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Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • 14

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Reno, Nevada
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RIDAY MAY 8 1955 NEVADA STATE JOURNAL RENO NEVADA PAGE OURTEEN Earl Wooster Named County School Head are Gfi the to TERMS STAMPLI'S the 2nd and West Sts No matter how you say it when Many Happy Returns Congratulations Happy Birthday a manufacturer Give Shell Chemical and be Sure We make synthetic ANNOUNCEMENT rubber in a variety with a Great Name by the carload Birthstone for May EMERALD HELL SEAGRAM DISTILLERS COMPANY NEW YORK CITY BLENDED WHISKEY 868 PROO 65 GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS be the it of a LABORATORIES TELEPHONE 2 5168 RENO NEVADA The United States exported about 23 per cent of its tobacco production in 1952 ELKO Nev May 5 (IP) The condition of Chris Sheerin edi tor and co publisher of the Elko Daily ree Press was reported improved today Sheerin 52 entered Elko Gen eral Hospital a week ago for kid ney surgery He suffered a relapse early this week and for a time had been listed in con dition the i Schilling Coffee Vivian Richards 24 of 140 Vesta St was released from the city jail yesterday after it was learned fraudulent check charges pending against her in Pasadena Calif had been dismissed The Reno saleswoman was or dered released after Assistant District Attorney William Rag gio received word from Pasadena authorities that charges against her had been dropped Ominous smoke on the south west edge of the Truckee Mead ows proved to be harmless yes terday Although the billows were impressive in the early afternoon things were under control accord ing to County ire Warden George Holcomb armers in the area were burn ing dry brush taking advantage of the calm weather to remove some of the undesirable material that will be dangerous later in the ear it was learned CREMATION Now Available in Reno ALLON May 5 Churchill now consolidated school board is headed by Ramon Arriza balaga Jr the allon Standard reports Others elected to the board were Bill Boman and Beale Cann as members from outside allon Dale Hansen of allon and Gilbert Testolin of Harmon member from the county at large Churchill Board Is Organized Because of deficiencies in county budget caused by state legislative action Washoe Coun ty will seek a $125000 emergency Ioan in the near future the coun ty commissioners decided yester day The three commissioners de cided to ask for the loan in yes terday meeting and after a thorough study of the problems yesterday afternoon decided on the $125000 figure In announcing the decision the commissioners explained that all of the county offices were facing unexpected expenses as a result of the changes made by the state legislature in the fiscal program The legislature changed nearly all financial functions from a cal endar year to a fiscal year ar rangement The fiscal year pro gram begins on 'July 1 Assessor Affected Among the offices that have been seriously affected by the legislative action is that of Coun ty Assessor Albert Boyne which Is required to issue automobile li cense places twice this year All of the other offices have had ad ditional similar burdens the com missioners reported The board announced that would make all of the details the deficiencies public within few days Advertising of intention to make the emergency loan begins today and any persons wishing to be heard on the matter can ap pear before the board on May 21 ollowing this hearing the board must make its request for loan to the State Board of nance Tex was appear to submit a a gambling license application for a group seeking to take over op eration of the Thunderbird Hotel also in Las Vegas The commis sion revoked the licenses held by two of the owners effec tive June 1 for permitting undis closed interests in the Thunder bird casino? lems that will be required by the countywide reorganization Mr Wooster will receive an an nual salary of $12000 for the new position and Hug will receive $10000 At present Wooster is being paid $9000 and Hug gets $8000 The board has set the first Mon day of each month as its regular meeting date The seven man board includes Clayton Agnes Risley of Sparks Glen Myers Gordon Thompson and Robert Drake of Reno James Burke of Wadsworth and Earl Avansino of Huffaker The two superintendents are expected to begin work on the re organization in the near future The discussion brought out a number of problems in or ganization and finance that will be faced by the new county or ganization Prominently Known Both Wooster and Hug graduates of the University of Nevada and veterans of many years in the education field in Nevada Both had been principals of local high schools before being elevated to their present positions Mr Wooster served for eight years as principal of Reno High Schools and he has served in schools in several other communi ties in the state Mr Hug who began his teach ing work in Sparks in 1927 be came high school principal and city superintendent in 1937 or the last six years he has been su perintendent of the Sparks schoo district WINNEMUCCA May Mike Ledding one of two Cordero Mine workers accused of