The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, August 18, 1949

PLACE STAMP HERE tNTERNATtONAL OFFtCERS President—Percy Hodgson Eck Hiestand, Governor District No. 160 3636 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, 5, Calif. LAS VEGAS ROTARY CLUB Club No. 1401 Chartered April 5, 1923 Membership July '49—94 OFFtCERS President—Leonard Fayle Secretary—Allye Lawson Treasurer—Harry Allen Directors John Beville Carl Hyde Paul McDermott Jim Shaver John Beville Rotary "Whee!" Staff "Pop" Squires, Editor Jim Shaver, Bob Gatewood, Reporters MAKEUP Boulder City, Nevada Wednesday, 12:15 PT Caliente, Nevada Friday, 12=15 MI Tonopah,Nevada Tuesday, 12:15 PT St. George, Utah Monday, 12:15 MT Kingman, Arizona Wednesday, 12:15 PT Barstow, California Wednesday, 6:30 PT Needles, California Tuesday, 12:15 PT FACTS ABOUT OUR TOWN Elevation, 2,038. Founded 1905. Population, 25,000, of trading area 45,000. Situated on U. S. Highways 91 and 95. Serviced by- Union Pacific R.R. Greyhound, Burlington and Las Vegas-Tonopah & Reno Stage Lines, also Sun Valley (Phoenix) Bus Line. And Bonanza, United, Trans World Airlines and Western Air Lines. Hub of West's Most Scenic Country, Grand Canyon, Bryce and Zion Parks, Death Valley, Boulder Dam and Lake Mead, Mt. Charleston, Valley of Fire. Page 2 WHEEL OF ROTARY AUGUST 18, 1349 TODAY'S PROGRAM Our good friend, Neil Regan, of the Steve Hannagan Association, is our guest speaker for today.,.. Neil will toll us in his forceful and convinc-ing way of the accomplishments his organization has been responsible for during the past year relative to pub-licizing the Las Vegas area. * * * * * * * * LAST WEEK Program Chairman Ed Converse last week gave us that thrilling and dram-atic reproduction of history, Edwin Morrow's "I Can Hear It Now". It brought back to us the most tragic moments is all modem history and was most interesting. * * * * * * * * 8. of Ds' MEETING & YUM, YUM Lcxria Ronnow entertained this year's and last year's Boar(3 of Directors last night in the patio of his home with a bar&ecu*e d* s*t ^e a„k * d*i n*n er. IN TEE HOSPITAL Wc hear that Jim Irwin's mother and his mothcr-in-law are both ill and confined to the hospital. We all wish for their early recovery. * * * * * * * * John Beville has been made a mem-ber of the Classification Committee to work with A1 Blackman and Sam Law-son. * * * * * * * * GOING TO SCHOOL - Doc Sylvester and Ruby are going to school in Berkeley, California, for the next few weeks. We'll bet Doc is at the foot of the class. LEN VISITS TONOPAH President Leonard Fayle on Tues-day visited the meeting of Tonopah Rotary Club He reports that the Club sends greetings to Las Vegas Rotary, especially to their former members, Frank Garside and Sully Sullivan. * * * * * * * * LIKES JUNEAU ROTARY Frank Garside, one of our several year 100% ers, recently made up his attendance at Juneau, Alaska. Frank says he likes their club very much— they neve*r* a*ss*es*s *an*y* fines. JOEN BOICE TRAVELS JohnBoice is taking an extended vacation trip up the coast to Norths e m California, Portland, Oregon, and thence east,to arrive eventually at his "other home" in St. Petersburg, Florida. * * * * * * * * DISTINGUISHED VISITORS Last week, August 11th, wc had a number of distinguished visitors among the Legionnaires. Among the dignataries was Governor Vail M. Pittman, a Rotarian of years stand-ing, who started in the Ely Club. Governor Pittman gave us a brief but very interesting talk. 17e have a new pjanistj WHEEL clubsing each week.... Sam Kurtz led us in a series of songs last week. And Pop Squires insisted in leading in dear old Jack Williams' ** favorite, "Yon