Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • 14

lebaba Jtate journal ESTABLISHED 1870 PAGE OURTEEN RENO NEVADA SATURDAY MORNING JULY 2 1955 Plane Crash in Washoe Lake Injures Two liers 17 Year 0ld Deserter Relates Crime Trail ap NOTICE by EECTIVE TUESDAY JULY 5th DAVID MELARKEY DDS Announces the removal of his offices Mill Street to from 190 IRST STREET 40 WEST RENO BUS LINES INC July 5 1955 Effective left the Sale never been police but the service Effective July 5 Ernest Marti nelli formerly of the inspection department of the head office of irst National Bank has been ap pointed assistant cashier and will assume the duties of operation officer of the Sparks branch of irst National according to Questa president of the bank Mr Martinelli is a native of Sparks and attended its schools and later the University of Ne vada where he obtained his BA degree majoring in economics He joined the main office staff of irst National Bank of Nevada as a bookkeeper in May J950 and in October of that same year joined the Army where he served until November 1952 McCormick who is pres ently at the Sparks branch with duties of operation officer is be ing assigned to the head office for a special training pro gram Ted Alvin Elbert yesterday pleaded guilty to a charge of drunken driving and was given his choice of a $200 fine or 100 days in the county jail by Justice of the Peace William Beemer The court ordered a 30 day sus pension of driving license YESTERDAY: High 83 Low 36 TODAY: air slightly warmer the re tainment facilities as well as a large number of gambling games (Photo by Gross) One district court damage suit against Harolds Club was dis missed yesterday but the score was evened before the end of the afternoon when a new action was filed against the large Virginia St casino The court dismissed a suit which had been filed in January of 1952 by Joseph Schonfeld who claimed that a beer glass was dropped from an escalator and struck him on the head Schon feld had asked for $25668 in damages The case was dismissed with prejudice indicating that an out of court settlement had been made The suit which was recorded yesterday was filed by Mr and Mrs Clinton Sweet According to the complaint Mrs Sweet was knocked from a bar stool by an intoxicated man on July 4 1953 She contended that the club was negligent for allowing the drunken patron to occupy the Seat next to hers The complaint also named the bartender and the intoxicated man as defendants although neither was identified by name Damages in the amount of $46220 were requested Attorneys for the plaintiff were William Raggio and Peter Eche verria Slide Mountain the scene ofReno Ski Bowl is bracing itself for the greatest summertime 1 assaults ever made by mankind that area according to oper ators of the recreation area Hundreds of persons are ex pected to ascend the impressive mountain in the ski lift which is now in operation for its sec ond summer season according io Carl uetsch manager of the operation The upper lift operating be tween the bowl and the top of when $2643000 worth of permits were issued by the building and safety office The fact that the permit for the Holiday Hotel was issued during June' accounts for the record figure However 44 new living units were authorized during the 30 day period and these projects mean more than $400000 worth of building It was the first time in seven months that building activity as recorded in office had topped the $2000000 mark or the first five months of the year the average monthly figure was about $1300000 With the year half gone it appeared almost certain that 1955 will prove to be the out standing year in the his room bar and an entertainment area have taken over The curv ing marquee is 130 feet in length with a nine foot wide apron The A tot JI of 22 men enlisted in the Navy during June from the Reno area according to Chief Donald Robertson of the local Navy re cruiting station Sixteen of them enlisted as sea men or airman recruits The re maining six all high school grad uates were enlisted as high school recruits under the new High School Graduate Training pro gram They will be assigned to a school in the ield of their choice upon completion of their recruit training Those enlisting from Reno were Bruce Louis Ackerman 18 of 2810 Wrondel Way: Dennis Logan Mc Neill 17 of 44 Sunnyside Drive Rodney Soren Nelson 17 of 560 Kirman Ave Richard Nash Bal austegui 17 of 604 Eureka Ave: and Gerald Buell Smith 17 of 1147 Buena Vista Ave rom nearby Nevada cities were Roy Elmo Lundgren 17 of Carson City Robert James Zucca 18 of allon Claude Earl Mackie 17 of Perington and Clyde Rich ard Hummel 18 of Babbitt New sailors from nearby Cali fornia cities are James orest Corson Jack Iba Wayne Ray Gordon Jerry Neal