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10 THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER Picture LOOKING UP ATOP THE INCLINE Taft Nominated! Purdue Students Pick Ohio Senator or At Convention LAFAYETTE, May 8 (P) About 2,500 Purdue University students attending in A political convention took mock, ballots before settling on Sen. Robert A. Taft as the presidential candidate of the Purduvian party, The convention, sponsored by council as a civics the project, student opened Tuesday night. Eleven candidates, including both prominent Democrats and Republicans, were nominated. Sen.

Richard Russell of Georgia led on the first two ballots. The lead switched to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower on the third and fourth. Elmer Roper, nationally known pollster, delivered the keynote speech.

Hitchhiker Hurled Into Air By Auto Which Speeds On An Indiana hitchiker was knocked 25 feet and injured severely last night when he tried to ride on U.S. 50 west of thumbs in Hooven. Deputy Sheriff James Duggins reported. The victims. Owens S.

Webster, 22. 114 Decatur Aurora told police the automobile kept on after it hit him. Webster was taken to St. Francis Hospital. He suffered A left leg sprain and internal injuries.

TIMOTHY WEHMEYER. 1828 Republic suffered a possible skull fracture late yesterday when his bicycle collided at Elder St. and Goose Alley with an automobile operated by William Kas36. 22 W. Elder Highway Safety Patrolman Herman Distasi and Eugene Miley said lad failed to stop his bicycle at the intersection.

He was taken to St. Mary's Hospital. Mt. Healthy Scene Today Of Air Patrol Dedication The recently organized Mt. Healthy Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol will be dedicated officially at a program at 8 today at the Mt.

Healthy Grade School. Representatives of Civil Air Patrol squadrons in cities throughout Southwestern Ohio are expected to take part. Guest speakers will include Col. Hugh S. Gough, Adjutant of the Ohio Civil Air Patrol: Judge George Kearns of Common Pleas Court, and A.

W. Milner, SuperinMt. Healthy Schools. Healthy squadron, with 125 members, will have quarters at Springdale Rd. and Colerain Ave.

It is commanded by Capt. Walter B. Paner. C. L.

Hess Honored For His 50 Years In Blue Print Firm CHARLES L. HESS Charles L. Hess, founder and President of the Hess Blueprint 132 Opera was honored last night at a dinner given by the Eugene Dietzgen Co. of Chicago at the Netherland Plaza. Mr.

Hess, who will he 80 years old (in July, organized the company 50 years ago. Hosts at last night's dinner were E. E. Price and H. S.

Sandler, Vice President and manager. respectively, of the Chicago company, and S. M. Moore, Cincinnati sales representative for the firm. Guests, besides Hess, included his wife: his son.

Elmer L. who is associated in business with his father, and employees of the blueprint company. Mr. Hess resides at 3075 Portsmouth Ave. Cincinnatians Defendants In $87,250 Damage Suits GEORGETOWN, May 8 (AP) Two damage suits totaling 250 were filed today against two Cincinnatians.

The suits resulted from a wreck on U. S. 25 near Georgetown April 4 in which William A. Hinton, Sadieville. was killed.

Defendants are Mrs. Helen Green and George Vernon Thompson. In one suit, Mrs. Vera Hinton VanCleve, daughter of the victim. seeks $51,500 for -permanent injuries claimed received in the accident and for medical expenses.

In the other suit. J. C. W. VanCleve, administrator of the Hinton estate and husband of Mrs.

VanCleve, seeks $35,000 for the estate and $750 for damages to the The Hinton suits alleged automobile. that a truck owned by Mrs. Green and driven by Thompson pulled over onto the wrong side of the highway, striking the Hinton car. The Mt. Adams Incline, the last of five inclines to serve Cincinnati, is in the process of being torn down by workmen for the Piqua (Ohio) Steel Co.

(1) This picture was taken from the bottom of the 71-year-old structure which rises to an elevation of 268. feet and is 945 feet long. Some of the loose cross-ties can be seen waiting to be hauled onto trucks and taken away. (2) Demolition also has been under way inside the Incline's powerhouse, where owners of the property, Highland House, plan to build on the site a modern restaurant. The Highland House, acquired the property two years ago from the Cincinnati Street Railway Co.

(3) Taken from the top of the Ohio Valley tourist wonder this picture shows how demolition work has been progressing on the top of the Incline. -Enquirer (Heise) Photos. Accomplishments Are Listed By Federated Civic Clubs; Planning Committee Named Reports on accomplishments for the future and of the present were highlights of an unusually brief meeting of the Federated Civic Associations at the Hotel Sinton last night. Eric L. Schuite, honorary member, was appointed by Fred Lohmeier President, as chairman of a special committee to plan a year -round achievement project for the approximately hundred clubs spotted over the city and county -which compose the FCA.

