Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 22

Nevada's Greatest Newspaper NO EVENING GAZETTE RE Gateway to tKe West's Great Vacationland RENO, NEVADA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1948 j-, mj IL.yu'iU"i.lJ n-r- MMMMMMMMmmmmtMmmmm Ask Investigation Of Water Famine Gamblers Open New Baffle to Avoid Return Sullivan and Fitzgerald Case in U. S. Court I Lack of water has resulted in a serious fire hazard, and also has created a health nuisance, it is said. The request for public service commission action was drawn by Reno law firm of Withers, I Sanford Horgan, and asks that the state commission set a date for a hearing. 1 The Virginia Gold Hill Water co.

is owned by the Leonard interests. Water for the Comstock I comes from Marlette lake, in the 1 mountain range east of Lake Tahoe, and is carried by flume and pipeline to Virginia City and Gold HilL i Declaring that the Comstock is suffering from a water famine, and mat tne Virginia uom tun wa ter co. has failed to deliver proper water service, a request for a hearing was sent to the public service commission at Carson today. I Accompanying the request was a petition signed by 80 residents of the Comstock. This petition declared that for ten days the water mains have been frozen, and it is necessary to haul water ty tank truck to Virginia City.

The privately-owned water company has taken no steps to remedy the situation, the petitioners assert. ,1, Reno 1948 Budget Is Nearly Ready Reno's 1948 budget will be ready for submission to the city council as soon as City Manager Emory Branch and Georcre Southworth, chairman of the council's finance SNOWSTORM BRINGS NEW LOOK TO RENO Reno acquired a winter time appearance this morning, as for the first time in many months there was enough snow to cover the ground. Automobile tires quickly ground the snow on the streets into muddy slush, but the white coating on roofs and on the ground remained this afternoon. Light Snow Brings Relief From Long Winter Drought committee, complete their reviews of departmental requests for funds, the two officials agreed today. They estimated the job would be completed in time for the budget to go to the council at its Feb.

23 meeting. Neither would hazard a guess as to the size of this Snow still fell over the Sierra Nevada mountains this afternoon as storm which moved into the area Wednesday night hung stubbornly on, but reports from various agencies showed that precipitation had been light at most affected points. Members of the Nevada cooperative snow surveys committee, the watermaster's office and the Sierra Pacific Power co. joined in emphasizing that the snow had inter Sparks Lane To Be Fenced Bids for the construction of 8720 feet of fence on both sides of a portion of the Sullivan lane extension will be asked in the near future by the county, it was dis- i closed at a meeting of the board or county commissioners Thurs day. The extension leads from an intersection with the Wedekind I mine road northward into Pros-! ser valley where the county is ex- politing a road material deposit.

Building of the fence was agreed to in the granting of the right of way for the county road. The construction was given priority when it was reported that the area was beginning to be used as a garbage dump. WINTER OX COAST J. I. Wilson, who has lived in Nevada for 85 of his 88 years, is spending the winter in Pittsburg, with his daughter, Mrs.

H. C. Chapin. Mr. Wilson formerly lived at the Overland hotel in Reno.

CARSON, Feb. 6. William C. Cashill, Reno attorney for Lincoln Fitzgerald and Daniel Sullivan. opened his iignt in tederal court here this morning to obtain his clients' release from the Washoe county jail on a writ of habeas corpus.

i The two men, operators of the Nevada club, a Reno gambling casino, have been held in jail with-: out bail for approximately one week awaiting removal to Macomb county, to face charges. of violations of gambling statutes there and bribery of public officials. Mr. Cashill entered three motions before Judge Roger T. Foley in the federal court session here this morning.

He asked: 1. That a deposition in writing be taken from Sgt. Earl Seacrist of Michigan, officer who signed the complaints against Fitzgerald and Sullivan, to transfer the case to the federal district court in Nevada. 2. That the hearing for his clients on the habeas corpus writ application be continued until the deposition is received.

3. That his clients be admitted to bail during the pendency of the suit. Alan Bible, Nevada attorney general representing the state in the proceedings, strongly opposed each of Mr. Cashill's motions. To the first motion he asserted that the writ of extradition for the two men to Michigan is both direct and positive in that it has been approved by the governors of both Nevada and Michigan and by the district and supreme courts in this state.

