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V oL 4* N o . 120 LA S VEGAS, NEVADA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1953 $1.25 PE R MONTH THIRTY-TW O PAGES BIG VICTORY FOR WATER BONDS Municipal Ownership Of Power Co. Under Study The wheels were set In motion last night to have the Southern Nevada Power^Company’s oper­ating permit revoked and for the City of Las Vegas to establish m unicipal ownership of the SNPC W H E R E 1 S T A N D By HANK GREENSPUN A great man once said: “Peo­ple can rule wisely only if they are informed.” The people of Southern Ne­vada voted wisely in th e water bond election because they were informed through the newspa­pers. October 1 to October 8 is National Newspaper Week, th e papers of the country are printing editorials extolling the virtues of the newspaper. and supply its own power. The action by the City Commis­sioners in a special meeting l a s t night) stemmed from troubles of the Power company over re­pudiation of a contract for Ari­zona energy with the Colorado River commission. In a letter submitted to the commission by City Attorney Howard Cannon, the Southern Nevada Power Company situa­tion was called to the attention of the Commissioners, with sug­gested consideration toward con­demnation of the utility company, and the possibility of the City go­ing into the municipal power bus-1 iness. Mayor C. D. Baker for sev­eral days has been working on the same idea. The city attorney’s letter to the board said he has been advised by the CRC th at Conrad Ryan of the utility company has informed the state agency they will not pro­ceed under a letter of intent, by Longshore ‘Outlaws’ u v TTaHpnhnm one of the I which the CC H. V. Kaltenbom, one ox xne ^ ^ m o w M h ahso uobrst aionfe dl l1r5m,- country's oldest and wisest re­porters and commentators, has w itte n and article on an in­form ed press which makes ex­cellent reading fo r these partic­u l a r times when fear to speak and write the tru th seems to be th e accepted ra th e r than the ex­ception to the rule. The Sun has sometimes been accused of overstepping the bounds of good taste and fair play. To those who think so, I would like them to read the following article by Mr. Kalten-born and pay particular atten­tion to paragraph 7. An under­standing of Kaltenborri's reason­ing m ight lead our derogators to think a little more kindly of us. B y H. V. KALTENBORN By and large secrecy has pro­duced m ore harm than revela­tion. Suppression Has always been m ore dangerous than un­bridled expression. Therefore, since i t is impossible to pre­serve an exact balance between w hat should be censored and w hat can be told let us always err on the side of free expres- NEW YORK, Thursday, Oct. 1 (UP)—The International Long­shoremen's Association went on strike today in m ajor Atlantic ports from Maine to Virginia and it was reported in Washington government machinery is in mo­tion to invoke the Taft-Hartley law and halt the walkout. The-crime infested ILA order­ed the strike by 60,000 dock workers effective a t midnight. Some crews quit work' a t 11:45 p.m..and no others showed up to replace them. Shipping leaders say the .strike would cost $1,500, 000 a day in New York alone. Informed government sources in Washington said a Presiden­tial order declaring the strike to sion. In * democracy the people ru le They can only rule wisely if they are fully informed. Half knowledge can be ju st a s dan­gerous as complete ignorance. Most efforts to keep people from knowing result in their getting to know what isn’t so. The tru th can make us free bu t misinformation .binds u s to falsehood. All of which should teach us to accept wholeheartedly this year’s National N e w s p a p e r Week slogan: “An informed press means an Informed peo­ple.” i pre Vast Growth Of West Cited In Airline Hearing The mushrooming growth of some 15 cities and counties in California, Arizona and Nevada was stressed as the main reason for expanded and continued air­lines service by witnesses here yesterday as the Civil Aeronau­tics Board hearing into the re­newal of the Bonanza Airlines certificate of service and exten­sion of its routes, opened before Walter Bryan, CAB examiner. Governor Charles Russell, en route back to Carson City from Washington where he has been attending conferences with In-terior Department officials eon-liv in g with Communism in i ceming Boulder Dam power prob-an atomic age has made us a lems, is scheduled to testify b it too fearful for our own briefly today a t the hearing upon good. Fear is always " bad a wnnpst hv counsellor. I t helps produce w hat it seeks to avoid. A press th a t tells all, presents a fa r request by Bonanza airlines for a route extension from Reno to San Francisco. Nevada’s Rep. (Continued on Fa*« S) power a m onth during the winter-lime, for the next 1CI years. um er ... The letter termed the company s a threat to the national wel position “short-sighted, intoler­able and not in the public inter­est,” in view of Cannon's efforts lo r the past two years to fight. “unreasonable restrictions” by the company on power users. He said the company has always cited an insufficient supply of power, and th