Hodges and Gerald Eugene Bell all from Susanville Billy Gale Marrsand and Leland Jery ackerell from Westwood John Eugene Hedrick and Robert Leon Haslett from Herlong William Henry Moore from Keddie James Benton Mc Allister from Chester Gary Luther Anderson from Tahoe Valley and Donald Ross Carroll from Virgilia All of the young men are at the present undergoing nine weeks of recruit training at the Naval Training Center San Diego This time is devoted to instruction in military history and etiquette and other courses in basic seamanship Upon completion of their re cruit training they will be granted 14 days leave to visit family and friends prior to being assigned to a training school or a regular naval establishment Administrator Named In Diana Mire Estate Attorney Dale Murphy yes terday was appointed special ad ministrator of the estate of DianaMire during a probate hearing inthe court of Judge Gordon Rice The court ordered a bond of $1000 The court authorized Murphy to obtain information from banks and other organizations on the estate for purposes of administra tion Driver of Car Cited Victim Confined To Hospital OLSOM PRISON Calif July 1 (UR) Jesse Rushing 50 olsom prison convict was captured with out resistance today on the Por tola Reno road after only 24 hours of freedom Rushing walked away from the honor camp near Portola yesterday He was picked up by a camp guard near Hallelujah Junction He was convicted of burglary in Los Angeles in 1950 and forgery in 1954 ive year old building records of City Building and Safety Department were smashed during June when the office issued $2714179 worth of building permits According to figures released yesterday by Ronald Coleman building and safety inspector the figure includes $2511365 in permits for new construction and $192814 worth of permits for remodelling projects The previous record was set in December of 1949 record players from churches in various Oregon cities The youth who was originally booked under an alias told po lice with no little pride that he had committed so many crimes he could not remember all of them He asked for a pencil and pad of paper to take to his cell so he could jot them down as he remembered them The teen age downfall came when Mrs Luchetti entered her living room yesterday morn ing and saw him standing there "What are you Mrs Luchetti demanded "I was just going to use the the youth stammered as he fled through the front door Mrs phoned police who arrested the youth a few minutes later three blocks away He made no resist ance to arresting officers DOWD WILL IN COURT Probate of the will of Mrs Maud Dowd was ordered im dis trict court yesterday by Judge Grant Bo en Mrs Dowd who died on May 16 left an estate worth more than $10000 most of which will be distributed to her daughter Edith Maud Cunnujg ham under terms of the will be ex ex Luchetti immediately the mountain will operate be tween 10 a and 5 each day carrying passengers almost to the summit for a view that includes most of Lake Tahoe and territory as far distant as allon The lift carries its passengers up a steep incline in swinging chairs that move as much as 40 feet above the earth uetsch said that the ourth of July weekend promises to bring the largest summer crowd yet recorded to the resort area Route No 1: When bus reaches Gear and Washington St bus will proceed to 11th St to Vine St south on Vine to Kimball west on Kimball to Peavine Rd north on Peavine Rd to Coleman Dr north on Coleman Dr to Latten Dr south on Lassen Dr to Ellendale east on Ellendale to Peavine Rd west on Peavine Rd to Penrose south on Penrose to Wesley Dr east on Wesley Dr to Peavine south on Peavine to University Terrace west on Uhiversity Terrace through Elmcrest Hgts then east on University Terrace to Washington south on Washington to 4th St east on Weet 4th St to Virginia St to down town stop One Case Closed Another Is Started $200 ine Is Levied or Drunken Driving ive Were rom Reno Others rom Nearby Communities a Nien as a suspect shortly after the theft was reported Chief Galli said he would continue to hold Nienas for but that he had definitely been cleared of the Adams breakin The young Air orce deserter also confessed stealing $640 from a safe at Nick and Auto Service 40 St on May 24 He said the safe was open The burglary had reported to Sparks was confirmed by station operators In talking to Reno police the youth said he stole the 1948 Hudson sedan he was using from a used car lot in Salem Ore He said that during the last week he had stolen at least a dozen Worship With The IRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH Leonard Sigle Pastor Highland Ave at Beech St Revised Accounting Method Adopted By Officials Route No 4 New Route: When but reachet Booth and