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W</. Py&r-'n / , <Su IAJ /*?/ CrV^ WHERE ! STAND By HANK GREENSPUN A group of men handed over j a check for $10,000 the other day j to an official of the School for Handicapped Children. The Sun ran the picture of Benny Goff- j stein and Jake Kozloff handing j the check from Variety to Walter j Bates, president of the school. When the picture appeared within these pages, the reproduc­tion was so poor that the figures were barely discernible. The check that was given the other day brings the total given to this school by Variety to $20,000. It j is quite an accomplishment for j any organization in a city the size of Las Vegas to make that large a contribution. And it is only the beginning for Variety. The ; aim of these men who have un- | dertaken the raising of funds to build this much-needed school is j eventually to construct a $200,000 ; building, the finest in the west- ! ern part of the country; one that j will be able to accommodate all j the handicapped youngsters from j the state of Nevada. A blurred picture cannot begin j to tell the story of an undertak- i ing so gigantic and so important to the welfare of our community. The story should be told over and- over again so that it will be j on the lips and in the thoughts of every civic minded citizen of I Southern Nevada. The method of raising the j funds for this school is a painless one. To the contrary, it can bring j much joy to all who participate, j The first venture was an all-star show with a wonderful cast of l performers. The tickets were i reasonably priced and all who attended admitted that the show was worth far more than the price of admission. Betty Hutton i appeared at the second annual j performance put on by Variety j Tent No. 39. The crowd was , large and the gate receipts were j satisfactory. All monies raised went to the cause without any deductions for expenses. This is probably one the few true labors of love being carried on in the city today. The men of Variety are paying \ dues for the privilege of working, j children’s cause than they did in their private busme^s fo nersonal gain. Hotel owners, downtown club owners, radio ^ ?men .-.yess performers and any I ““•SA w® gfed ness in this city are.membersot this organization and hae nledeed themselves to the task j of creating this school for Or cbildfeh who cannot attend the regular classes and are therefore being deprived of an educa ion. The hotels are going all-out in welcoming the National organize- tion of Variety which will hold, its national convention here m 3952 The intention of the own­ers is to make the convention a ; ' success whether or not any profit will accrue to the hotels or clubs. There is a journal being published i tor this convention which is used to defray the expenses of the con- , venUmi, but I the one to be pmted ^r the Las (Coutiiiutft Fast P-a<T a HBIaSS Iglp / iMt, °b , WBlmim i mm. (RS5*t5V 4$ \ M a M Wm J M m hr- tew/ Of ’ * t> bb