at now, to refuse to take energy after obtaining it, is grounds for revocation of tly ir operating franchise, or condem­nation of their property, with re­sulting conversion of the land and facilities to the city of Las Vegas. Developments only this week dis­closed -the refusal of the power (Contlnned on Faff* » APPROVE WATER BONDS — Property owners-in the Las Vegas Valley W ater District vote on the $8,700,000 water bond issue a t John S. P ark School. The issue was approved by a majority of 3950 votes out of 7,710 ballots cast. (SUNFOTO) fare and safety is already pSration. Such a proclamation and port by a fa ct finding board that would be created by the execu­tive order are' a .necessary re­quirement before the government can seek a Taft-Hartley injunc­tion to halt the Longshoremen’s strike fo r 80 days. Justice Department -sources said department attorneys al­ready have begun preliminary legal work in anticipation that the White House will ask it to seek an injunction. Shortly after midnight, how- /er, a White House spokesman, noting th at the President never has invoked an 80<lay Taft-Hail-ley injunction, -said he .had heard of nothing in th at direction in this case. 'As of now, no action has been taken by the W hite House," he said. “We can’t forecast what Vegas Track Settles Down To County Fair Circuit Class Ambitious racing plans which would have made the Las Vegas Jockey Club’s race track one of the top four in the nation, have collapsed like a house of cards, and General Manager Alfred J. Luke announced yesterday that the track is now on a p a r with the California F air circuit. ---------------------- -—— ’ A top-flight pUrse program of N o Contact In Kidnapping After 48 Hours Waiting KANSAS CITTi Mo., SepfSCTUP) —TheRBHSrt C^/Sreenleases in their shattering grief placed their massive home off limits even to friends today In the hope the woman kidnaper of their son, Bobby, would make a move. G73870007G J16628759G N 83986491G As a public service to its readers, The Sun, in conjunc­tion w ith 'th e S.P.A.S.P.F.W A.H. (The Society for the P re­vention of the Accumulation of Scrap Paper and Fish Wrap­pers Around the House), con­tinues to publish the winning numbers in a Lucky Buck con­test being conducted by an out­fit down the street#as a circu­lation stunt. If you have a dollar bill bear-mg one of the above serial numbers, take it down to the Review-Journal, 737 North Main street, where they will un­hesitatingly give you 20 bucks fo r it. 82 Per Cent Of Voters O K Issue, 5836 to 1874 A record 82 per cent of the registered property owners of the Las Vegas Valley W ater District yesterday approved hy a m ajority of taiore than 3 to 1 an $8,700,000 bond issue fo secure Lake Mead water and acquire the local water util­ity from the Union Pacific Railroad. The front door was chained on the inside. Bobby had been gone more than 48 hours. The six-year-old prim ary pupil was whisked from the exclusive French Institute of Notre Dame de Sion Monday forenoon. Police recirculated “all point” bulletins on the woman who posed as Bobby's aunt to take the son of the millionaire Cadillac dealer from the Catholic school. The bullfetin went automatically to all m ajor cities and state pa-trolsk •In the impersonal way of po­lice radio- broadcasters, the mil-letin droned: “woman, U. S., white, age 35-40, weight 135, chunky, hair tinted dark red, wearing brown skirt, black hat. . . ” Kansas City police^ chief Ber­nard Brannon remained firm in his announced intention to inter­fere in no way. He said the broadcasts were "routine” in all m ajor crimes. Bulletins w e n t out the first time Monday night. “This is the waiting—the- diffi­cult time,” Brannon said. F o r the first time there was no activity today outside the front entrance. Business partners re­mained out of view, if they were present to comfort the shaken, 71-year-old fa th e r and mother, 45, who reporters learned was ‘in bad shape but trying to hanr Ml." As tim e wore heavily on, the effect of the helplessness of the family was plain. The elder Greenlease strode briskly Mon­day, but yesterday his step falter­ed. He leaned on a cane, and his voice quivered and broke. I n s i d e t h e many-roomed English-type house) physicians promised sleep last night for Mrs. Greenlease,' who h as not been outside since the kidnaping. It was the kind of sleep to be only from a doctor’s ' black bag. Titanium Corp. Hit B y B ig Gas Injury Damage Suit A suit for $262,500 w u filed against Titanium Metals corpora-tion of Henderson yesterday by a crane operator who claims he re­ceived serious injuries from noxious “smog" issuing from the plant while working there on a repair job. A. T. Dufloth, a crane operator CAB HEARING GETS UNDERWAY—Representative witnesses from communities In California, Arizona and Nevada testified before the Civil Aeronautics Board hearing into the renewal of the Bonanza Airlines certificate of service and extension of its routes, which opened here yesterday in City Hall. The hearing expected to continue through Saturday. Facing audience, from left to right, are Navy Captain iVeWer S. Mayer, Jr., witness from Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot; tka