The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, January 25, 1979

The Wheel LAS VEGAS ROTARY CLUB D I S T R I C T 530 LUNCHEON MEETING 1 2 : 1 5 T H U R S D A Y LANDMARK HOTEL L A S V E G A S , N E V A D A M a i l i n g Address - P. O. Box 15152, Las Vegas, Nevada 89114. Phone 870-6363 M A K E - U P DAYS A N D PLACES MONDAY — Southwest — Bingo Palace WEDNESDAY — Boulder City — Railroad Pass TUESDAY — Henderson — Eldorado Club WEDNESDAY — Paradise — Showboat FRIDAY—North Las Vegas — Silver Nugget T H U R S D A Y , J A N U A R Y 25, 1979 The Wheel "He Profits Most Who Serves Best" PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA JOHN E. CAHLAN Editor SHERWIN GARSIDE Publisher FIRST ONE — T h e picture on the front of the Wheel of this issue is one which was provided by Walter Hunsaker and shows the first airport building in the city of Las Vegas. It was located at about the point where Sahara and Paradise Road intersect and was operated by Western Air Express, the only carrier then serving the community. The wind sock can be seen at the left on the high tower, while the landing beacon can be seen on top of the structure which sits on the roof of the building. The picture was taken in 1926. Perry Lieber Has Cold Time At Fete Perry Lieber, the genial gentle-man of so-called retirement, reports that he attended the recent inaug-ural of Governor Bob List in Carson City and had an interesting time while there. Perry, being a Las Vegan for the past many years, gave no thought to the weather in the northland so he f o r g o t his overcoat and was forced to stand in the freezing tem-perature of the capital c i t y and nearly froze to death before the ceremonies were concluded. They even brought the brass monkeys to proper shelter. He said the ceremony was quite impressive and he is able to enjoy the memory thereof now he is back in Las Vegas and has become un-frozen. To add to the discomfort in Car-son City, the assemblage was forced to stand in snow up to its collective ankles, which provided little help in keeping warm. Familiar Faces Are Absent At Meeting Several familiar faces were ab-sent at the last meeting and, from the looks of things now, they seldom will be in evidence for the next sev-eral months, June perhaps. Those faces belong to the mem-bers of the Nevada state legislature, who now are attending the regular sessions of the organization and only time will tell what kinds of new laws they will come up with before they finally adjourn. Those who were not at the meet-ing l a s t Thursday included State Senators Keith and Don Ashworth and Assemblyman Bob Robinson and Harley L. Harmon. They are en-gaged, at the present moment, with finding out what to do about tax relief and other major issues which will interest the entire citizenry. In the Assembly, the Rotary club will have two representatives with Harley L. Harmon and Doc Robin-son holding forth there. It is hoped that, with this sort of leadership something big will hap-pen before the delegates return to their accustomed spots. — Rl — - Ashley Hall Given Promotion In Guard Ashley Hall, a devoted Rotarian, has received additional honors re-cently. He has been promoted from the rank of major in the chaplain end of the Nevada National Guard, it was reported recently. Ashley, who occupied the rank of first sergeant in the Third Squadron of the 163rd Armored Cavalry Regi-ment of the guard and was commis-sioned in a r e c e n t ceremony in which Col. Dupree, Third Squadron commander, while his wife, Lorna and the rest of the family participa-ted. In his spare time, Ashley is re-gional assistant to U.S Paul Laxalt and operates the senator's office in the federal building in Las Vegas. Ashley also is a bishop of the Mor-mon Church. Jack Hanes Joins Exclusive Fraternity Jack Hanes joined that very ex-clusive club which is the dream of every golfer who ever swung a club, when he managed to score a hole in one during a recent round. Jack and his buddies were play-ing the Desert Inn layout when the great event occurred and, as is the custom when that goal is achieved, he was forced to buy drinks for the house when they reached the nine-teenth hole. Just in order to honor the event properly at the R o t a r y meeting, Jack was relieved of some of his hard earned dough when he was fined by President Darrell Luce for his accomplishment. Jack told the Rotarians he had no plans to duplicate the feat be-cause the results became too