzie its secretary would not remain in that position during the next two years The issue of the planning board continued as a center of contro versy until the final day of the ses sion The assembly ways and means committee had proposed a $2000 appropriation for the board but the Senate finance committee succeed ed in boosting this'figure to $15000 Museum Aided The Nevada State Museum was granted a $26050 appropriation but only after considerable urging the sum or any complaint on part Stevensonalso contradicted Hart in testify ing that Hart did not hand him or Officer Abel a waiver form re quired for prisoner blood alcohol tests Townsend himself testified as to his actions from 8 pm ebruary 9 when he cashed his $19340 pay check to the time he went to court the next morning for drunken driving He testified that he had four drinks during the evening two of them and had done no gambling knew I had $100 or Townsend said He related that he was searched at the booking desk signed a property slip but was unable to see what it read as his glasses had been taken Townsend was also sure mentioned at the booking desk A millworker Townsend ad mitted under cross questioning that he had pleaded guilty to drunken driving but not on first appearance in municipal court Paid $300 ine pleaded not guilty he said I found I stand a chance down in that He subsequently changed Kis plea after being freed from jail on $300 bond He paid a $300 fine Townsend was positive that no body had taken any money from him and accounted for approxi mately $74 he had paid out for room rent meal tickets a sum to his wife and for a round of drinks Attilio Puccinelli bartender at the Elbow Room in Sparks where Townsend cashed the paycheck testified that the check was and that Townsend changed a $20 bill there saw he had five Bandit Surprises Victim in Garage SERVICE COMPANY Nebraska Clergyman 1 Answers Call? The Rev Walter Hanne pas tor of the irst Presbyterian Church of Alliance Neb has ac cepted the call of the ederat ed (Congregational Presbyterian) Church of Reno to become its pas tor He will assume his duties here May 1 He is a graduate of thevOmaha Presbyterian Theological Semin ary and holds the degree of mas ter of theology from that school He has served the Presbyterian churches in Omaha and lorence Neb preceding his nine pastorate in Alliance He has been active in community affairs being a member of the Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce The Hannes have a son who is now in service The Rev Mr and Mrs Hanne were guests of the ederated I Church for a wekend in ebruary I The regular quarterly dinner and business meeting of the ed ercLiea cnurm suiieuuieu 11 has been postponed in order to combine it with a formal church reception for the Rev Mr and Mrs Hanne on their assumption of duties May 1 1951 The date for the dinner and reception will be announced Henry McNamara retired police officer who lives at 815 Jones St still knows how to make a pinch it 'A few minutes after 3 am Sun day McNamara awakened to see a strange man standing in his kit chen While Mrs' McNamara tele phoned police the retired officer stalked into the kitchen gun in hand and placed the stranger un der arrest Burglar Baffled Booked at Reno city jail for burg lary was Martin Athelstone 22 of 96 Winter St Athelstone made a rather poor excuse for his pres ence in the McNamara home po lice noted especially as the entry had been carefully made by forcingthe front door lock with a long i bladed fish knife know how I got in the Athelstone said Officers impounded the automo bile Athelstone was using noting that it had been from a used car lot where Athelstone has been employed By ROBERT BENNYHO United Press Staff Correspondent CARSON CITY March 19 The lawmakers had all gone home today but one man Gov Charles Russell remained behind facing a large pile of bills which must all be studied and either signed or vetoed within the next nine days The governor has until March 29 to act on the new legislation under a state law which says he has ten days after the legislature adjourns to act on the bills sent to him by the lawmakers Bills Signed Among the bills Russell signed over the weekend were those which: Abolished the state boards of printing control and publicity Amended the soil conservation act Permit counties to install and use voting machines Permits the Colorado River Com mission to sell or lease the Basic Magnesium plant at Henderson to public as well as private corpora tions Permits employment of internes in Nevada hospitals for the first time Authorize payments of pensions to widows of supreme court jus tices Provides for reciprocal agree ments to punish persistent common carrier violators of highway laws Election Pay Increases pay of election work ers from $6 to $8 per counting or "SERVICE IS OUR BUSINESS" Electrical Advertising Interior Illumination SALES SERVICE voting period Regulate operations of speed boats to prevent a recurrence of tragedies such as that which cost Imogene Wittsche of Roseville Calif both her legs two years ago' Appropriates state funds for pur chase of mine rescue equipment Increases pay of power district directors from $5 to $15 a day Requires motor vehicle dealers to post a $5000 bond and to prove their dealership Makes it unlawful for privately owned vehicles' equipped with red lights or sirens to use Nevada high ways Medical Hearings Meanwhile the governor held two hearings today for various medical professions favoring and opposing the signing of the basic sciences act which would require all members of the healings arts professions seeking licenses to practice in Nevada in the future to pass a rigid examination in the so called basic sciences Medical doctors supported pass age of the act in the legislature asserting it would raise standards in all the healing arts professions It was opposed by osteopaths chiropractors and other non medi cal doctors on grounds the were seeking by this