The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, May 18, 1950

O M C M t P W U M n O W Of m VfGAS, W f / A O A R O M R r CiUB [NTERNATtONAL 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 MT 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 TODAY'S PROGRAM Our program for today will be put on by Col. Joe L. Mason and his assist-ants in honor of Armed Forces Day. As part of the "Armed Services Week' exercises, Col. Mason will have an exhibit of outstanding war machines at the War Memorial Building Saturday, to which all citizens will be welcome, especially Rotarians. * * * * * * * * * * * * * LAST WEEK Owing to the activities of Helldo-rado week and the responsibility of preparing a winning entry in the Bath-ing Beauty parade, the formal program was dispensed with last week, only the routine business being taken care of. KOLM AM RHEIN Secretary Allye has received a letter from Rotary Club Kolm Am Rhein, as follows: "Dear yellow Rotarian: In behalf of all Rotarians from Cologne (Germany) I wish to thank you. for your congratulations on the occasion of the chartering celebration of our Club as well as the sending of your Wheel of Ro-tary. With best wishes for the future of your Club, Yours in Rotary" (Secretary) HAY 18, 1950 ROTARY PRIZE WINNER "Only A Rose" was the song title of our entry in the Sunday afternoon parade.... It was a beautiful produc-tion, showing a gigantic red rose, ;in the heart of which was seated, on ! a throne, Katherine, daughter of Tex ! and Rotary Ann Bladoaan. Tex himself took over the re-sponsibility of superintending the work of building the float, but a group of others put in some earnest effort assisting. The Rotary Club extends thanks to Tex and Katherine, as well as to all who gave their time and talent toward preparing the float. Particularly entitled to thanks for their services are Karl Pruter, Dick and Leo Elkins and Jack Young. They worked hard with wonderful re-sults. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KEN BACK Ken Tinsley is back from Pasa-dena where he was out of circulation for a month with a sprained back. Welcome back, Ken. We have missed you. Allye devised the idea of sending copies of the Wheal and writing letters to foreign Rotary Clubs, which has brought fine returns in Rotary. WHEEL OF ROTARY Page 3 VISITING ROTARIANS The following Rotarians, members of other Rotary Clubs, were with us at our last meeting: HENRY HARTMAN DR. CEA3.L. WILSON CLARENCE WATSON W. E. BAKER ELTON GARRETT JACK KIGGINS Urn. PROSSER ORVING WILLIAMS LARRY LAURENSON ROY WOOD DICK WARREN TOM YOUNG Garfield, N. Clarksburg, 17. Va. Boulder City- Boulder City- Boulder City Boulder City Bakersfield,Cal. Bakersfield.Cal. Cedarville, Cal. Globe, Arizona Elko, Nevada Salt Lake City President Leonard and all mem-bers of Las Vegas Rotary Club were gratified at your presence and ex-tend a hearty invitation to come again. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * IN BOSTON Crosby Lovett is spending two weeks attending the Baptist Conven-tion in Boston. He is one of our I00%ers and will make up in Boston. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * LAST CALL Rotary Conference, Huntington Hotel, Pasadena, May 33, 24 and 25 You can't afford to miss it. TOWN MEETING R o t a r i a n Ernie Cragin, our genial Mayor, took a leading part in the "Town Meeting" ^ last Tuesday J**^ ^ evening. Despite his excuses about not being a speaker, Ernie did very well and Rotary is proud of him. All Rotarians should make it a point to attend and take part in these "Town Meetings", or at the very least, listen in on the program over Radio KENO, Time and place of next meet-ing, 7:30 p.m., June 6th, at Wildcat Lair, 300 North Fourth Street. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * R otary's Helldorado Float "ONLY A ROSE"