Principal speaker was the Rev. Ulmer Kuhn, Executive Director, Friars Club, described activities of the organization at Ohio Ave. and is sponsoring for "boys with patches in their pants." Charles E. Dornette, immediate Past President, was named to represent the Federated at a public hearing on housing May 21, The Federated is on record against building of tax-free housing in residential areas Louis Backherms. Chairman of the Sewer Committee, reported that the City of Norwood is taking steps toward correcting an opensewer nuisance in the rear of residences on Ridgeway Avenue.

Fred Meyer, Chairman of the Streets and Highways Committee, 13 Motorists For Traffic Municipal Judge A. L. Luebbers grounded 13 motorists in addition to imposing fines upon them in Traffic Court yesterday. Those fined and meted driving suspensions for speeding were Fred Dornbush, 34, 5560 Samver Montort Heights, Arthur W. Schuler, 30 3355 Werk and Charles Belding, 40, 1880 Reading Jayceettes Name Young Erlanger Widow As Greater Cincinnati "Mother Of Year" Mrs.

Thelma Beard, 109 Hulbert Erlanger, declared she was the most surprised person in the world yesterday when the Jayceettes called on her to announce she had been chosen Greater Cincinnati's "Mother of the Year." This valiant young widow of a Navy veteran had been busier than usual lately with the routine homemaking for her three girls, their mutual interest in community, church school affairs and her necessary job in the office of Dr. Alfred Rich in Covington. Clothes had to be made for the school activities in which the girls are taking part. And the whole family was thrilled because Mrs. Beard actually was going to sing this week in the May Festival.

She had prepared for the audition in rehearsals for two years, studying with Mrs. Peter Achimov. Erlanger, who had taught celebrities in her own native Budapest before coming to Kentucky. The poised young widow admitted for several years she had been active in the ParentTeacher Association groups of her daughters' schools. She had been an officer and also President of her Sunday School group, active in the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a Brownie leader.

The children's training accounted for the spotless charm of their pretty white cottage and the neatness of their attractive clothes she makes them for church, choir practice, school and various other community activities in which this foursome participates. Mrs. Beard is astonished and delighted that she merits the $200 war bond offered as first prize by the Jayceettes. But she cannot imagine why they think she deserves it for following her natural impulses in making a home for her girls. The Jayceettes Mother's Day, Friday, May 9, 1952 Vote 98 Per Cent Against Housing Project; Enquirer Conducts Poll On Kirby Road Plan BY JOHN CALDWELL Residents of the four suburbs directly have voted nearly unanimously against the proposed housing project on Kirby Road.

An informal poll conducted by The Enquirer drew 871 repliesall but 14 against the housing plan. This is "No" low vote of more than 98 per cent. The ballot to test reaction of neighbors of the project appeared in The Enquirer on May editions delivered to Northside, Cumminsville, Mt. Airy and College Hill, the neighboring suburbs. The 857 "No" votes left little doubt, at least among readers who troubled to mail the ballot.

Most of the ballots were marked by residents of Northside-547. Residents of College Hill mailed 184. Sixty-six were marked in Mt. Airy and 60 in Cumminsville. the "yes" votes were from College Hill, five from Northside and one from Mt.

Airy. The ballot was printed without any advance notice, as one method of preventing an organized mailing campaign. The day it appeared one reader called The Enquirer to purchase 1,000 copies of the edition. He was turned down. Several readers mailed letters with their ballots.

voting No, a College Hill man asked: "Why not reclaim, some of- the present slum One in Cumminsville said "Take a ride on a South Cumminsville bus and see for yourself why, we do not want this housing." This comment came from Northside: "Don't like, the be damned' attitude of the Metropolitan Housing Authority and its hard-heartedness with blind couple in Winton Terrace who are to be thrown out for earning a few dollars more than MHA permits." E. W. De Laittre, Executive Vice President, Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnatty, wrote Home as follows: Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati wish to compliment you on a special ballot regarding public housing which you placed on the front of your newspaper. "We that your paper had nothing to gain by this move and that it was a fine public service wherein those who would be affected by the Kirby Road project had an opportunity to express themselves without sure or restraint. "It is gratifying to find that there are still a few public leaders who are interested in the voice of the people.

