The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, March 9, 1950

PLACE STAMP HERE iNTERNATtONAL OFFiCERS President—Percy Hodgson Eck Hiestand, Governor District No. 160 3 6 3 6 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, 5, Calif. LAS VEGAS ROTARY CLUB Club No. 1401 Chartered April 5, 1923 Membership July ' 4 9 — 9 4 OFFtCERS President—Leonard Fayle Secretary—Allye Lawson Treasurer—Harry Allen D!rector$ John Beville Carl Hyde Paul McDermott Jim Shaver John Beville Rotary "Wheet" Staff " P o p " Squires, Editor Jim Shaver, Bob Gatewood, Reporters MAKEUP Boulder City, Nevada W e d n e s d a y , 1 2 : 1 5 PT Caliente, Nevada Friday, 12:15 MT T o n o p a h , N e v a d a Tuesday, 12:15 PT St. George, Utah M o n d a y , 1 2 : 1 5 M T Kingman, Arizona W e d n e s d a y , 1 2 : 1 5 PT Barstow, California W e d n e s d a y , 6 : 3 0 PT Needles, California Tuesday, 1 2 : 1 5 PT FACTS ABOUT OUR TOWN Elevation, 2 , 0 3 8 . Founded 1905. Population, 2 5 , 0 0 0 , of trading area 4 5 , 0 0 0 . 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. A n d Bonanza, United, Trans World Airlines and Western Air Lines. H u b 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 MARCH 9, 1950 TODAY'S PROGRAM Miss Bemice Warner, girl scout, is our program speaker for today. We understand her subject will be "In-ternational Friendship Begins at Home." * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * LAST WEEK Vern Willis really gave us a de-lightful voyage overseas with him and Tona last week.... Vern told us interesting things that we had never heard before about some of the fam-ous places of Europe. Bis comments on the perfect courtesy with which travelers are greeted in Switzerland should be taken to heart by all Las Vegas. * * * * * * * * * * * * * NEXT WEEK That distinguished Rotarian, Aim on E. Roth, will be our guest speaker next week.... Mr. Roth, former President of Rotary Interna-tional: District Governor of the old District No. 3: Comptroller of Stan-ford University, and Manager of Wat-erfront Employers Association of San Francisco — he is well remembered by some of our older members, and his presence at our next meeting is looked forward to with pleasure. * * * * * * * * * * * * * KEN TINSLEY Has had a tough session in the hospital for three weeks, but is now home again and expects to make Rot-ary today. Sorry we neglected call-ing on you, Ken, but we didn't know Horace Caterer was going to put you up so long. THINK ABOUT PHOENIX April 21st is our day in PhoenixJ Leave Las Vegas at 8:05 a.m., via Bonanza Air. Arrive in Phoenix at 11:10 a.m. (Mountain Time). Leave Phoenix 5:40 p.m. MT. Arrive Las Vegas 6:45 p.m. PAC.T. If eleven or more of us go, the round trip is only $30.02. Harry Miller didn't know it until he reads this — that he is "On to Phoenix?' Chairman. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TO NEEDLES See Frank Gusewelle about going to the big party at Needles the even-ing of March 18th, a week from next Saturday night, at 6:45. It will be a fine time for everybody. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * AN INVITATION Las Vegas Rotarians have received a cordial invitation to attend the Charter presentation to the Westches-ter Rotary Club, Los Angeles, at Old Dixie Banquet Hall, Western Avenue at 43rd Street, Friday, March 24, 1950. Dinner at 7:00 p.m. . . . All Las Vegas Rotarians who can attend, please in-form President Len or Secretary Ally at once. Service is limited to the first 400. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "WEARY" WILSON Is hospitalized—for a check-up, we understand. WHEEL OP ROTARY Page 3 BOARD MEETING The Board of Directors met Monday : evening at John Seville's residence. Among other things, the Board paid the "bills and donated $20 to the Red Cross. They also discussed classifi- ; cation problems, especially the talk-ing over Past Service and Senior Ac-tive classifications with those Rotar-ians T?ho are eligible.... The Board also arranged for a Rotary Helldorado float. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WATER QUESTION Dail Phelps and Jim Shaver set-tled the Las Vegas water problem. (Took one hour of the Directors' time.) