The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, December 15, 1949

tNTERNATtONAL 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 J im Shaver John Beville Rotary "Whee!" Staff "Pop" Squires, Editor J im 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. Highway: 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 DECEMBER 15, 1949 INTERNATIONAL SERVICE TODAY Les Edwards, program chairman, an-nounces that today's program will "be "by the International Service Committee, under the auspices of Walter Johnson. The program will he put on by a group of students and teachers from the Las Vegas schools. LAST WEEK'S PROGRAM Last week we had a very instruc-tive as well as interesting program put on by Ed Converse and Vern Willis. Which indicates, of course, that the subject was Air Transportation and its prospective benefits to Las Vegas. STAMP COLLECTORS Rotarian Ed Converse starts a new air mail route December 17th, to serve Reno, Carson City, Minden, Hawthorne, Tonopah, Las Vegas, Kingman, Prescott and Phoenix. If you wish a cachet of this historic event, just have the postmaster at any of the above cities send you a letter, air mail, for that first flight—but be sure to enclose a self-addressed, stamped return envelope. And every member of Las Vegas Rotary Club extends congratulations to Ed on having finally achieved "the impossible." Rotarians Leonard Fayle, Ernie Cra-gin, Dail Phelps, Jim Cashman, J r . , Max Kelch, Ed Converse and A1 Cahlan are among those who will join in the first flight to Phoenix tomorrow. Everybody is invited to join in the celebration of the event at McCarran Field Friday afternoon, 4:00 p.m. PEPPERDINE INVITES US George Pepperdine College, thru its president Hugh Tiner, former District Governor of District 160, invites President Leonard and mem-bers of Las Vegas Rotary Club to attend the ceremonies of confer" .* ring the LLD degree on Interna-tional President Percy Hodgson, at the College, Friday, January 6th, at 9:45a.m. ALSO PASADENA Pasadena Rotary Club invites Las Vegas Rotary Club to attend a joint meeting of about 800 Rotari-ans in the Pasadena Civic Auditor-ium, Wednesday, January 4th, in honor of International President Percy Hodgson. Those who will attend either of above meetings, please notify President Leonard or Sec*y Allye. RESTING AT HOME Rotarian O.K. Adcock is now resting at his home, 420 So.Third Street, after a two months sick spell. We all hope O.K. will be with us O.K., very soon. DOC GATEWOOD Doc Bob Gate wood will move his office to the Medical Arts Build-ing, 131 No. Third Street, about January 1st. All Rotarians should drop in for a social tooth pull in the new place. WHEEL OP ROTARY Page 3 EDITORS MEETING Editors of Club publications of Clubs of the 160th District, met in Conference Room No.8, The Biltmorc, Los Angeles, Wednesday evening Dec. 7th. The Editor of The Wheel attended. Speaking for Las Vegas Rotary Club, this Editor took occasion to refer, among other things, to: Our custom of Wednesday noon lun-cheons with President Leonard, Sec'y Allye, reporters, the Editor, reporters and occasionally Program Committee Chairman Ed Converse; Taking of pictures by Scoop Garside of visiting Rotarians each week, and sending copies of the picture to the home club of visitors; Our mailing list to some Rotary Clubs in District 160; to some Rotary Clubs in Nevada; to several former members who were active in club activi-ties; mailing by Secretary Allye of surplus copies of The Wheel to foreign Clubs chosen at random, and the very fine results therefrom. "The Wheel" was cautioned against the dangers of printing copyrighted songs, etc. Editors, generally, were cautioned against printing "corny" jokes, silly personals, etc. Los Angeles Rotary Club was host at a cocktail party prior to the dinner, a very pleasant occasion. HIC!! HICJJ The Judging Committee gave helpful suggestions to Editors. CHRISTMAS PARTY. Don^t forget the Rotary Christmas Party for you and your Rotary Ann, next Thursday, December 32.(7 FATHER LAMBE Father Lambe is, wo hope, now basking in the sunshine of Acapul-co, Mexico. At any rate he has been on a Naval Training cruise for the past two weeks, and any- - thing could happen. VISITING ROTARIANS The following Rotarians, mem-bers of other clubs, attended cur meeting of December 8th; RILEY J . BECK Sou';h Gate, Cal EARL SHADE South Gate, Cal., PAUL VALLE San Diego, Cal. WORTH BROWN Santa Cruz, Cal,. DON YEE Santa Cruz, Cal. AIRY LATHAM Boulder City GEO. CAMPBELL Boulder City CARL VETTER Bouider City MAJOR SWEENEY Reno, Nevada Thanks for coming, fellows! Hope you all received your picture FIVE YEARS AGO--DECEMBER 1944 Carl Hyde was presented with the Rotary Code of Ethics and was duly initiated as a member of Las Vegas Rotary Club, News Item: Our President Frank Case has been called to New York and Washington. ^ ' v. ' , J ^ HOME ON THE RANGE Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam, Where the deer and. the antelope play: Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, And the skies are not cloudy all day. CHORUS: Home, home on the range, Where the deer and the antelope play: Where seldom is heard A discouraging word. And the sbies are not cloudy all day. How often at night where the heavens are bright With the lights from the glittering stars: Have I stood there amazed and asked as I gazed, I f their glory exceeds that of ours, CHORUS. Oh, give me a land whore the bright diamond sand Flows leisurely down the stream; Where the graceful white swan goes gliding along, Like a maid in a heavenly dream* CHORUS. WHITE CHRISTMAS I 'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know. Where the tree-tops glisten And children listen To hear sleigh-bells in the snow. I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write, May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmasses be white.