It is also discouraging to find that men who reach a position which entitles them to call a meeting for public discussion of a matter so important as this, feel called on to use gestapo practices by eliminating certain arguments from the discussion before the meeting opens, as was recently done here in Cincinnati." Only one comment was atached to the limited number of "Yes" votes. "We need it," man in Mt. Airy wrote. Three voters wrote their names boldly on the bottom of the ballot but neglected to check either Yes or No. Policeman Tells Of Pre-Raid Gaming Visits To Lookout House In Frankfort Testimony FRANKFORT, May 8 (AP)-The State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board overruled today a motion to suppress evidence that gambling occurred in the Lookout House in Kenton County on March 5 and 6.

The swanky establishment has been charged with gambling and has been to show cause why its liquor licenses porternd should not be suspended or revoked. A. E. Funk, counsel for the Lookout House and former Attorney General, argued that State Police obtained a search warrant an illegal manner before raiding the place March 6. He contended officers are not allowed to inspect premises through the use of tricks, devices and subterfuges and then obtain a search warrant.

He cited two Court of Appeals opinions to back him up. H. D. Reed Assistant Attorney General, representing the board, said peace officers have authority to inspect places of public entertainment and use what they observe for search warrant purposes. The case was continued to June when the merits of the gambling charges will be heard.

Today's arguments was confined to the motion to suppress the gambling evidence. Under questioning by Funk, Robert A. Espie, State Police Sergeant, unfolded this story: Espie and two police troopers met in Cincinnati on March 5. They wore civilian clothes, carried no identification and were unarmed. Under orders from higher ups, they went to the Lookout House, located at Lookout Heights, just outside of Covington.

They entered the bar and noticed several persons entering or leaving a door in an alcove. They asked if there was any place to gamble. The three were ushered in after telling the doorman they worked for "a manufacturer in Cleveland." There were card and dice games LOOKING DOWN LOOKING DOWN NOT A WORD Of Influence Used In Picking Boone Port, Congressmen Hear General Stands Pat Despite Reports Of "Pressure" By Barkley, Spence BY GLENN THOMPSON I ENQUIRER CORRESPONDENT) WASHINGTON, May 8-Maj. Gen. Harry A.

Johnson today flatdenied that political influence had anything to do with his Selection Board's choice of Greater Cincinnati Airport in Boone County, for an air reserve training center. Johnson. an Air Force General with a chest full of ribbons, stood his ground under congressmen's fire as firmly as if he'd been in a foxhole. His instructions from Eugene M. Zuckert, then Assistant Air Secretary, he said, had been: "Call your shots as you see 'em.

and don't let anybody talk to you." Rep. F. Hebert. the Louisiana Democrat who heads the subcommittee, then demanded: "Did anybody, above or below, undertake to influence the decision of your board? "They did not," the General answered. Mr.

Hebert read to the hearing a Washington column of this morning which said that the training center would move back from Clinton County Air Base, Wilmington, Ohio, to the Boone County port because Vice President Barkley had talked to President Truman and that the dent phoned the Air Secretary to start moving. If it happened, said the General, he never heard of it. TO VISIT PORTS TODAY Enquirer Bureau Special WASHINGTON, May 8-Investigating Congressmen tomorrow will take a look for themselves at whether a reserve training center should be built at the Clinton County Air Base in Ohio or the Greater Cincinnati Airport in Kentucky on a flying visit to both ports. Rep. Carl Vinson.

one Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, suggested the trip to subcommittee today. They take off in the morning. Hitherto, the man pulling the strings had been understood to be Rep. Brent Spence, Democrat, Fort Thomas, Ky. The training center was limpIng along at the Kentucky field last fall.

The Air Force here then announced it was moving the center to Wilmington until a permanent home in the Southern Ohio area could be found. It had $2,207,000 to spend on facilities at the permanent home. Mr. Spence paid a call at the White House. He said some were "trying to steal" an from him.

Ohioans, Coincidentally or not, the Air Force announced later that the center return to Boone County. Rep. Clarence J. Brown, Re-. publican, Blanchester, Ohio, In whose district the rival Clinion County field lies, told about all this this afternoon except that ne didn't mention Mr.

Spence's name. insisting that the Clinton Fieid could be used without spending the $2 million. Then he added: "And I don't like my tax money, or the tax money of the people I represent, to be wasted that way." ELSTON AND HESS THERE Rep. Charles H. Elston and Rep.

William E. Hess, Cincinnati Republicans, questioned both the General and E. V. Huggins, Assist. ant Air Secretary, at length.

Mr. Elston read a newspaper report saying that personnel at the base now make sure that that their statements fit with statements from the Pentagon because "it's cold in Korea." Mr. Hess cited reports to show that the Clinton base could be put in good shape for $90,000. The only major dent in the General's armor came when Mr. Hebert drew from him the admission that Johnson Site Selection Board made its choice without regard to cost.

