Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • 8

WEATHER ESTABLISHED 1870 Shrine Circus Opening in Reno Today! I Slide Mountain Road Project Being Pushed 21 Applicants DELICIOUS i 9 OS My Office Will Be Closed AUG 3RD to 9TH ON VACATION CLARENCE PATTEN INSURANCE AGENCY Jerry Pancia Clover Way told deputies Sunday evening that someone had shot his pet Lab rador dog in the leg The bullet apparently came from a 22 caliber weapon deputies said Reason for the shooting was not explained for that reason no action could be expected until the September meet ing Lynch said he would hold a 25 per cent interest in the club and that Gordon putting up most of the bankroll would have the re maining 75 per cent Lynch an experienced bingo game operator in Las Vegas and in California said he did not feel that opening a new bingo game in Las Vegas create' a war but will create competition and restore the old spirit of bingo in the city" He said he did not intend to give a share of the profits of his bingo operation to other bingo operators in Las Vegas By agreement ong those concerned only two bingo games operate in the city presently and operators of three others who closed down receive a share of the profits Lynch said he operated a type of bingo game in California known as and was pres ently appealing a gambling misde meanor conviction as a result of a test case to test its legality The commission will resume its session at 9 am tomorrow No Other southern Nevada license ap plications were discussed today High 93r low 79 air except for scattered thunderstorms little change in temperature Burglars broke into the Nevada State Museum at Carson City at midnight Monday getting away with a large number (irreplaceable coinsand many gold specimens Officials estimates of the loot could state no approximate value for the coins Unofficial estimates ran into the hundreds of thousands of dollars from a standpoint It was the second time in recent years that the Museum housed in the old mint building at Carson City has been ull Recovery Made By Police In One Case WALLET DISAPPEARS George Eveleth of San rancisco reported to police recently that his wallet disappeared here on Mon day The wallet contained personal papersand $135 in cash he said quest the commissioners specified that no part of Washoe regular allocation of federal sec ondary road funds shall be used for the Slide Mountain job The county board made it possi ble to build the road by filing a condemnation suit against the for mer owner of the right of way Redfield after Redfield refused to sell the property That condem nation suit was carried all the way to the state supreme court where the county finally won out in 1951 A While the county obtained the right of way and made it available to the Reno Bowl Recreation Asso ciation the orest Service set aside several hundred acres of its land for the ski development The Reno Bowl Association is a ribn profit organization which in cludes representatives of the coun ty government orest Service the cities of Reno and Sparks and vir tually all of the serv ice clubs The association holds use rights to the proposed resort property and will lease these rights to one or more concessionaires Although authorities on skiing are unanimous in the opinion that Slide Mountain offers terrain that could make Reno one of the na top skiing centers local in vestors have been slow to ante up the money to install the necessary facilities This is the reason for the advert tising in the Wall Street Journal in which investors are requested to geb in touch with the Reno Bowl Association Minimum needs for the first year of operation include a dual chair lift sanitary facilities warming huts and snow removal equipment It has been estimated these will cost about $200000 Because the road will not be built until next spring the resort itself cannot be in operation until the winter of 1953 54 Everything Is Being Put In Readiness At Stadium Thefts from automobiles contin ued this week with five more re ported to deputies and Reno police yesterday One complete recovery of lodt valued at $315 was made by police early yesterday morning with ar rest of Buford Lowery 30 no address The recovery was made before the property owner red Weyerman of Omaha knew about the theft Police spotted Lowery at 5:45 am in the downtown district car rying a large new suitcase They questioned him Lowery allegedly admitted taking the suitcase and two plastic bags full of clothing from a Cadillac parked in the 100 block of Virginia St He even pointed out the car to police