ivffCTbCii Wait** aitvsi^ DAL tLSUNFQTQ) City Lawn-Watering Restrictions Lifted W ater restrictions which, re­required home owners to water their lawns and various other landscaping only every other day, were removed today, w ith the ad­vent of October. The city ordinance was in ef­fect during the summer months to conserve the dwindling water supply in Las Vegas. City offi-1 cials are convinced th at the re-strictioivs had much to do with the fact th at the community passed through theysummer with­out any serious lapse of pressure. EXPLOSION—FIRE ALBANY, Calif., Sept. 30 (UP) _A heavy, explosion, followed by a fire, hit the Metals Disintegrat­ing Company plant here late to­day, but the fire was controlled, within half an hour by the Al­bany fire department. There were no injuries. $25,000, $50,000, a n d $100,000 races, which were to have been! held later in the meet, has been completely junked, Luke said. In t h e meantime, leading horses, trainers, and owners were deserting the track rapidly. Luke said th at Vegas racing would be on a par with the Po­mona, Phoenix, and Albuquerque tracks, which draw few of t h e horses w hich| frequent Califor­nia’s six m ajor ovals, Santa An­ita, Hollywood Park, Del Mar, Golden Gate, Tanforan, and Bay Meadows. However, Luke said that under the new plan the track could op­erate successfully on a gross daily betting handle of $160,000, of which the Jockey Club keeps 11 percent. During the first six days of the meeting, the track ex­ceeded this figure. W e b b Everett’s resignation from the organization yesterday was reportedly caused- by t h e track's economy move. Everett, who was lured away from a lush position as racing secretary a t Santa Anita by the Luke-Smith interests here, was reportedly able to draw top-flight horses to this track. However, Federal Judge Roger T. Foley, repeatedly refused to allow Everett to be­come financially associated with the group, terming him an un­necessary financial burden on the stockholders a t $40,000 a year, plus percentages and expenses. "Factors a n d circumstances since. I first became t associated with the Las Vegas Jockey Club have caused certain obstacles to arise which have prevented me from carrying out m y original plans of operation. I wish them the best of luck with their future operations." A new policy of providing quar­te r horse races; one a day under the plans of yesterday, has been announced,by Luke. He said 200 of .th e quarter-milers will be shipped here a t the close of the (ConUnaed oa Pa** .»> Complete semi-official return: showed that there were 5836 “yes” votes and 1874 “no” votes, w ith a total vote’ of 7710 out of a registration of 9361. ‘ Proceeds from sale of the bonds will be used to Install a pipeline hnd pumping system th at wip deliver an initial sup­ply of 13,750,000 gallons of Lake Mead water daily to the Las Vegas valley. Acquisition of .the local water utility will give .the District control off the Union I Pacific’s artesian well system | ?which now furnishes an average! of 13,300,000 gallons daily to Las < Vegas residents. The financing plan, approved p t yesterday’s special election, provides for the issuance of gen­eral obligation bonds, for the payment of which, the full faith, credit and resources of the Dis­trict will be pledged. However, water district. Officials point out that the state law under which the district operates provides that bond principal and interest must be paid from revenues, and that adequate water rates be fixed for this purpose. In order to meet principal and interest payments on bonded debt, defray operating costs arid set up adequate reserves? it is estimated that annual revenue of approximately $1,300,000 will be required, all of which will be derived from water consumers. To produce this sum monthly bills for City residents will avei> age $650. The average per capita water consumption in Las Vegas is 330 gallons daily. During the [Hot summer months this jumps' over ;600 gallons daily. District officers ;anticipate that' [the bonds- will be set up to ma­ture over a 30-year period, com­mencing in 1955 and- running to 198), However, establishment definite bond maturity schedule, redemption provisions and other features will be de­ferred pending completion of a [comprehensive bond issue “pros-pectufe” which will be Compiled immediately for presentation to security underwriting firms in­terested in handling the bonds. Preparation of the bond, pros­pectus will probably be under the direction of an independent fisqar consultant to be retained by the District for that, purpose, in order to furnish cpmplete and iwcarate details concerning the economic' background of the area, assessed valuation in rela­te total bonded debt and all phases of the construction pro­gram. In addition to the City of Las Vegas, th e 1 Las Vegas Valley W ater District, which Comprises area of approximately 307 and engineer employed by the H. K. Ferguson firm on a repair job a t the plant during May and June,' 1952, stated in the suit he was repeatedly gassed “by t h e escape from certain vats a n d chlorinators used In the manufac­turing process” at the* plant. He further claims th at the