He objected to further continuation of federal court proceedings in the matter and urged that the case be set and heard immediately. And to the third motion, Mr. Bible said the issuance of the executive warrant for extradition of the two men carried no authority for them to be admitted to bail. Arguments by the opposing attorneys occupied the court from 10 a. m.

to 11:45 a. m. today and Judge Foley recessed the sesion until 2 o'clock this afternoon. Fitzgerald and Sullivan for the last eighteen months have successfully fought removal to Michigan to face the charges against them. They were first indicted in the mid-western state by a magistrate sitting as a one-man grand jury and Gov.

Vail M. Pittman would not sign an extradition warrant on that indictment. He later signed an extradition when a multi-member grand jury indictment was presented and the two Reno men have since been evading extradition through courts of the state. The matter was taken into federal court this week after the supreme court recently refused various motions through which they might have obtained at least tem porary writ of habeas corpus, di-j recting state officials to appear in court with the defendants and show cause why the writ should not be made permanent. Today's action was in compliance with Judge Foley's order.

Fitzgerald and Sullivan were in court in custory of Lester V. Moody, superintendent of state police. Mr. Cashill appeared alone for the two gamblers, while Mr. Bible was being assisted by Homer Mooney and William Mathews, deputy attorneys general.

HELD FOR FORGERY Held on charges of forging a government check, a man identified as Everett E. Peterson, 24, of Centerville, was arrested there Thursday and returned to the county jail here. Speedy Trial For Car Theft Expect Verdict This Afternoon Jury trial of a grand larceny charge against Charles H. McGinn was expected to be concluded this I afternoon as attorney's arguments at 2 p. m.

were all that remained of the case before it is submitted to the district court jury. I The trial got off to an early 'start when the first twelve pros-j pective jurors seated were accept-! ed by District Attorney Harold O. Taber and Sidney Fox, defense at- torney. Evidence was brief. Three state witnesses were called, and no defense witnesses took the stand.

A. Eckoff, whose truck McGinn is accused of stealing, told finding the vehicle missing after he stopped, left the motor running, and went into the railroad station o.i an errand. Deputy Sheriffs Rudy Hoganson and Erwin Biggs related finding the car being driven along highway 40 near Verdi a few minutes after a police radio broadcast asked all cars to search for the truck. They told of arresting McGinn after they stopped the truck near the Vcrdi city jjmits IIe was in I theft. Mr.

Fox cross-examined the state witnesses only briefly. Judge A. J. Maestretti completed instructions to the jury before noon when the trial was recessed to be resumed at 2 p. m.

Serving on the jury are Ruth B. Hilts. Mary Gallagher, Maude Handley, Edith Francovich. Felice Herrick, John Hickey. Roy M.

HalL H. W. Goodin, Ruth Watts. Albert J. Gilbert, Phoebe Higgins and J.

Long. Debate Finals Monday Night Finals in the Reno high school debate tournament will be held Monday at 7:30 p. m. before a meeting of the high school PTA at the school gymnasium. The two survivors of the 32 students who started the tournament three months ago are Pat O'Brien and William Engel.

Subject for the final debate is "Resolved: That the federal government should require of labor disputes in all basic American industries." Judges will be J. E. Sweat Don Perry and Chris Maher, members of the Reno Toastmasters club. The winner of the debate will receive a trophy from the Reno Ex-changettes club. HEART fiqurine! An honored Heavy Weather Delays Search For Army Plane Ship Missing Since Leaving Tonopah Field ELY, Feb.

6. Continued heav weather in this section of the stat thwarted efforts to launch aeri and ground searches for a two-e gine C-54 U. S. air forces trar port which has been missing sin Wednesday night on a flight fr Tonopah to Wendover. Air force officials at Colorado Springs, Colo, said Thursday night that the plane was carrying Lt.

Col. Charles M. Beatty of Colorado Springs, pilot, and Raleigh Deane, crew chief. The plane's home base was at Peterson field, near Colorado Springs. Col.

Beatty was on an inspection of air bases in the 15th air force sector. Poised at Ely today to join in the search as soon as the weather lifts were a number of local pri- vate pilots and M. J. Gray and I Glenn O. Supp, operators of Yell- and field here.