expen-sive. However, he was happy to join the elite of the golf world. — Rl — 3-H Recognition Is A Great Success The recent 3-H Recognition Din-ner held in the Metro Room at the MGM Hotel was a success in many ways. Clem Renouf, the R. I. President was able to become better acquain-ted with the area and meet many of the active Rotarians of southern Nevada. His visit and the dinner were giv-en outstanding n e w s coverage by Channel 8, Channel 3 TV, and all three newspapers ran at least one news article. Mark Smith also ar-ranged to have news releases sent to the home town newspapers of ev-ery member of the Rotary Interna-tional Board of Directors, including some special pictures taken by the Las Vegas News Bureau. Jim Devore, the District Govern-or's Representative, and Irwin Kish-ner headed up the arrangements committee for this great event, but they had excellent cooperation from all the clubs in the valley. Our club led the way in ticket sales by selling almost one-half of the 312 tickets sold. There were 276 Rotarians and their guests in attendance, who enjoyed the even-ing of festivities. Through the sale of tickets and donations, the 3-H F u n d has re-ceived a total donation of $5,645, with the Las Vegas club giving a total of $2,760.00, which will give it the honor of being one of the first clubs in the whole world with o v e r 150 members to reach our quota of $15 per member. The following is an explanation of how this money was accumulated in a rather painless manner: REVENUE 149 tickets sold $2,349.00 Money saved by cancelled January 4th meeting 700.00 Refund to Club from 3-H Committee 332.52 $3,381.52 Less check written to 3-H Committee J,639.00 Net Gain $1,742.52 Money taken from L.V. Rotary Foundation .... 1,017.48 Total contribution forwarded to R.I. President Clem Renouf, for the 3-H Fund $2,760.00 ROTARY CLUB OF LAS VEGAS SUMMARY OF INCOME AND EXPENSE December 1978 INCOME CURRENT MONTH YEAR TO DATE ANNUAL BUDGET Club Dues 51,234.00 S31,602.50 366,000.00 Meals — Guests & Visitors 289.00 3,041.50 6,500.00 Scooter Fines .. 86.00 621.00 1,000.00 Interest ... 55.45 110.90 300.00 Admission & Roster Fees 330.00 495.00 1,000.00 Miscellaneous —0— 201.25 400.00 Totals S1.994.45 S36!07!Fl5~ 875,20^00" (Continued on Next Page) i Rotary Foundation Fines 180.00 5,495.00 Trans, to Fndn. Account —0— (4,650.00) Total Income 82,174.45 $36,917.15 EXPENDITURES Dues — International —0— $ 1,611.50 $ 3,100.00 — District —0— 773.50 1,500.00 Luncheons .. —0— 19,674.75 44,000.00 International Conv —0— —0— 1,800.00 District Conf. & Assemblies 119.00 194.00 500.00 Program —0— 626.38 2,000.00 Office Supplies & Telephone 45.59 375.88 600.00 Club Publication — The Wheel 165.60 1,034.61 2,400.00 Club Supplies & Badges —0 — 426.31 500.00 Printing, Postage & Roster 165.14 2,438.15 1,500.00 Secretary Salary 440.00 2,860.00 5,720.00 Payroll Taxes .". 26.62 176.24 520.00 Publicity 126.00 126.00 520.00 Foreign Exch. Students — 0 — 478.50 300.00 Miscellaneous 205.69 474.66 1,500.00 Special Events: Adult Christmas Party 3,948.68* 3,948.68 2,590.00 Children's Christmas Party 45.97 45.97 150.00 Demotion — 1979 —0— — 0 — 4,500.00 Demotion — 1978 — 0 — ( 33.45) Ladies Day — 0 — — 0 — 400.00 Secretaries' Day —0— 226.72 400.00 Club Mixer —0— 90.00 Golf Tournament —0— ( 216.48) Racquetball Tournament — 0 — ( 52.00) $5,288.29 $35,279.92 $74,500.00 Increase (Decrease) in cash (3,113.84) 1,637.23 Cash Summary Operating Account Beginning Balance $7,009.45 $ 2,258.38 Net Changes (3,113.84) 1.637,23 Ending Balance $3,895.61 $ 3,895.61 Bank of Nevada — TCD 4,000.00 4,000.00 — Savings 115.56 115.56 Total Cash $8,011.17 $ 8,011.17 "Adult Christmas party expense will be reduced by approximately $1,400 for cocktail and guest charg-es to be billed to the members. Net expense is estimated to meet the budgeted amount of $2,500. ROTARY CLUB OF LAS VEGAS FOUNDATION ACCOUNT as of December 1978 YEAR TO DATE ANNUAL BUDGET Paul Harris Fellowships $2,000.00 $1,000.00 Scholarships 900.00 2,100.00 Pop Warner Football 500.00 500.00 Boys State —0— 200.00 Girls State —0— 150.00 Handicapped Park —0— 4,000.00 Miscellaneous Requests: Kelch Memorial $ 403.00 Boyer Memorial 50.00 So. Nev. Mem. Hosp. Aux 300.00 Foundation Help Fund 180.00 933.00 S4.333.00 $8^950^00 Summary: Beginning Balance $3,950.62 Receipts Fines $4,650.00 Interest on Savings 122.46 Raffle Ticket Sales 485.00 5,257.46 Disbursements — per above (4,333.00) Balance in Foundation Account $4,875.08