The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, April 10, 1975

The Wheel LAS VEGAS ROTARY CLUB LUNCHEON MEETING 12:15 THURSDAY LANDMARK HOTEL LAS VEGAS, NEVADA Mailing Address - P. O. Box 2406, Las Vegas, Nevada 89104 MAKE-UP DAYS AND PLACES MONDAY — Southwest — Charleston Bowl WEDNESDAY — Boulder City — Multiple Purpose Room TUESDAY — Henderson — Eldorado Club FRIDAY—North Las Vegas — Silver Nugget WEDNESDAY — Paradise — Showboat APRIL 10, 1975 , w \ v * * v » * w » * \ \ \ \ w \ \ v w » v » w » w v » v » The Wheel "He Profits Most Who Serves Best" PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA RAY GERMAIN, JOHN BEVILLE and JOHN F. CAHLAN Co-Editors SHERWIN GARSIDE Publisher .vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv*vvvvvv*vvvvvvvvv%% Spring Golf Meet Dates Are Set Arrangements are being made now for the annual Las Vegas Rotary club spring golf tournament and all those interested in entering are asked to contact Jack Hanes for registration. The affair will be held on the Desert Inn Country Club links and there will be special prizes for those who score the best in the various categories. The regular dinner a n d Calcutta evening is scheduled for Friday eve-ning, May 2, with the tournament to f o l l ow the next day. Jack reports t h a t the committee must give the Dl notice as to the number involved two weeks in ad-vance so the entries will close on April 24. The foursomes will be f o r m e d strictly on the draw basis and this will be held in plenty of time to assure the members. - Rl - The Image of Rotary In Our Community The man outside Rotary reads no Rotary literature; he interprets Rotary by the lives of Rotarians in his Com-munity. This is perfectly exemplified by the representative number of Ro-tarians serving on all manner of civic boards or running for all manner of offices. Jerry Vallen Is Today's Speaker The speaker for today is Jerry Val-liein, dean of the rapidly expanding College of Hotel Administration at UNLV, and his subject will be "The Art and Science of Modern Innkeep-ing." Vallen joined the university faculty in 1967 when the new hotel program was formed and he has been the leader in developing the curricula to its present state. He has served in the hotel/restau-rant business, as well as in the field of education for a long period of time and still is active in both areas. He is vice president of a Las Vegas based consulting f i rm and international pres-ident of an educational association, The Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education which is head-quartered in Washington, D. C. Vallen also is the author of two texts: "The Art and Science of Mod-ern Innkeeping" and "Check-in and Check-out." He also is the consulting editor in the hotel/restaurant field for the William Brown Publishing Com-pany of Dubuque, Iowa. He earned his bachelor's degree at Cornell and his master's at St. Law-rence University. - Rl - Elmer Vacchina Back On Visit One of our former, and very active, members returned to the scene of his erstwhile g l o r y as Elmer Vacchina came back from Reno to see how the southern end of the world is pro-gressing. Elmer was elected president of the club for the 1971-72 term but was forced to resign before serving a day in the office, because of his sudden transfer to Reno. His term was filled by Dr. Hal Boyer. - Rl - International Visitors We were happy to entertain these international visitors last week: Glen Sampsel, West Calgary; Neil Weiss, Communications, St. Thomas, V. I. Sen. Laxalt Lays It On The Line At long, long last the Rotary club was provided with s o m e pretty straight talk by Nevada's junior Sen-ator Paul Laxalt. While the facts were not very pretty, they were sincere and the Rotarians got more information from that one speech than any that have been made in many, many years. "There is a complete insensity by the eastern senators to the problems of local governments," he said, "and most of the eastern people are con-vinced t h a t all government should emanate from Washington, D. C. The only problem with that," he said, "is that if the government did take over, the small business man would be broke in a couple of months." Sen. Laxalt was appalled, he said, at the utter disregard on the part of the senators for the value of money. He said that in discussing an amend-ment to a fiscal bill, one of the east-ern senators declared the amendment was "only a billion dollars," and that feeling seemed to be prevalent when any appropriation bill is being dis-cussed. "There is a satisfied feeling in the capitol that all of the brains are lo-cated strictly along the Potomac river and in "Foggy Bottom," he said. He cited the environmentalist (a woman no less) who, in discussing the coyote problem of the western areas, de-clared "there is no coyote problem in the west, the only trouble is there are too many dumb sheepherders." And, that's the feeling in Washington. The brains are there and only the dum-mies exist in the outlands, he said. He said that some people have the feeling there are too many lawyers in the Congress and what seems to be needed is to elect some astute business men who were accustomed to working on a fixed budget and had been forced to meet payrolls. The