high grading a flask of mercury was sentenced to prison this week Ledding received a sentence of from two to 14 years after plead ing guilty to embezzlement fore Judge Merwyn Brown Humboldt Star reports Hearing is still pending in case of John ortune who faces similar charges Winnemuccans Hurt When Auto Is Upset WINNEMUCCA May Clif ford Smith and Charles Williams both of Winnemucca were ser iously hurt Monday night when a car driven by the former missed a curve near the Southern Pacific underpass here Officials said the vehicle rolled over three times before halting in the sagebrush the Humboldt Star reports Both men are confined to Humboldt General Hospital Tonopah Boy Seen On A Bomb TV Show TONOPAH May 5 John McNeil Tonopah high school student appeared last week on the ABC television program Wants to in a broadcast from Mercury where preparations were underway for the atomic blast this week McNeil joined a group of Las Vegas and other Nevada students for the broadcast Sunday but re turned home before the blast As Low As $150 per Week CONVENIENT SEE THIS NEW MIRACLE CLEANS BEORE YOU BUY ANY OTHIRI MOST MODERN CLEANER YOU CAN BUY I Board of Adjustment Explains Reason or Action Two infants were burned death and four other persons were seriously injured Wednesday when fire broke out in a railroad section car in Doyle Calif The fast moving flames were blamed on kerosene Cathy Ann Collins four months old and Linda Sue Collins aged 16 months vere killed by the blaze Both were children of Mr and Mrs Russell Collins of Doyle Reportedly in critical condition at the Portola hospital yesterday was Mrs Collins who suffered se vere burns on the upper part of her body Mrs Marion Crews 23 suffered second and third degree burns and her children Melvin 4 and Dennie 16 months received similar injuries Investigators said that a can of kerosene which was being used to ignite a fire in the section car had ignited The can was dropped near the door making escapp al most impossible Western Pacific employes were forced to break into the flaming car through another exit Three of the children were carried away immediately but the four morith old child could not be removed im mediately The older Collins child died in the Portola hospital Among those participating in the rescue effort were Dan Cop land Western Pacific station agent and Pickens a Doyle rancher both of whom made trips into the car to carry out the mothers and their children Vol unteers prevented flames to spreading to other cars in the vi cinity if Improvement Shown By Chris Sheerin Washoe County Takes irst Major Step Toward Adopting Peabody Program No matter how you say Birth say it with a gift of 7 CROWN the SURE way to tell a man his birthday is a great day or 7 CROWN not only brings him finest whiskey taste it brings him Amer favorite gift whiskey Hawthorne Man On County School Board STORES EASILY always ready for action! ROLLS EASILY over scatter rugs door sills etc CLEANS EASILY complete set of attachments Controlled Burn Sends Up Smoke Two Girls Dead As Raging ire Consumes Home Hotel at Vegas Pays Creditors Million Bucks CARSON CITY May 5 The Nevada Tax Commission to day granted a formal state gam nling license to the operators of i he New rontier Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip after learning creditors had beenpaid morethan $1000000 The agency 10 days ago granted the licensees a provisional license on condition outstanding debts be paid to contractors and trades oeople in the southern Nevada area within the 10 day period Reno Attorney Joseph McDon ald Jr testified that the new corporation had paid $l193340 to creditors of the old Last ron tier Hotel Corp since April 21 He testified that all outstand ing bills except approximately $84000 in disputed claims were paid Successful license applicants included Stanley Leeds Beverly Hills Calif insurance man Bruce Ivy Arkansas attorney Robert Xroloff and Joe Shapiro Las Vegas gamblers Sam Lewis Hol lywood producer and Garwood Van an orchestra leader The commission was scheduled to consider addition gambling matters (riday) and was ex pected to reach a final decision on an application containing 27 names for a gaming permit for the Moulin Rouge in Las Vegasa proposed inter racial resort hotel now nearing completion It was not known definitely if Hugh Bradford a partner in Southwest Securities of Dallas Eggs were consumed in the US last year at a rate of about 410 per person Legislative Actions Responsible for Deficiency Reno's Police and iremen orm Publicity Committee or Coming Pay Raise Vote Plans for the construction of a duplex unit at 3066 Plumas St were explained to county commis sioners yesterday by Mrs Pearl Burner owner of the property who appeared to appeal a decision of the Washoe County Board of Adjustment Mrs Burner told the board that she was planning to construct two rental units on the lot where her home is located The board of adjustment last month denied her request for a variance for this purpose Report Made Richard Allen appearing for the board of adjustment noted that the land use requirements in that area call for only one house per 15000 square feet and the entire Burner lot includes only 8000 square feet He told the commissioners that