who left a note in the vehicle for the owner Lowery showed officers the cloth ing hidden in Lincoln Alley they added before accompanying them to jail Later in the day Lowery preliminary hearing on grand larceny charges Carrol Matthews Salt Lake City reported that a suitcase sample case clothing and miscella neous possessions were stolen from his parked 1950 Buick between 8:30 and 10:30 pm Monday The car was parked in the 200 block of Second St and was entered by smashing a windowing Mr Mat thews valued the missing property at $15195 Dr Poise of San rancisco told deputies that a sport coat and a gearshift handle were removed from his 1950 Cadil lac late Monday night Thecar was parked near Crystal Bay Lake Tahoe when it was looted Two imitation Cadillac hubcaps valued at $12 were removed from David 1951 Chevrolet be tween 9:30 pm Monday and 7:30 am yesterday The car was parked in front of the Davis home 314 Claremont St when it was looted police were told Gale Waggner Santa Monica Calif reported that a coat sport coat and jacket were taken from his 1951 Hudson between 9:30 and 11 pm Monday while the car was parked at Second and Center Sts The loot was val ued at $32 Ties With ormer New Jersey Character Cited David High Case Postponed While a 21 car special train and dozens of buses roll toward Reno loaded with happy children from a wide two state radius finishing touches will be applied this morning to the task starting Tuesday of in stalling the Kerak Shrine Polack Bros Circus at Mackay Stadium On hand for this opening performance will be ap proximately 1200 boys and girls coming on the Western "Circus and as many or more being brought by buses from many Nevada communities and neighboring counties of California be performances tonight and every night through Saturday at 8:15 and further matinees the next three days at 2:15 With efficiency disguised by an outer appearance of utter confu sion order was brought out of chaos at the stadium Tuesday after noon as the setting up of the circus equipment progressed Engineering eat It took a minor engineering feat to set up the triple wide apparatus of the Nine Ward Bell lyers and two lofty pedestals supporting the high wire of the Great Wallendas who are also nine in number In between were hung the dual trapezes of Les Geraldos daring adagio aerialists from rance and the perpendicular ropes known in circus parlance as Spanish webs upon which the Aerialovelies per form in graceful unison To one side was erected like a gigantic buggy whip the slender swaying pole of Miss Rietta 150 feet high On the sidelines to be brought out quickly during the fast flowing sequence of the circus program were the oddly assorted props used by such ground acts as the Theron amily wizards of cycling the our Whirlwinds gyrating quartet on roller skates rancis Brunn high velocity juggler the Myron Duo foot balancing experts Her manos Ibarra horizontal bar cham pions and the Karrel Troupe whose nine members balance on high Ro man ladders Not a Spangle In Sight Not a spangle was in sight as per formers in working clothes joined prop hands in putting up their own rigging But in dressing rooms dozens of trunks yielded a fairyland array of glittering gay colored cos tumes and brilliant plumage ollowing their arrival by rail road baggage car the Packs ele phant prodigies and the performing camels of Jack Joyce were estab lished in temporary stables within close proximity of the stadium Convenient to the circus arena 'were placed the portable quarters of Joe chimpanzees the jockey dogs of Karlis Petersons the penguins and seals of Albert Spiller and the precocious poodles of Harold canine surprise Amid the bustle of setting up the circus a group of serious looking men busied themselves unpacking trunks and crates of bizarre con tents An observer would never guess they were clowns Out of one mysterious box came the tiny automobile from which six foot two Chester Barnett makes his entry in the comedy pro logu'e 15 minutes before each per formance Bids Are Sought Advertisement Seeks Outside Capital or New Resort Six burglaries of homes in Reno were reported to police as having occurred Monday and yesterday Stolen were cash amounting to $268 a quantity of jewelry and a gun The gun was recovered 'under rather unusual circumstances Mon day night At 10 pm Monday an unidenti fied man called at the Nevada Mili tary District headquarters 2700 Virginia St and insisted on ing a 45 caliber pistol The weapon he said belonged to whom want to get into Raymond Gun Authorities were notified imme