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * VISITING ROTARIANS We enjoyed the presence of the follow-ing visiting Rotarians at our meeting last week: (The first member to read this, go get one $ from Ubie.) ROY FELTUS, Outdoor Advertising, Bloomington, Ind., FRANK GREENOUGH, Bands and Orchestras, Santa Barbara, Cal., JOSEPH D. SAUR, Hotels, Camp-bell River, B.C., W. E. BAKER, Air-port Operating, Boulder City; KM. E. WILSON, Past.Service, Rochester, N.Y.; DAD BR INKER, Heavy Machinery, East Liberty, Pa.; ANTON DELZIN, Machin-ery and Equipment, Los Angeles; ALONZO DELKIN, Flower Growing, Arcadia Cal.; HERMAN REICH, Groceries, Palm Springs, Cal.; LOUMISNER, Honorary, Boulder City; TOM LOVELL, Business Forms, San Bernardino. , —yThanks, fellowsj Come again. LIBRARY FUND Don't neglect to fulfil your pledge; or make your pledge, if you have not already done so. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ATTENDANCE Boy.' Were we low last month? 93.74%. Maybe President Len should lay on those fines. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * AGAIN, FROM SCOTLAND We have another very interesting let-ter from our now almost old friend, W. C. Innes, written after the recent election in Great Britain: Mount Cabra, Cupar Fife, Scotland, 1st March, 1950 Dear "Pop"! I was pleased to get the copies of your "Wheel" but sorry to leam of the death of the Mother of your Presi-dent. In a previous letter you told me she came from Scotland, and it is good to learn from your sincere "Fare-well" to her that she was a country woman of whom we had reason to be proud. At our last Rotary meeting I was specially instructed to request you to convey to your Club the best wishes and fraternal greetings of the Rotary Club of Cupar, Fife. I told our mem-bers that from your "Wheel" I learned that for your last 28 weeks, over 50% of your members had 100% attendance. That shook themj You will have seen that we nearly kicked the Socialists out of power. As the election drew neater I became more hopeful,'but the early results _ -over- from the Industrial parts of England were depressing. The country dis-tricts and Old Scot-land, however, steadily reduced the lead and we were really excited on Friday afternoon when at one stage we were "all square." The Socialists chose their own time for the Election, so that if we won we would have to put out the Budget, which is bound to he a hard one. Now they have to do that themselves; and if they go bust in October or earlier our pros-pects should be better. But I feel we should form a new Party with a new name—something like the Free Party. The Labour Party have a vote-catching name. Many young workers feel that a party called "Labor" is the party to which they must belong. I am off an old Tory party family, and in my youth we called Liberals "Radicals." In my father's time the two parties used to hate each other to the extent that they hardly recognized one another on the street during Elec-tion timesj For a Liberal to vote for a Tory, or vice versa, was unthinkable then. I thought these days were past, but this Election has shown that there are still Liberals who have inherited the old hatred and who, although they were against Nationalization, could not bring themselves to vote for a Tory. It is therefore hoped that our Leaders will get together and give us another name that will be less provok-ing to those die-hards and more likely to secure their allegiance. Here's hoping! I fear I am breaking Rotary rules in introducing Politics, but I felt you wc Id like to know what we felt about the election. Labour's claim to have secured "full employment" and their"fair shares for all" slogan were vote-catchers, and they gained further votes by saying that "fair shares" would cease if the Tories took off controls. My opposite numbers in your Club are, I see, A. E. Cahlan and Frank F. Garside. Could they tell me on what kind of a printing machine do you in America print weekly news-papers of the 10,000 circulation class? We use an old Two Feeder Flat Bed Reciprocating Cylinder but would like to install a Flat Bed Web Cosser Press. Are they used in Am-erica? Here delivery date is five years hence as only a small percent-age is allowed for the home market and the waiting list is long. Are "Perfectors" with automatic feeder and folder attached used in America for such newspapers? I wish I could take a trip to your country and see your modern methods. We are still in the midst of frosts and cold weather. We had 14 degrees here the other morning and farther north there were 22, but Spring is on the way and everything seems brighter. Perhaps it is be-cause a halt in Nationalism has been calledj Best regards, Yours sincerely, 17. C. Innes (Ed. Note—The above letter gives us in America a glimpse into the hearts of the British people.)