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L a s V e g a s , N e v a d a REVIEW-JOURNAL J u ly 3 , 1 9 4 6 CAUGHT ON THE RON TmmW * ? —By "Scoop" I knew some reader would come to my rescue concerning a repent question in C.O.T.R. as to wnat the iMesome - looking tree was doing atop the Golden Nug*1 get club now being constructed at the corner <ot Second and Fre- , mont streets." The "reader' informs ;me that, according to an" old Eu- | ropean custfptb" whem. a roof is placed on a new building, a tree is placed-cm <$he roof ,sign|fymg completion the 'job; When the tree goes up, a party is' held for; the men'-Whblaccqmpli^Med/^he task. It’s a, nice custom, only it blasted my theory that.'the tree represented some sort of new-' fangled exterior .camouflage. A couple of sharp - shooting stories gleaned from late news dispatches: At Chicago, Patrol­man, Abner Cunningham, off duty and in swimming trunks, tossed three flower pots at a sneak thief, scoring three hit.St­and a knockout. The thief is ijKj a hospital. This happened aftei|| a detective had fired two^hots,’! 1 missing.'; At Princeton, Mo.,. Mrs*I|mes E. Logan, 68, hurled a_ stone -at a rabhif'-which^yras' nibbling on !her carrot tops. She had rabbit for dirineEsr- home owners water plants and •treesWith dish water. At "least that was the custom of many people in that commu­nity when I lived there a few years ago. Peopld who waste water, and there bare plenty of them in Las Vegas, ought to spend a few years in many other parts of Nevada where water is scarce* Tonopah’s excellent Water is^ allotted to customers through the use of meters. TO avoid excessive meter readings Las Vegas residents really ought to practice a little water economy if they aren’t desirous of meters or a strict water ra­tioning. Water waste in -Las Ve­gas ,seems to come 1 mainly from home owners who are careless in watering lawns. I believe it would pay the Las Vegas Land and Water company to publish a booklet on water economy for distribution to £ all water users, for I’ve been told that the water table in the- Las. Vegas valley is gradually vdfoppingi and that un­less water control is Established we’ll have to go elsewhere for a source, o|. Stiffs precious com- modityrS- 1 h GeGrich-quick dispatch from '''Detroit: “Pretty Evelyn Stan­ton-awaited sentence after she admitted using the mails to de­fraud at least six lonesome males who were attracted by an advertisement describing her physical charms. She ad­vertised herself as ‘not hand­some, but nice.’” John {Garfield's Auto Stolen HOLLYWOOD, July 3. (UP) Actor John Garfield’s car, stolen while he was attending a movie, was being sought today by uo- lice." /