diately of the incident and the gun was identified as the one stolen from Raymond resi dence 337 University Ave earlier the same day Entry to the Smith home was made by cutting a win dow screen police said It was be lieved the burglars were fright ened from the premises when the Smiths returned to their home as he apparently left hurriedly tak ing only the weapon Walter Stevenson apartment manager at 820 Virginia St re ported that $260 in cash was stolen from his apartment between noon Monday and noon yesterday The cash was all in rents collected he said There appeared to have been no break in at the apartment A burglar who removed a window screen to enter the dwelling of Mrs Geisler 356 Roberts St made off with a quantity of jewelry between 6 pm Monday and 2 am yesterday Mrs Geisler was unable to estimate the value of the missing property which included An ame thyst pin and chain two strands of pearls a watch on a chain a pearl bracelet and several single ear rings At Champagne Apt A apartment at 314 Mill St was entered between 2 and 3 pm Monday by someone who availed himself of an extra key from building storageroom Taken were a wrist watch two diamond wedding rings and eight Carson City dollars Mr Champagne val ued the missing items at $143 Although the Wilson home" 221 Pueblo St was prowled by a stranger between 1 and 6 pm Monday nothing ap peared to have been taken from the premises Entry was made through an unlocked door urni ture was disarranged in the house reports said A piggy bank was broken open at the home of Maureen ox 113 Mt Rose St between 4:45 and 5:40 pm by someone who entered through an unlocked door The bank was broken open on a bed and about $8 in silver removed Pennies were left scattered on the bedspread as bring 1200 youngsters today and as many more will be brought in by bus It is a big annual event for the youngsters and the circus will be a thing worth traveling far to see A great turn out of Reno people will be on hand this afternoon and evening as the first day gets underway at Mackay Stadium A fine performance is being assured a and the circus will remain for a four day stand Gaming Licenses Are Granted for Not Satisfied Nevertheless the commission de cided it was not satisfied with the relationship if any between reed man and Kufferman and associates and for that reason denied the gambling license 5 Mqjnbers indicated reedman might win approval of a gambling i license if he divorced himself from all connections with Kufferman reedman operated an exclusive gambling club in Houston which catered to wealthy Texans for 40 years without once being arrested by police He also has operated for i many years a string of race horses at California lorida and eastern tracks He had hoped to open the Sands Hotel in late October or early November Appearing with reedman be fore the commission was Harry Claiborne his Las Vegas attorney Claiborne described reedman as an and said that if 1 granted a license he would be' a in Nevada's gambling He told the commission that a public had ap proached reedman offering as sistance in getting a gambling li cense but that such aid had been rejected He did not identify the official but added: think you all know whom I Commission members made no I comment and asked ho questions I concerning the statement Aware of Rumors 4 reedman when he appeared be i fore the commission said he was aware there were many rumors about gambling associations he was alleged to have He denied flatly he had entered into any ideals re i garding the Sands Hotel observing sell or give away anything until I have something to He repeated previous testimony that he wanted to sell working in terests in the casino to persons of good reputation and high ability i in the gambling business He observed need men with money but I need abilit and: men who know the business and jean protect the He de scribed as possible partners Bal lard Barron Eddie Levinson Sid and Jack Entratto reedman told the commission he would seek their approval be fore entering into any deals with these men or anyone else He add ed he would not even employ any person who did not meet with approval Bingo Plans Halted Earlier in the day the commis sion was asked to approve a gam bling license for a bingo game and slot machines at the orty NinerClub in Las Vegas Action on the request was denied The application was sought by Cecil Lynch a Las Vegas bartend er and Harry Gordon San Diego Calif amusement park operator Lynch appeared before the com mission and explained he and Gor don were paying $50 a day rent at