subterfuge to drive them out of business and thus eliminate competition Russell said other hearings on various measures had been re quested before he acted on the bills concerned 9 ftartJV NEW BEHE1 THAN EVE1 NEVADA HEARING AID DOES Loss of Hearing Rob You Gambler's Returns Are Sent Here Pike Declines Comment on Report to Reno where it was expected the district attorney will submit the case to a federal grand jury) Case Is Confidential far as I am Pike said am going to consider as con fidential any case under investiga tion until a charge is filed or the federal grand jury returns an in Asked if this meant tax records were being studied for possible tax evasion Pike replied feel free to comment on that matter at this can be assured I will inves tigate any matter referred to this office by the Justice Department" he added but he refused persistent ly to say if referral of tax records to Reno meant an in come tax action was in the making No Charges iled filed any charge against Remmer and I know of none that is he declared Pike pointed out that a federal grand jury will convene at Las Vegas March 27 and that another may be called at Carson City in about two weeks all I can say right now is that you wait and see what the grand juries Pike concluded absolutely all I can tell you nnw Truck Overturns Driver Is Killed CARSON CITY Nev March 19 (UR) Sale of the Nevada Appeal oldest daily newspaper to a corporation headed by Car penter of Wichita alls Tex was disclosed today by the new owners Associated with Carpenter in the purchase were Parkinson and Reynolds Reynolds publish es the Las Vegas Review Journal and operates newspapers and radio stations in Texas and Oklahoma Carpenter will serve as president and general manager of the Appeal making his home here He has bef associated in newspaper work on publications in Texas and Okla homa for the past 27 years Statement Issued In a statement announcing the purchase Carpenter said hope to have new equipment and fea tures as the demand justifies Our plan is to make as many improve ments in the paper as The daily was purchased from George Payne and Thomas Ker vey who acquired the Appeal from Arthur Suverkrup on August 1 1948 The purchase price was not announced The newspaper began publica tion May 16 1865 A Teen Agers Are Rescued rom Island Marooned on an island in the Truckee River two miles west of Reno two teen age boys were res cued by deputies Sunday afternoon The youths James Hoistrum 16 231 ourth St and ranklin Madeiras 13 726 Lake St told deputies they used a plank as a bridge from the riverbank to the island The plank went downstream after they crossed by it At 1 :30 pm motorists on: High way 40 noticed the boys waving their shirts sized up the situation and telephoned the office Deputies waded out and carried James and ranklin to safety i The boys said they had been making a pre fishing season expe dition in search of good places to drop a line Deputies advised them to do their research after the river was somewhat warmer District Leader Addresses Rotary SUCCESS and HAPPINESS? HereX new hope for the hard of hearingYoii may discover that the new better than ever Beltone hearing aid restores you to normal business and social life helps you hear clearly again without strain The newest tiniest one unit Bel tone is so easy to wear No separate battery pack Unsurpassed for power and clarity awakened at his home 803 Burns St later the same morning when something touched his head and he looked up to see Assistant Chief Berrum holding own gun Reno erretto acting cap rain of patrol was also present The defendant in the case the gart sad th allon Woman Slain Sparks Man Arrested Lila Mahnen Gun Victim in Churchill Joseph Silvey Shoots Self Lives By UNITED PRESS Joseph Carl Silvey 55 year old Sparks railroad boiler maker was held under guard at the Churchill County Hos pital at allon last night on an open charge following the fatal shooting of Mrs Lila Marie Mahnen about 45 believed to be a Korea war widow Silvey the allon office reported wounded him self in the head trying to end his own life after Mrs Mahnen was shot twice and fatally wounded He was neia unaer guara at tne hospital where attendents said he was expected to recover The dis trict office announced a murder charge would probably be filed this morning 1 Quarrel Reported The office was told Sil vey who is a widower and Mrs Mahnen had been quarreling earlier in the day at a downtown bar The shooting occurred at the house oc cupied by Mrs Mahnen at 590 Es meralda St shortly after 4:30 pm today! Mrs Mahnen the office reported was shot twice once in the neck and again in the chest on the closed back porch of her home She ran outside across the street arid into the yard a neighbor collapsing on the front door step of the house She died there a few minutes later 'Weapon ound deputies found Silvey lying on a couch in the front room of the Mahnen house fully con scious Nearby they found a 32 caliber automatic pistol which deputies identified as the probable murder weapon Silvey was able to talk deputies reported and admitted the shoot ing i He said he tried to kill himself aftfer Mrs Mahnen ran out of the house Neighbors said Silvey had been a frequentvisitor at the home of Mrs Mahnen for the past two or three months Neighbors said they thought the two were married Papers found in billfold deputies said identified him as a boilermaker employed by the Southern Pacific Railroad and listed his address as 1532 St Sparks Husband Killed Neighbors said Mrs Mahnen had told them her husband had been killed while fighting in Korea and that she received government checks regularly She had resided in allon since early December 1950 The dead parents Mr and Mrs Robert Smith reside at 427 Hickery St San rancisco A daughter Mrs Root resides at 220 Second Ave in San ran cisco wife Selma Alice died September 22 1950 in Sparks The death was listed by the police de partment there as a suicide 1 A.