That, said Mr. Hebert, was typical. General Johnson maintained however, that it proximately the -to build the necessary permanent facilities at the Boone County field or Clinton. But to build at Clinton, said, would "be like going into business out in the country because somebody gave you a barn." He said enlisted men could not be induced to train there because of the distance from their homes. DRIVE SAFELY! read a report accepted by the delegates pointing out that widening of River Road to 50 feet, already approved by the FCA, was the most practical and economical means of remedying traffic on that stretch.

community clubs recently had made a proposal that a pair of narrower alternate highways might be a better answer to the traffic problem Leo J. Moelder, Northside Business Club, rose to defense of residence of English Woods, who were accused, at a recent meeting, ef dumping trash and garbage on hillsides beside Westwood-Northern Boulevard. Grocery and other bills found in the trash, Mr. Moelder said, indicate that much of is dumped by county residents, who trash do not collection, have house- the hold discards being thrown on city property in the night hours. Charles S.

Cowie, life member. submitted his resignation as the Traffic Transportation Committee after, 13 years' service. Regular FCA meetings will end next month, but the board of governors will meet through the summer. Paul A. Wolf, Executive Secretary, was instructed to complete plans for a July board meeting at Coney Island.

Are Grounded Law Reading, $5 and court costs and five days' suspension each, James Teague, 23, 326 Elm Newport, and Stanley Hanrahan, 31, 135 Fourth Dayton, $5 and costs and three days each, and Edward J. Fritz, 39, 747 Wells $6 and costs and five days. Reckless drivers fined and sus-2 pended were Charles Wiester, 19, 2757 Harris Norwood, and Arthur Foster, 25, 909 Dayton $10 and costs and 10 days each; Julius Goldstein, 45, 1547 Kenova and Earl Hunter, 63, 958 Martin $5 and costs and five days each, and Martha Scarborough, 33, 2727 Woodland $5 and costs and 15 days and $25 and costs for driving without a permit. Jack I. Matre, 26, 655 Jefferson Reading, was fined $5 and costs and suspended for three days for following another vehicle too closely, and Ruth Swartwood, 47, 3537 Isben was fined $25 and costs and suspended 60 days for driving to the left of the center line.

20 Area GIs Listed Among 3,199 Home From Korean War Twenty Cincinnati Service men were among 3,199 Army and National Guard veterans of Korean combat who returned to the United States yesterday aboard the Navy Gen. William Black. The local men were: Pfc. Owen D. Black, 2105 Gilbert Corp.

Edward F. Brady, 324 E. Vine Reading: Corp. Charley Cook 906 Richmond Pvt. Fred N.

Davis, 555 Carlisle Corp. John A. Fritsch, 1169 Groesbeck Pfc. Tommy Green, 1524 Gorman Pfc. Richard L.

Kemme, 5604 Ridge Pic. Edward Legullion, 2601 Bushnell Corp. Robert L. Manion, 1214 Schumard Sgt. Richard G.

Morris, 5118 Hunter Norwood; Pfc. Clarence Pitts, 912 Wade Pfc. Clayton M. Pyles, 1414 Clay Pfc. Russell V.

4738 Woodland Norwood; Corp. John R. Samuelson, 4120 McFarren Cheviot; Corp. Herman Seales, 455 Findlay Sgt. RobE.

Schwallie, 3489 Robb Cheviot: Corp. Ralph L. Smith, R. R. 7: Pfc.

William J. Underhill, 2384 Park Pfc. James H. Wade, 5923 Carthage and Pfc. David L.

Weitzel, 4464 Colerain Avenue. and chuck-a-luck in progress. The premises. Dorsey signed the warofficers gambled. rant.

They went back a second time. State Police, armed with the warrant and weapons, raided the that night. Espie carried a high-1 Lookout House, making several arball into the room and later or- -rests and confiscating gambling dered another without leaving the equipment. gaming room. He said he paid for Mr.

Funk told the board that the the drink and tipped the server. three officers failed in their duty The morning, they met Lt. by not making arrests when they James Hughes of the State Police first observed gambling at the Detective Squad at the Cincinnati place. end of the Suspension Bridge. But he concentrated on the point They described to Hughes what that the officers obtained their they had observed at the Lookout evidence for the search warrant in House.

9 p. m. on March 6, a tricky and, hence, illegal way. they went before Magistrate Rob- He told the board he can go to the inert C. Dorsey, Covington, and ob- Supreme Court of the United tained a search warrant.