Sheriff Tom McLaughlin of White Pine county said he would lead a ground search for the lost plane as soon as the" storm would permit. It was reported in Reno by the civil air patrol today that one plane from Salt Lake City had attempted to scan the area in which the plane is thought to be dov .1 for three hours Thursday, but was forced to turn back by storm conditions which cut visibility to practically "zero." The U. S. air force at Hamilton field, Calif, was said to have been planning to base search operations in Ely, but no federal equipment had arrived here by early this afternoon. Officials said the route of the missing plane would have taken it over and near some comparatively high mountain ranges in eastern and central Nevada.

It was said 'to have been charted to fly nearly north from Tonopah to the Eu-. reka area, then northeast up New-ark valley and over Cherry creek. 4 Most of its route, if followed, would have been over flat valley glands. However, it would have skirted the southern tip of the 'high Ruby mountain range in the Newark valley region and fairly high mountains between there and Cherry creek. The plane was said to have had gasoline aboard to permit three hours flying when it left Tonopah on the 250-mile flight.

Inquesf Today In Fafal Crash Circumstances surrounding a. car-bus accident near the west city limits Saturday which fatally injured George Chandler, 41, state police officer, were being studied by a coroner's jury this afternoon at an inquest into the death set for 3 p.m. Jury members are Walter Gooch, Lillie B. Clinedinst and Les Le-rude. Mr.

Chandler died after he was critically injured when the state car he was driving and a Greyhound bus entering the city from the west, collided. Driver of the bus, Shirley Jay Stokes, 41, was charged with reckless driving, but a municipal court hearing has been continued. The driver was released without bail. None of the bus passengers nor the driver was injured. Damage Claim Is Compromised 5 Payment of $50 to James P.

Smith, a minor, to compromise a claim arising out of an auto accident was approved by Judge A. J. Maestretti in the district court Thursday. Approval of the settlement was asked by Everett W. Talmadge was appointed guardian of the claimant for the purpose of the petition.

According to the file in the case, James Smith was a passenger in a car which was involved in an accident with a vehicle driven by John E. Walden. The petition stated that the claim was against Mr. Walden and Leroy P. Daly, and that the claimant was not injured in the mishap.

REPORTS THEFT Car prowlers stole his hypodermic case from his parked car at Second and West sts. some time Thursday, Dr. Ernest G. Hand of Gardnerville reported to police. The kit contained neither needles nor narcotics, the report said.

LOST BLACK and WHITE FEMALE DOG Answers to Name "Boors' REWARD PHONE 2-2834 i year's financial schedule, but they admitted that virtually all requests from the city's various departments are greater than those submitted in 1947. The 1917 budget called for the expenditure of $1,402,013.22 to meet operational expenses, and the audit of the city's finances completed last week by the accounting firm of Kafoury and Armstrong showed that expenditures of that classification ac- i tually amounted to $1,389,562.27. Those figures, of course, are ex-j elusive of special appropriations i for improvement programs of various kinds, which cost the city an additional $474,901.91. i In beginning work on the 1948 budget, Mr. Branch and Mr.

Southworth found an unencumbered balance of $187,645.70 in the city's general fund, smaller than that of 1947. "To that we add our estimated revenue from taxation, license collections, fines and fees, permits and inspections and corporate earnings. When that total is available, then we must start trimming department budgets to fit the overall picture," Mr. Branch said. Neither official would comment on reports that all city employes will receive salary increases this year.

Pay raises provided for in the 1947 budget gave an extra $15 per month to all employes of the city but clerks in the fire, engineering and police departments. They got $10 raises. Coat and Gloves Stolen at Cafe His gabardine coat and a pair of pigskin gloves were stolen from a rack at the Mapes hotel coffee shop while he was eating lunch there Thursday, Kevin F. Callahan, U. S.

internal revenue employe here, reported to police. He valued the clothing at $40. Trust Officer At Conference Nevada bankers will be represented at the mid-winter trust conference of the American Bankers association in New York City, Feb. 9-1 1th by R. O.

Kwapil, vice president and trust officer of th First National bank of Nevada. RIVERSIDE HOTEL Chains Required On Most Roads Out of Reno Most highways in Nevada were reported open to travel today, but state highway department officials warned that motorists should at least carry chains in their vehicles and to be prepared to use them on many routes. In the Reno area, the following conditions existed this morning: Donner summit Six inches of new snow, 28-inch pack, chains required. Echo summit 14-inch pack, chains required. Mt.

Rose highway Six inches new snow at Galena, 12 to 14-inch pack; eight inches new at Grass lake, 2-foot pack, chains necessary. Clear creek to Lake Tahoe All clear, slippery, chains required. Geiger grade to Virginia City One inch of snow, road clear, slippery, chains required. Feather river route Eight inches new snow. Chains required.