members of Congress, he said, had never been exposed to the real world and its problems. "The issues," he said, "are quite complex. There are two sides to the Viet Nam question, and Congress will be called upon to bring forth the answers." He told his audience that, so far as he could see, there would be gas rationing in the near future. There was great support for rationing in the be-ginning, he said, but after extensive and i n t e n s i v e study, the solons changed their minds. "There will be a gas tax," he re-ported. "It will be phased in but no one, at the moment, knows where the tax will level off. There is a strong suspicion in Congress that the oil cri-sis of a year ago was a contrived one and the oil companies' credibility gap is tremendous, so far as the Congress is concerned." He told the Rotarians that by the end of the session the deficit will reach "at least $125 billion" and it might even go higher, depending on Congressional action on appropria-tions. "This huge deficit spending reached its peak in the sixties and now 80 per cent of the budget is locked in and cannot be changed. If the Ken-nedy national h e a l t h program is passed it will push the budget up by between thirty and eighty billion dol-lars and raise the deficit to well over $200 billion." He predicted that the prime interest rates will go up to "at least 20 per cent" and the inflation rate up to 15 per cent. "The thinking of Congress must be re-organized or it will force the coun-try into bankruptcy," he said. He con-tinued, however, that there is some hope as the younger generation of Congressmen begin to take over and, "I hope, will bring some new think-ing into the halls." He concluded by saying: "I am not pessimistic, but I am concerned. I feel there will be a re-direction of the thinking and that common sense will prevail in the end." Irwin Kishner was program chair-man and introduced the speaker. Suit Sale Is Catching Fire The Las Vegas Rotary Club Suit sale, which is scheduled for April 18 and 19, has begun to catch on and Mark Gammet reports that a good crop of clothing has been dropped off at his various stores. The purpose of the sale is to assist in raising funds for the expenses of the delegates to the Coronado con-ference a week later and all of the money received will be turned over to the Rotary Foundation. President Bob has urged that all of those who have not contributed to the drive do so immediately so that the suits and other clothing can be classi-fied and tagged for the benefit of the customers. A l a r g e publicity campaign is planned to break during the week of April 13. - Rl - General Knight Welcomed Aboard Major General James Knight, com-manding officer at Nellis Air Force Base, was welcomed into Rotary last Thursday as an honorary member of the Las Vegas club. Jim follows a whole host of former commanders who became honorary members of the organization, and, in his induction talk declared that he understood his responsibilities and welcomed the opportunity to join in the Rotary spirit. - Rl - Senior Citizens Employment Service Seeks Help Mike Johnson, Administrator, Sen-ior Citizens Employment Service (non-profit) has asked the help of our club in finding suitable employment for Senior Citizens. "They need a more active life, and at the same time can offer the benefits of a life time of experience." The address is 820 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Telephone, 382- 2042. Big Delegation Set For Coronado The Las Vegas Rotary Club is as-sured a satisfactory delegation to the district conference which is to be held in Coronado April 23 through 26. Scott Wallace, chairman of the ar-rangements committee, reports there already are 34 Rotarians and Rotary Anns scheduled to make the trip and it is probable there will be several others before the deadline is reached. Those who have signed up for the trip include Dick Basile and Marietta, Scott Wallace and Esther, Gene Bax-ter and Rose Helen, Marion Earl and Lucille, Pete Wilson and Mary, "Robie" Robichaud and Maxine, Bernie Menke and Dorothy, "Mink" Dixon and Eliz-abeth, Dr. Hal Boyer and Jane, Jake Von Tobel and Jeannie, Jack Cord and Linnea, John F. Cahlan and Flor-ence Lee, Otto Underhill and Reine, Jim Corey and Marilyn, John Yoxen and Louise, Angelo Manzi and Fran and Ward Wengert and Rea. It is probable that most of the trek-ists will be going on the Thursday morning bus, although several of these making the trip will depart on Wed-nesday afternoon so they can enter the various tournaments which are being scheduled. The Thursday bus, according to Scotty, will be a wet one so there should be plenty of entertainment enroute. It leaves at 11 a.m. An elaborate Las Vegas night is scheduled for Friday evening and the local club will play host to the other delegates at a special champagne par-ty at the Hotel del Coronado. There will be plenty of entertainment avail-able and it looks like a gala evening. The return trip is scheduled for Sunday. _ R| _ ROTARY IN CANADA Canada has 22,000 Rotarians . . . 426 clubs. The largest is Toronto with 414 members . . . the smallest is Ma-larctic, Quebec with five members. Canada ranks ninth in the number of Rotary Clubs and eighth in number of Rotarians.