River tide Dr but turn east on Rivertide to Keystone north on Key stone to 1st St west on 1st St to Chism St north on Chism to 2nd St east on 1st St to Virginia St south on Virginia St to down town stop Crash Victim Is Identified MOETT IELD' Calif July 1 The Navy today identified the pilot killed yesterday at the allon Naval Air Station when his twin engined jet crashed on takeoff as Lt (jg) Lucien Bor den of Palo Alto Borden assigned to Moffett ield 45 days ago was a 1952 graduate of the Naval Academy at Annapolis He is survived his wife Tourist records in Reno peared to be toppling last night as the largest holiday crowd in the history of the city poured it self into the cafes clubs and streets One of the best indicators of the size of the crowd the hous ing desk of the Reno Chamber of Commerce reported at a late hour that it was having more and more trouble placing the visitors who applied for reservations Early yesterday chamber offi cials said motel and hotel accom modations were reportedly ex hausted and visitors were being placed in private homes Estimates of the crowd which were made yesterday ranged from 22000 to 25000 tourists and either figure means a new holiday weekend record for the city Chamber officials said that they would have a more accurate idea of the size of the crowd once all accommodations have been filled and it is necessary to turn per sons away from the chamber housing desk Officials said that they were still able to handle the crowd but there were no predictions on how long the dwindling supply of pri vate accommodations would last The Memorial Day weekend crowd was estimated at slightly more than 21000 persons and early signs yesterday predicted a larger figure in the four day pe riod that will end Monday night All casinos and cafes were jammed early in the evening in cluding the new Mapes casino and the Club Primadonna which opened in the early evening for the first time Tourist Record May Be Broken During Weekend I KI 1 1 I ft when his motor scooter and an automobile col 1 INJ lLU lided at an intersection last night Harry Spezia is shown lying on the pavement being cared for by two unidentified passersby until the ambulance arrived The accident occurred at the intersection of Wells Ave and Broadway (Bennett photo) Ride to the Sky RENO SKI BOWL City inancial System Changes MadeYesterday 22 Men Enlisted Here in June By Navy Recruiters Harolds Club Has 50 50 Day In Local Court CHANGE IN ROUTES Nol and No 4 Reno Bus Lines With an even 100 speeders already cited to appear atthe July 7 session of the municipal traffic court Reno drivers are finally learning to take it easy radar speed cop picked up only four violatorsThursday evening and yesterday a sharp drop from the 25 and 30 tagged by the electronic device during each of "the preceding four days The four citations were issued Thursday evening while the police radar team was "set up at California and NixonAve They were among 183 drivers who were clocked at speeds ranging from 40 miles an hour to seven Yesterday the speed tracer was set up for two hour periodsat Sixth and Vine Sts and on Wells Ave Well over 500 cars passed by its unerring eye but a one was over the speedlimit "I guess they are learning we mean a traffic officer said Small CAP Craft Dives Nose irst Into Shallow Water Case Hardened Youth Needs Paper And Pencil to Keep Track isfK Harry Spezia 34 1670 Allen St was hospitalized last night when the motor scooter which he was riding was involved in a collision with a sedan at the intersection of Wells Ave and Broadway Blvd Spezia was given emergency treatment at Washoe Medical Center and later moved to St Hospital for treatment for a possible concussion He also suffered neck lacerations Driver of the sedan was Sig fried Jenni 50 346 Broadway Blvd who was cited by officers for making an improper hand turn Investigating crash were officers James and ranci Rea Record Numbers of People Making Pleasant Assaults On Slide Mountain Now Building Records Smashed Here During June Building Permits Total $2714179 Escapee Caught At Hallelujah if Diana Mire Estate Petition Is iled Attorney Dale Murphy yes terday filed a petition in district court asking for an appointment as special administrator of the estate of Diana Mire who died on July 4 1947 The petition said that the appointment was necessary to preserve the assets of the estate No letters of administration have been issued as yet in the estate the court was informed INEST ood's Housing Desk Already Swamped 100 Speeders Are Already Scheduled to Appear or Traffic Court on July 7th irst National Employes Moved tory from the construction stand point Already projects worth more than $9000000 have been authorized and the highest fig ure ever recorded was $12247 653 