The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, January 6, 1955

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF LAS VtGAS,NtVADA ROTARY CLUB MEETS HOTEL LAST FRONTIER THURSDAYS, 12:15 P. M. INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS President—Herbert J. Taylor Governor—H. T. 'Mick' Michler District No. 160C 103 Bonita St. Arcadia, Calif. LAS VEGAS ROTARY CLUB Club No. 1401 Chartered April 5, 1923 Membership June '54—118 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS President—George Boman Secretary—"Scoop" Garside Treasurer—Spence Butterfield John Beville Walter Hunsaker Paul McDermott Tommy Underhill ROTARY "WHEEL" STAFF Ray Germain, Editor John Beville Mike McNamee Allye Lawson Reporters MAKEUP Boulder City, Nevada Wednesday, 12:15 PT Henderson, Nevada Friday, 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 MT Barstow, California Wednesday, 6:30 PT Needles, California Tuesday, 12:15 PT FACTS ABOUT LAS VEGAS Founded 1905. Elevation 2,033. Population, 40,000, of trading area 70,000. Situated on U. S. Highways 91, 93, 95, 466. Served by- Union Pacific R. R. Greyhound, Burlington, Las Vegas-Tonopah-Reno, Sun Valley (Phoenix) Bus Lines. 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 JANUARY 6, 1955 TODAY... Members of the club today are privi-leged to hear from a man who is on "the ground floor" of world happenings as Richard F. Pederson, a member of the U.S. Embassy staff at the United Nations, speaks on the activities of the organiza-tion. ... Pederson, who is an advisor to U.S. Ambassador Lodge to the U.N., holds a Ph.D. degree from Harvard University in political science, a Master's degree from Stanford University, and an A.B. degree from College of Pacific. He has attended summer sessions at several ranking col-leges and is recognized as an authority on methods of making peace work. Dr. Pederson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pederson of Las Vegas and is visiting here. He will be introduced by R. Guild Gray, Program Chairman. MEXT WEEK Herb McDonald, managing director of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, will be the featured speaker at next week's meeting. McDonald is to discuss the growth and outlook for the community and will present a series of figures on busi-ness conditions as determined by surveys taken by the civic organization. McDonald is a former publicist for resort hotels and is well acquainted with the problems confronting the commun-ity, as well as the outlook for future expansion. LAST WEEK Chet Lauck (Lum of the team of Lum and Abner) was the principal speaker at last week's meeting, and he brought a realistic picture of the present day life in Yugoslavia where he recently spent three months making a series of television shorts which will be released soon.... He emphasized that there is no compromise with commun-ism and warned that the danger of red influence in the United States is al-ways apparent. He said that the com-munist "sharing the wealth" program is actually "sharing the poverty", as he found conditions in Yugoslavia. Lauck said he found the people of that country as "nice, kind and cul-tured" but that generally the over-whelming majority are dominated by a very small group who control the Gov-ernment. He warned that it only takes a small number of communists to take over a country and that the U.S. should be ever alert against any in-roads, no matter how small, of the communist influence. HERE and THERE January 20th has been designated as Employer-Employee Day, and a spec-ial program observing the occasion will be held. All members are re-quested to bring an employee to meet-ing at that time and take part in the observance Past Presidents are reminded by Lorin (C ) Ronnow that a meeting will be called soon to discuss the outline of the club history which is being made. All past presidents will be asked to be ready to present facts istory from the time of thair re-in the " ' r M WHEEL OF ROTARY Page Three CHAIRMAN TED WIENS reminds members of the inter-club visit at Bakersfield on Thursday, January 27th. It is plan-ned to have a large delegation from Las Vegas at Bakersfield when the Las Vegas Story will be presented as a part of the meeting's program. More details on the trip will be issued next week, ac-cording to Wiens PRESIDENT GEORGE reports that the Golden Anniversary celebration of Rotary starts February 23rd. Special observances will be con-ducted throughout the year, and the