the board had been concerned about the access problems and the sewerage diffi culties that would be encountered as a result of the construction After hearing the discussion the commissioners agreed to visit the property to study Mrs Burn er's request They will make a trip to the area Saturday morn ing DE ADUEAIMK1C the campaign to win approval of JI EMtvrlCMLzI rX3 the referendum providing an in crease in wages for policemen and firemen are Louis Spitz left of the and Ray Mould of the The question will appear on the city election ballot for June 7 It Was 5th Day of 5th Month of '55 Mercury Thief Sent to Prison $125000 Loan Is Sought By County Board STOP THAT PAIN or safe and fast relief of headache toothache muscle pain and minor aches and pains of arthritis and rheuma tism try Anti Pain Capsules They do not upset stomach and your relief is guaranteed 49c and 89c at any drugstore PLUS NEW 2 IN TOOL AMOUS "SWIVEL TOP ONLY Your Inspection is Invited Solely Owned and Operated by RENO LODGE No 14 ODD ELLOWS our Others Injured In Section Car Tragedy ASTHMA SUERERS IND CURB OR MISERY DUE TO ASTHMA ATTACKS RUSHED HERE! New hope for relief from asthma parox ysms is seen today in reports of success with a palliative formula which acts to relieve congestion Men and women who formerly suffered with dread coughing choking wheezing asthma attacks now tell of blessed relief after using it PROMETIN costs 13 but considering results this is not expensive mounts to only a few pennies per dose (Caution use only as directed) PROMETIN sold with strict money back guarantee by Drug Store 127 Virginia Reno Mail orders filled Yesterday was quite an occa sion for amateur astrologists It so happened that yester day was the fifth day of the week It was also the fifth day of the fifth month and it fell in 1955 Such a conglomoration of is not scheduled to be possible again until May 5 2155 according to persons who have looked up such matters Whether such a combination of number fives had any favor able or unfavorable effects was probably doubtful and few peo ple seemed any more inclined than usual to place their bets on five at roulette and keno games A if A shipside refrigeration termin al at the Port of San rancisco cont 680000 cubic feet of space Earl Wooster superintendent of the Reno School District since 1944 has been designated county superintendent of schools in one of the first major steps in Washoe County toward adoption of the Peabody plan Proctor Hug Sparks superintendent will be the assistant superintendent The decisions were announced by lhe newly formed County School Board at a Wed nesday night meeting The county wide plan will go into effect on July 1 1956 A Clayton of Sparks chair man of the county board which was formed last week by the trus tees of 14 of the school districts announced that the two men will bear the responsibility for handling many of the prob RECORD ROOM Phone 3 4149 Send your inquiries to Shell Chemical Corporation Synthetic Rubber Sales Division Box 216 Torrance California Phone DAvis 4 4991 SHELL CHEMICAL CORPORATION Synthetic Rubber Sales Division of types deliver it promptly by the bale Property Owner Appeals Ruling To Commission of rubber products thinks of supply he should think of Schilling the coffee with that special Vfestem lavor! Ill MMlil HjUKH Completely New and Modern acility Chapel Urns Urn Garden Non Profit Non Sectarian What is the most important issue on the June 7 ballot? There are varying opinions of course but Reno policeman or fireman will tell you their pay raise petition takes top billing A vote on the pay raise question will give every uniformed city employe a $50 per month across the board raise and will hike their salaries up to the level paid by Las Vegas and other commu nities of a size comparable to Reno To help educate Reno voters of their need for a salary hike the Reno Police Protective Assn and the Protective Assn this week named ireman Ray Mould and Police Capt Louis Spitz co chairmen of a public relations committee to dis seminate information concerning the initiative petition Acting jointly for the two or ganizations the co chairmen will issue news releases and place advertising urging favorable ac tion on the pay raise question The two men have also planned an extensive speaking program at the various Reno service clubs and fraternal or ganizations several of which have already given their endorse ment to the pay raise question Money to conduct the publicity campaign is being put up by members of the two organiza tions through a voluntary assess ment program Charges Dismissed Woman Turned Loose Mountain View Cemetery IOO Over 56 Yeort Service to Humanity HAWTHORNE May loyd Justus was chosen president of the newly formed five member county board of education this week Mr Justus who is a member of the Mineral County high school board will be assisted by William Kellison and Mrs Anne Lowe members of the Hawthorne school district board Henry Eddy mem ber of the Mina school district board and Walter Vorhees of the Schurz school district board the Mineral County Independent re ports Mbs 1 "x'' 4 1 1 1 I 11 fciBAiai 1 1 ji If ft SsmS a laiSSEci Bl 1 0 ofa wwiT HMMlilUfll Itl.

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