in 1953 Two Civil Air Patrol fliers escaped serious injuries last night when their small plane crashed nose first into Washoe Lake Emmett Woods and Don Amodei both of Carson City were taken to the Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City shortly after the crash One reportedly suffered minor internal injuries and the other reported a shoulder injury They apparently walked from the plane afterit had dipped into the shallow wa ter near the south end of the lake not far from the west shore Both men are employed by the National Guard in Carson City according to State Highway De partment officials who were at the scene of the accident The plane was apparently owned by a Carson City CAP unit Three witnesses told officials that they had seen the plane circling at a low level shortly before the crash The witnesses were Cabral 641 North St John Melillo 15 Wells Ave and rank Mongolo 540 Second St all of Reno The three men were fishing on the east side of the lake when 'the plane began to circle very low officers were told Height of the plane was estimated at 30 feet "I ducked I was Mongolo told officers After the plane had circled it flew back over the water the witnesses said "It looked like they were just accord ing to Mongolo Suddenly it made a sharp turn and dipped nose first into the water Only the tail surface was pro truding from the water The two men were under the care of Dr James Thom of Car Son City Washoe County sher deputies rushed to the scene of the accident prepared for emergency action Sparks Am bulance personnel transported Woods and Amodei to the Car City hospital ANSWERS CRITICS TAHOE CITY Calif July 1 (IP) Alex Cushing director of Squaw Valley answered European critics of his organization today with a promise that "the 1960 winter Olympics will be tackled with a vigorous program with experi enced ski and winter sports men placed in key saaaiiiii New fiscal policies of the city government went into operation yesterday in a quiet transition that has been in the plans for months A number of complicated changes designed to give city of ficials a closer look at city finan ces were put into effect almost overnight Under the new arrangement Comptroller Gordon Sampson ap pointed recently will be respon sible for handling and recording all fiscal transactions and all purchases will be cleared through his office The old conference room on the first floor of the city hall has been converted temporarily into a fisced roomPlans call for the eventual remodelling of the city hall to provide a office in the area formerly oc cupied by the old city jail A new $3000 cash register and recording instrument has been in stalled in the office of City Clerk Gill and it was used for the first time yesterday to record fi nancial work in that office Under the new system city of ficials will have a day to day tab ulation of the condition of city finances Under the old arrange ments it was at times necessary to wait for several days before ah accounting was possible The accounting firm of Kafoury and Armstrong has helped the city set up tne new system The fiscal transition was gun by the administration of Mayor rancis Smith and City Manager Hilberg Au thorization for the change was received from the state legisla ture in a charter change in March and planning for the new system began then Man Is Injured As Scooter And Sedan Collide A kJ PA HA 1 on the MaPes Hotel was the big feature I Im XX IX nf dnwnfnwn Rpnn vpstprdav as thp new Mapes casino opened for business Instead of stores and shops casino itself covers 6000 square feet and includes a bar and entei i 1 A 1 1 1 i r9 A wmen occupied tne space until tne iirst ot tne year tne Dig gaming Reno police are holding a case hardened 17 year old Air orce deserter who has admitted such an extensive criminal case history he has been given a pencil and pad of paper to jot down as he recalls them The teen age criminal was arrested shortly before noon yesterday after he attempted to burglarize the home of Mrs Mary Luchetti 347 ifth St He has been charged with violation of the federal Dyer Act for driving a stolen car across state lines So far police reported the youth has admitted two recent Sparks burglaries and a string of burglaries and forgeries in Ore gon When he was arrested at Seventh and Bells Sts on a de scription supplied by Mrs Lu chetti he said: did it wanted for lots of things in Oregon burglaries and forgeries and I stole the car using also a Sparks Police Chief Robert Galli said the youth burglarized the home of Adams 1036 St Thursday evening He ripped out a screen door and stole a small bank from a dresser drawer The bank contained about $6 Burglary in Sparks The confession to Sparks 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