the club andhad been since July In 'requesting speedy action on the application He was told that because the application was filed on July 28 the commission had not yet had time to complete its investigation and Coin Collection Gold Leaf Tree Among Items Lost In Burglary No 2 burglarized In a previous raid the burglars took a of antique guns No trace of the looters was found Entry was made to the building by kicking in eight feet of lathing leading to the model mine which is housed in the basement museum 90 Coins Taken Ninety coins from the collection of Dr Lee were among those stolen They include coins from the second century BC to rare coins of the nineteenth century AD The collection represented coins from early Roman Turkish and Greek days as well as later coins from Portugal Germany Great Britain Russia rance China Japan Spain and the United States Dr collection alone was given a sale value of $10000 recently 5 Thirteen Carson City dollars of various coinage dates two Carson trade dollars and a $20 gold piece with the Carson City mint mark were also among the pieces taken A large quantity of gold ore used in various displays was also stolen Odd pieces such as a Phila delphia centennial medal from 1876 were included in the loot Among the most valuable things taken was a pine tree fashioned entirely from leaf gold The pre cious metal alone in the statuette is estimated at from $1000 to $2000 and the exquisite workman ship of the piece increases its value many times that amount The burglars apparently knew what they were doing as they chose the most valuable items in the museum Nearly all of the property taken is irreplaceable authorities said Clothing Is Stolen rom Lodge at Lake Theft of clothing from his room at a Lake Tahoe lodge was report ed to deputies Monday morning by Jim ef ers Jr of Reno Mr Jeffers said that four pairs of trousers three sweaters and two sport coats were taken from his room soma time in the last week Labrador Pup Is Shot In Leg With 22 for Some Unknown Cause Vote at the Primary Election Sept 2 PAGE EIGHT liiSiOB reedman Is Denied Vegas Gaming Permit I BY ROBERT BENNYHO United Press Stiff Correspondent The Nevada Tax Commission yesterday refused to grant veteran Houston Texas gambler Jake reedman a state gambling license for a new lufcury resort hotel under con struction near Las Vegas The commission met for the first time under its new policy of admitting the press to all deliberations evem including voting upon applications which always in the past has been lone in behind closed doors Action upon the reedman appli cation highlighted the first session The commission will re sume its deliberations at 9 a to day Among the license applications to be acted upon is that of David Hich who is still seeking approval of a 25 per cent share of the Golden Hotel Bank Club casino There was some indication a delay in con sideration of the long standing re quest might be sought New Jersey Tie Up In acting upon ap plication the commission explained the license was being denied not be cause of background as a Texas gambler and nationally known race horse operator but be cause of his relationship with Mack Kufferman former New Jersey liquor operator reedman had requested a gamb ling license for the Sands Hotel a 212 room luxury resort being built on the fabulous Las Vegas Strip The commission previously de nied a license for the same estab lishment to Kufferman largely be cause of the associatioh with Joseph Stacher widely known New Jersey gambling figure linked by the Kefauver report with so called members of a national crime syndicate 1 reedman had proposed to lease the casino portion of the Sands Hotel project from Kufferman and told the commission repeatedly that he alone would conduct gam bling operations there He denied under oath that he was fronting for Kufferman or for i any other person saying been the star all my life and not going to stooge for anyone this Auto Lootings Are Continuing At Lively Rate Three Turned Down Action Deferred On Six Six Burglaries Of Reno Homes OR QUICK SALE I 4 TON SAE I ebahatate urtt WAREHOUSE SPACE OR RENT On Railroad Siding Automatic Sprinkling Reply'Gaz Jnl Box 804 PIES use only roth rozen ru it All pie sold in the pant thdy are baked in Try them heated for Quality! RAU HUT'S BAKERIES 22 West 1403 Virginia Comm Row' (Open Sunday) State Highway Engineer Huston Mills reported yes terday that bids will be taken this year for construction of an access road from the Bavarian Inn on Mt Rose road to the Reno'Bowl on Slide Mountain The road will cost