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m No, 16 U s Vegas Nevada Chaaibea of Coiaiaeace 8 § 1 October 2©, 1944 _ ORCHIDS -- This week the orchids go to Chairman Roger Foley, Herb Gambill ®£Car Bryan, and Louis Wiener (Laws and Legislation Committee) for the swell job they did in ^protesting" the letters which are being sent by the License Division of the Motor Vehicle Department at Carson City to violators of traffic regulations. The letters are tactless and rude and are creating ill-will for the department and Nevada. Rod's committee, in a very nice way, pointed out the inconsistency of the state’s policy. They beckon with one hand to bring newcomers to Nevada — and push them away with the other hand by the harsh attitude of the Motor Vehicle Department as expressed in Its correspondence. ***Note — Rod Foley publicly apologizes tb the office staff and his Repub-liean mail carrier for falsely accusing them of sabotage* The missing letter has been found in the vicinity of Rod's desk*,...,..... o Mason Mallory we present another orchid. Mace came up with the idea of selling tickets at the door before the meetings to eliminate the noise and confu­sion caused by collecting for lunch. He not ohly gave birth to the idea — he does the workl Thanks, Mace............. | IS THERE IS OR IS JUERE AIN'T ENOUGH WATER? This question has been the op c o conversation for a long time and to get the right answers the Board of ?rS baVe invi,ted "those in the know" to gather round and discuss the problem - Pr°hlem. Invitations have been sent to officials of the water company, ..F. Railroad, State Engineer, City and County. The get-together will be on Novem- D©r ..... - .. ^EBSPA UNLIMITED — A 30-$age condensation of Eric Johnston's book will be available to the members in a few days. 1,000 copies have been ordered by the Board and yours will be sent to you as soon as they arrive. President Johnston of Chamber presents the "case for a peopled capitalism." — And speaking of Eric Johnston, if the efforts of Harley Harmon and the members of the Motor Transport Association and the Chambers in the state are successful, Las Vegas will play host to Eric in December. The MTA convention for the 11 western states will bo held here and the National Chamber President will be guest speaker, we hopeitli! FISH & GAME — Nevada and Arizona Fish and Game Commissions met in Boulder City to decide what to do about the over-population of carp in Lake Mead. The carp a**® gripping the Lake of vegetation and food and the bass are the losers. Efforts will be made to interest some industry to de-populate the carp crop by seining and utilize the catch for food for manufacturing dog and cat food and other products..., g,I» Burns of the USES informs us that HONORABLY DISCHARGED VET­ERANS (this war; are exempt from all manpower regulations and do not have to clear hrough the employment office. He adds a word of caution, however* Be sure they DISCHARGED! Cases of "phoney papers" have come to his attention and If in checking your employment records, the manpower commission finds that you have violated'your ceilings by hiring a discharged veteran who is not genuine, you, Mr. Employer, are responsible. Keep a record of the discharge n u m b e r , . REFERENDUM #85 — on "UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING IN PEACETIME" has been received from the National Chamber and referred to the Federal, State, and Municipal Affairs Committee - Herb Gambill, Chairman - for study and recommendation. Interest­ed persons should contact the committee and present their views. Action will be taken not later than October 31st..... . NATIONAL RECLAMATION ASSOCIATION annual meeting will be held in Denver November 15, 16, and 1?. We’have been asked by State Director "Tom" Smith to send a representative. Anyone who is going to be in the vicinity of Denver on those dates should let us know. AND WAR CHEST — Next Tuesday’s meeting will be a kick-off lunch­eon for the drive. Yes, we know it is a little.late but we can’t always be on time. All committee chairman appointed by the "Chest" are urged to be present. You will get your instructions and material then. Since we are behind schedule, we have to work twice as hard to catch up. THERE IS A JOB TO BE DONE — LET’S GST OUT ^ND DO ITtUii "PRESENT ARMS" jflh all G. I, variety show .will be presented November 1st and 2nd, in the Grammar School Gym, at 8:00 p,m« Reserved seats $2.40, General Admission - $1,20, Entire proceeds will go to the National War Fund. Tickets on sale Thursday, October 26th, at this office. We thank the Special Service Office taeir fine cooperation — they guarantee two. hours of "hang—up" entertainment. BE SURE TO GET YOUR TICKETS................