na-tion is taking cognizance of the event by issuing a special postage stamp. George also is seeking a volunteer from the club to attend a meeting in Hunting-ton Park January l8th, when the district Golden Anniversary committee will con-vene. Wayne Kirch, who was slated to attend the meeting, will be unable to attend because of a meeting of the State Fish and Game Commission at that time. The club will foot the bill, George re-ports Regular meeting of the Board of Directors was held last night at the home of Spence Butterfield Past President ALLYE LAWSON, who has been ill for the past several days, is reported showing satisfactory im-provement. He is a patient at the Las Vegas Hospital JIM IRWIN is on a brief trip to the great State of Texas (it says here).... Past President LEN FAYLE, club del-egate to the Clark County Civic Service Federation, reports on the 195b accom-plishments of the organization. Len een the Rotary delegate for the year and has beg£u-«-ery aCftijre and deserving of a "well done" • pat on the back.... He reports the CCCSF has sponsored: (l) Lee Canyon Road; (2) Mine and Mill road cut-off from Henderson to Highway 91; (3) Forma-tion of the Clark County Fair Asso-ciation and financial assistance to the Mesquite Fair; (I4) Supported tax equalization and property evalua-tion; (5) Re-activation of the legis-lative council under Elton Garrett of Boulder City; (6) Aid to Depend-ent Children, State and Federal pro-gram; (?) Lake Mead and game devel-opment; (8) Preservation of the Val-ley of Fire as a State Park; (9) Im-provement of the State Mental Hos-pital. ABSENTEES 1/5 12/31 MAKE-UPS: Boulder City Los Angeles LARRY ALLEN TED BRANDT TQM CAMPBELL " " JOHN DeLUCA 12/28 Hollywood LEONARD FAYLE 112/29 Boulder City CROSBY LOVETT MIKE McNAMEE JULIAN MOORE 0. J. SCHERER CLARE WOODBURY 1/5 1/5 Excused Boulder City A1 Cahlan Dan Crane Kel Houssels Wayne Kirch Ran Mason Dick Ronzone Tom West Jack Wollenzien Allen Bunker, Jack Cherry, Grindy Grindell, Walter Johnson, Allye Lawson, J.R. McDaniel, Dick Stadelman, Clare Woodbury Howard Woodbury Last week: 21 visiting Rotarians nd 20 guests. -over- WHO'S WHO We are indebted for our facts in this week's Who's Who to the Pacific Coast Record Magazine, August 1953 issue. He was born in Oglethorpe, Georgia. He is presently in the third decade of his career which began as an elevator operator at the Hotel California in Fresno, California. During his five year stay with that organization, he worked in every department of the hotel and, at the same time, took an exten-sive correspondence course in account-ing. In 1937j when Hull Hotels purchased the California, he was retained as assist-ant auditor. As the chain grew, he was sent to Las Vegas as a part of the El Rancho Vegas organization, the first of the many luxury hotels that now make up the fabled Paradise "Strip". His hotel career was interrupted by war service beginning in 19U2, when he received a direct commission as mess officer in the Air Corps. Discharged in 19U6, after service with the 20th Air Force in the Pacific, he returned to Las Vegas as manager of the Last Frontier, a position he retained after the sale of the hotel to a new corporation headed by Jake Kozloff. He is married to Rotary Ann Helen and has two children, a son 7, and a daughter 3. He is serving presently on the Rotary Program Committee; is a Rotary director, a past director of the Chamber of Commerce; Variety Club Treasurer, and is a member of the Shrine Club. His name: BOB CANNON A TRUST Membership in the Rotary Club is a trust. Each classi-fication is loaned for a time to outstanding men, leaders in their business or profession. Upon the use of this trust de-pends not only their individual attitudes toward Rotary, bjxt it controls the opinions of the public toward our Club. Rotary says in effect to the new member: "Here is an unused classification. You may borrow it, but ultimately you must give an account of your stewardship." This accounting must be made to society, your vocation, and to your friends in Rotary. But more searching than all else is the "stock-taking" you must make of yourself. Has this privilege made you more service conscious, in your own Club, your particular vocation, the civic life of your commun-ity, and the interdependence of all nations? Does it show an increase in service and leader-ship rendered over other years? —CARL L. MILLWARD Past Director, RI Milton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.