about £250000 This will be the first step toward actual development of she long awaited ski resort on Slide Mountain a project which she Reno Chamber of Commerce and the Reno Bowl Recreation Association have been pushing long and hard report that plans are in readiness for construction of the 26 mile road coincided with the start of an advertising campaign by the Reno Bowl Association to obtain capital for the financing of the ski resort Today an advertisement will start appearing in the Wall Street Journal requesting businessmen to consider 'the investment potential of the proposed Slide Mountain re sort The individual or group ob taining the concession will need a 'minimum of $20(000 to install minimum skiing facilities for the first year of operation it has been estimated The State Highway department will advertise in the near future for bids on clearing approximately 30 acres of timber along the right of way for the access road High way Engineer Mills said this work will probably start this fall Bids will also be taken later this year for construction of the road itself so that the contractor can start work on it next spring The Slide Mountain road will the Mt Rose highway at the Bavarian Inn pass through Gulch and climb to the Reno Bowl which is St an altitude of about 8000 feet The grade of the road up the mountain will be six per cent Mills said the road will be 24 feet wide and will have a roadmix sur face The highway engineer said the initial phase of the road work the clearing of heavy timber would be Bids are ex pected to range anywhere from $500 to $1500 per acre he said A federal aid secondary highway the Slide Mountain route will be paid for by the federal and state governments with the federal gov ernment contributing 84 per cept of the cost The Washoe County commission ers at their meeting yesterday set the stage for advertising for bids on the road when they wrote into their minutes a formal request to the state highway department to proceed with the project In making a record of their re kIVAn A VAI IklQTPC from a11 over the northern part of the PI I vU IN I state will reenact this scene today at the Western Pacific yards when the 21 car special sponsored by Kerak Temple of the Shrine comes rolling in It will bring hundreds of boys and girls to the first Reno performance of the Kerak Shrine Polack Bros Circus for this year The special train is expected to Special Train And Buses Will Bring the Kids By UNITED PRESS The state tax commission yester day granted 21 applications for state gambling licenses denied three and deferred action upon six such requests Licenses which were denied in addition to Jake bid for a permit for the Sands Hotel in LasVegas included William and Dorothy Harper Sawdust Corner Virginia City Don James Parker Tahoe Colo nial Lake City (New interest) Deferred Action was deferred upon these applications: Cliff Davis new interest in Capitol Bar Carson City Walter airfield Ho tel Mina new interest Martin Harrington The our Gs Gardnerville Jerry Lodge new interest Persh ing Hotel games Lovelock McBride Old Bucket of Blood Virginia City Harry Gordon and Cecil Lynch orty Niner Club Las Vegas Permits Granted The following licenses were granted: Charles Redican Stateline Club Keno Lake Tahoe John Palmeri 93 Club Pioche Eston Cochran new interest Clover Club allon Matt Barcatta and Carl Ravens craft LaPaloma Club Ely McCreary Page Hotel games Carson City Jesse A Cook Palace Club allon Ellis Club Haw thorne Lee Olinger Lincoln Hotel Bar Eureka Robert Denny new interest Owl Club games Battle Mountain Marion Light Topaz Lodge Gardjierville Kenneth Grein Western Club Lovelock Harold Larragueta Ideal Club Winnemucca James Sharpe Gold Leaf Bar Virginia City Max Clark new interest Key stone Club allon A Landfield new interest Circus Room Lake Tahoe Gino Quilici State Inn Carlin Harold Milner and Harry Eldredge Zephyr Cove getmes Lake Tahoe Charles Knox and Alf I Paul son Ash Meadows Lodge Death Valley Dan Gordon new interest Merry Go Round Reno RYLAND BUILDING AUGUSTA ST WE MOVED TO THE NEW RYLAND BUILDING WHERE OUR WELL EQUIPPED OICE PROVIDES THE ACILITIES TO BETTER SERVE YOU PARKING IS EASIER AND ELEVATOR SERVICE IS AVAIL ABLE LINN HALL INSURANCE COUNSEL RYLAND BUILDING 220 South Virginia St Tel 2 1 7 1 0 HIGH WIDE COMPARTMENTS STRONG BOX LOCK DRAWERS REASONABLE Reported Here Stolen Gun Is Given To Military Dist Headquarters GRAY JEWELRY LOAN 348 NORTH VIRGINIA RENO NEVADA WEDNESDAY MORNING AUGUST 6 1952 Carson City Museum Looted of Treasures iiijM iiMfflMMMI zJIfe a i.