Yohnson." * * * * * * * * : ! * * VISITING ROTARIANS The following fellows, members of other Rotary Clubs, visited Las Vegas Rotary and got their pictures taken last week: BOULDER CITY: JACK EIGGINS, 0. E. RHOADS, BAN CORDOVA, C. P. VETTER, CHARLIE SHEET, ART KLINGER, AL LeFEVER and VIC SIIURTLEFF BRIGKAM CITY, UT.: ROGERS PETERSON WINTER PARK, FLA.: JOIIN AM^S SINTON, TEXAS: TOM IVEY CARSON CITY: LEO DECKELMAN HOT SPRINGS, ARK.: D.P. KELLER LOS Al^GELES: C. H. TANNER and JIM COSTELLO CALIENTE, NE.y.: LES BURT We enjoyed having you with us a*n*d *ho*pe* y^ou* w*il*l *co*me* ^ag*ai*n.* * * * ** Jack Williams was District Governor in 1923 when Las Vegas Rotary Re-ceived its charter. Eow many of you remember? * * * * * * 3- 3 X % * * ,t * * * * * "BIG FISHERMAN" Today the Marl in Svordfish steaks are on Max Kelch. Howard Williams, of Glendale.... Now let's see you fancy fisherman top this— 117 lbs! 9' 4^' long; hooked in the tail; landed in hours on regulation medium tackle! OF ROTARY Page 3 BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO: DICK CLOUGH, JULY 3RD, in Colorado Springs; Kl$& HOUSSELS, JULY 25TH, in Vernon, Texas; MAX KELCH, JULY 17TE, in Los Angeles; DOC McHANIEL, JULY 4TE, in Pontotoc, Miss.; BILL MOORE, JULY 17TH, in Lane City, Texas; JOE McQUILKIN, JULY 14TH, in New York City. We all unite in congratu-lations to all you fellows. S I N G n : AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL 0 beautiful, for spacious skies., For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain. America! America! God shed his grace on thee, And crown thy good with brother-hood, From sea to shining sea. * * * * * 3i WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG, MAGGIE I wandered today to the hill, Maggie, To watch the scenc below, The creek and the old rusty ' mill, Maggie, Where we sat in the long, long ago. The green grove is gone from the hill, Maggie, Where first the daisies sprung. The old rusty mill is still, Maggie, Since you and I were young. And now we are aged and gray, Maggie, The trials of life nearly done, Let us sing of the days that are gone, Maggie, Since you and I were young. LI*L LIZA JANE You got a gal and I got none, Li*l 'Liza Jane; Come, m y love, and be my one, Li*l *Liza Jane, 0; Eliza, Li*l *Liza Janet 0, Eliza, Li*l tLiza Janei SMILE—SING A SONG Smile and the world smiles with you, Sing a song. Don*t be weary, just be cheery, All day long. Whenever your trials, your troubles and your cares Seem to be more than you can really bear. Smile and the world smiles with you, Sing a song. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SCOPE Shortly after the organization of the firFt Rotary Club at Chicago in 1905, it was realised that Rotary could serve a wider purpose than its original aim of promoting understand-ing and fellowship among business and professional men. Rotary soon became a factor for the promotion of many different types of community-better-ment activities, for constructive work with crippled children and under-privileged children, and for the pro-motion of high standards in business and professional practices. As the Rotary ideas ef'friendship and service to others spread rapidly from country to country, it became evident that Rotary oould be a potent force for the development of interna-tional good will. Thus, through its world-wide fellowship of business and professional men, who are bound to-gether by their devotion to the "Ideal of Service," Rotary has endeavored to entourage and foster the advancement of good will, understanding and friend— ship, not only among its own members, but among all the peoples of the world.