Highways to the east of here were mostly reported clear, but extremely careful driving was mandatory. Only a little snow was listed on the Emigrant pass section of U. S. highway 40 between here and Elko. U.

S. highway 50 was also clear, but Ely reported six to eight inches of snow on the ground there and eighteen inches between there and Pioche. An unconfirmed report stated Caliente had 33 inches of snow on the grounnd. To the south, Tonopah reported four inches of snow, while the Mt. Charleston area, forty miles from Las Vegas, had 30 inches on the ground.

Loses Suit For Bonds Ruling that the statute of limitations barred Joan J. Southward from suing the estate of her late divorced husband, a decision in the case was filed today by Judge Merwyn H. Brown of Winnemucca. Mrs. Southward sued John Bernard Foy, executor of the $13,000 estate of the late George M.

Southward asking the return of bonds worth $2000 which she loaned to him about 20 years ago. The decision held that Mrs. Southward had no made any de mand for the bonds nor otherwise attempted to secure them until 1747. The judge held that she should have demanded return of the securities at the time she was granted a divorce from Mr. Southward in 1935.

Judge Brown, presiding here on Nov. 5, 1947, heard the trial of the matter. Attorney for Mrs. Southward was H. R.

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Elsewhere, however, the storm was much lighter. Truckee had only eight inches of snow on the ground this morn-ing, and precipitation for the two days of the storm there totaled only .59 of one inch. At Tahoe City, the watermaster's office reported, there was also an eight-inch fall, with the two-day moisture totaling .57 of an inch. So far, at least, the storm has failed to halt the steady drop in Lake Tahoe's level, the watermaster's office added. The lake stood 6225.16 feet above sea level 2.16 feet above its rim this morning, and the Truckee river's flow was cut another 50 second feet to help build up upstream storage.

The river normally carries 400 second feet of water at this time year, but its flow now stands only at 300 second feet, the water-master's office explained. Across the rest of the state, the storm resulted in badly-needed, if light, moisture. Ely reported approximately eight inches of snow on the ground at noon today, with the pack still building. Nearby Ward mountain had approximately two feet of new snow, and unconfirmed reports in Ely set the snow depth at Caliente at 33 inches. Reno's share up until 1:30 this afternoon amounted to .17 of an inch, .12 of which fell since Thursday morning.

The total snow fall here, the weatherman said, was two inches. The figures brought Reno's precipitation total since last July to of an inch, slightly more than one-fifth of the normal of 4.48 inches. In predicting occasional light snow for the Reno area tonight and Saturday, the weatherman said a storm of major intansity now brewing in the Pacific north Hawaii might move in toward coast and influence local con ditions over the weekend. If it doesn't, he added, the tail- of the present disturbance should still result in continued light snow over the Sierra Ne-vadas throughout most of the next hours. SH0NTEX "Get Acquainted" Bargain Combination I I Save7W) to Regular Value BOTH FOR ONLY DRUG for COMPLETE Scientific Care of "alSlf Scalp lf IU Teed the Birds' Plea Is Made By Sportsmen With two inches of snow already on the ground and a possibility that more will fall within 48 hours, sportsmen and nature lovers joined today in asking residents of the Reno area to provide feed for birds near their homes.

The extremely mild winter date has left the birds unprepared to "scratch" for their food through the snow, and if the storm persists, some may die, it was pointed out. Small amounts of wheat or other grain, if well distributed, will keep pheasant and quail from starving, while bread crumbs serve as well for songbirds. Traffic Survey To Start Here Ordered by the city council last Monday night, a survey of Reno's traffic problems and conditions to determine if and where parking meters should be placed will begin Friday. Chief of Police Lorenzo R. Gree-son, in a letter to Capt.

T. R. Ber-rum, head of the police department's traffic division, urged that the study be completed as quickly as possible The city council ordered the survey after its traffic safety committee had submitted a recommendation that the parking meters be installed The chamber of commerce has taken a similar stand in the matter. Mrs. Christiansen Funeral Is Set Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.

m. Saturday at the Ross-Burke chapel for Mrs. Eva Maupin Christiansen, long-time Reno resident who died Thursday. Mrs. Christiansen was 78 years old and had lived in Reno since 1906.

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