com­pany refused to cease the manu­facturing process creating t h e fumes even afte r they were no-titled of the danger to workers on the repair crew, a n d that “they refused and neglected to furnished safety devices to pro­tect from inhalation of the nox­ious gasses.” Dufloth-states he was stricken with acute gas poisoning, injury to his bronchial and repiratory trac t and* lungs and suffered from nausea, vomiting, dizziness, headaches and general physical and nervous shock from the ex-jjg will continue to suffer for a long period of time. Dufloth stated his medical ex­penses have been in execess of $2500 and claims that losses in­wages due to the injury amount to approximately $10,000. The suit states that the injury to Dtrfloth was "caused solely by gross negligence, wanton miscon­duct and willful neglect” of the Titanium Metals corporation. Dufloth asks $150,000 general damages, $12,500 special damages, $100,000 exemplary damages, plus costs of the suit and other expen- Henderson Refuses Water Tie-In For Federal Homes Corp. HENDERSON. Sept. 30—City councilmen handed doWn an ulti­matum to developers of the Federal H o m e s Development Corp. here tonight and told them they positively could not tie in­to th e city's water lines. Councilman Lou LaPorta told them th at if they want water, they’ll have to get a reservoir or system of their own, and if the Federal Homes try to tap the Henderson water1 lines they wii’ be stopped. “Big business is making every attem pt to control the council and tell us w hat to do," Mayor James French said a t the regular meeting. “They’ve been play­ing rough w ith us and now v are going to play rough back.1 The councilmen felt th at il the huge housing development wen allowed to hook into the existin' city supply, which comes from BMI, the drain on the line would b« flxccutva. square miles, includes the cities of North Las Vegas and Ken-derson, site of the .$156,000,000 Basic Magnesium plant-built by the Government during World -War II, The plant is now owned and Operated by private indus< , tries which are engaged chiefly in cheinicaL manufactiy:e.and-tfce.--; production of titanium ' metal.- Nellis Air Field, one of the ,larg» est jet airfields of the United States Air Force, is also located iri the District. ... The lqw firm of O-Melyeny & Myers, of Los Angeles, national­ly recognized-bond counsellors, has represented the District, in all of its contract negotiations and bond proceedings. James M Montgomery, consulting engi­neer of Pasadena, who designed and supervised installation of the Basic Magnesium line and water works, has been in charge of the District’s engineering. ' Warren Takes High Post Mon. SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 30 (UP)—Gov. Earl Warren, sur­rounded by newsmen and hand­pumping state officials, said to­day he had "humbly accepted" his appointment as chief justice of the United States. He called his new Job “the greatest obligation th at could ~'u: 7 assumed by any lawyer” and said he would give It “the best that's in me.” The tall, handsome 62-year-old governor hurried from his offi­cial mansion to conference room adjoining his capitol office when the official announcement of his appointment was made in Wash­ington by President Eisenhower Standing before a firing squad of newsreel, television and press cameras, he read the following formal statement: “The President has designated me to be chief justice of the supremfe court and I have wired him my humble acceptance. “The honor of this office is great but Its responsibility to the people is greater. To be a member of this high court, and as such an interpreter and de fender of the constitution fo r ail the people of the United States is the greatest obligation that could be assumed by any lawyer. California’s New Governor Once W as Mucker Here California’s new governor—come next Monday—is One of the real oid timers of Southern Nevada. Goodwin (Goodie) Knight, 66.. lieutenant governor of the Golden State since 1946, spent several' years of his youth as a mucker and single-jacker In the mines of Goodsprings, and passed-up many opportunities to become a Las Ve­gas land owner. Knight came to southern Ne­vada in 1915, following his fathei Jess Knight, who was president of the P rarie Flower Mining Co and had Established himself at Goodsprings in 1909, Knight, sen­ior, later become president of the Yellow Pine Mining Co„ and in 1926, father and son bought the lime deposits a t Sloan which are' now owned by the U. S. Lime.. Products Corp. They bought tins property from P eter Buol. first mayor of Las Vegas and one of the original land speculators m this area. In the early 1930’s, the Knign family disposed of its Clark county holdings and moved to California where Knight., siayen in the mining btismoss and young Goodwin went $5 -politic*, having previa isly u k r time out to ‘?indy law He later become a jo Ige .» mg on the California bench tor several years before being elec ted lieutenant gc.ernoi Twict v-fl before, fie was on the threshhoW of the govr-rnofiitp when Cover -i-Jti nor E an Warren ran for vi- <? president of the Drifted States in GOODWIN KNIGHT r (C u u * u 4 •» h * i tt