Espie States if he loses this point before gave Dorsey a description of the the board and in Kentucky courts. OBITUARIES CHARLOTTE RICHTER Services for Miss Charlotte Richter, daughter of the late Rev. Norbert Richter, will be held at noon tomorrow at Immanuel Chapel, with burial in Baltimore Pike Friends may call at the residence, 245 Hosea Clifton, after 7 p. m. today.

Miss Richter, who was 41 years old, died Wednesday at Deaconess Hospital after an illness of two weeks. A native of Cincinnati, she had been associated with Goodwill Industries, 518. Pearl St. Her father, Pastor of the Camp Washington Methodist Church for many years, died last July. Miss Richter is survived by three sisters.

Nellie Richter, of the home address; Mrs. Caroline Davis, Hillsboro, Ohio, and Mrs. Norma Hollander, Lynchburg, Ohio, and two brothers, Paul, Lynchburg, and Rawlin Richter, Felicity, Ohio. DEATHS ELSEWHERE Miss Elizabeth Robbins, 89. novelist and actress and a native of Louisville, at Brighton, England.

Elizabeth Phistner, 79, FAULTY BRAKES--AND REPERCUSSIONS This is what happens when you drive with faulty brakes. Walter Valentine, 24, 6933 River seen at the right in shirt sleeves, told police and reporters his brakes failed when he was confronted by a line of traffic at 1225 Central Pky. yesterday afternoon. His car rammed the automobile driven by Mrs. Sue Bass, 34, 2121 Winchell knocked it against the just 1952 automobile driven by Lucy Frances Mar.

tin, 5946 Beacraft Ave. The pew car then struck the rear of one driven by Hubert Ellis, 39, 1635 Mears Mt. Washington. Valentine was charged with reckless driving. No one was (Wellinger) Photo, widow of John Phistner, former Newport detective, at Dayton, Ky.

Herman Underwood, 54, interior decorator, at Covington, Ky. William H. Vollman, 61, postoffice employee, at Newport, Ky. Frank L. Morse, 87, known as the father of vocational education in Chicago public schools, at Chicago.

Dr. Archibald Church, 91, who donated $100.000 to Northwestern University for endowing and maintaining a medical library shortly before he retired in 1925 as chairman of the department of nervous and mental diseases, at Pasadena, Calif. Victor Barnowsky, 76, who for 30 years was a theatrical producer, director and theater, manager in Berlin until Hitler regime took power, at New York. George A. Whitmeyer, 68, Eastern representative of the Harbor Plywood with which he had been associated for a quarter century, at Philadelphia.

Dr. Henry Krone, 71, Cincinnati native and former Butler County, Ohio, Coroner, at Hamilton, Ohio. Carl Clifford Young, 61, mond, cigar store owner, at Richmond. William H. Meyer, 53, printer and former Cincinnati resident, at Greenfield, Ohio.

E. Armorust, 57, Hamilton. Ohio, bakery operator, at ton. 6 Cincinnati's "Mother of the 16, left; Joyce, 13, right, and 7. contest were Roy Dickerson, Executive Secretary of the Cincin-ert nati Social Hygiene Society; Miss Wilhelmina Boswell, member of the faculty of Holmes High School, Covington, and Mrs.

Mary Gorey Hagan, Woman's Page Editor of The Enquirer, Two Cincinnatians Named In Georgetown, Suits L. Two damage suits totaling $87,250 were filed in Georgetown, yesterday naming two Cincinnatians as defendants. The suits resulted from a wreck on U. S. 25 near Georgetown last April 4.

in which W. A. Hinton of Sadieville was killed. Named defendants were Mrs. Helen Green, 725 Riddle Clifton, and George Vernon son, formerly of 8 Glencoe In one suit Mrs.

Vera Hinton Van Cleye, daughter of the traffic victim, seeks $51,500 for nent injuries received in the accident and medical expenses. In the other, J. C. W. Van Cleve, ministrator of the Hinton estate husband of Mrs.

Van Cleve. seeks $35,000 for damage estate and $750 damages to the Hinton automobile. The suit charges that a truck. owned by Mrs. Green and driven by Thompson, pulled onto the wrong side of the highway, ling the Hinton automobile, Mrs.

Theima Beard, Greater with her daughters, Reynelda, Vivien, Committee included Mrs. Robert A. Metzger, Chairman; Mrs. Donald E. Hathaway, Mrs.

Delbert A. Langhorst, Mrs. Paul Metzger, Mrs. Donald Miller, Mrs. Louis I.

Schott, Mrs. Robert Schwarm and Mrs. Robert Vockell. Judges for the Mother's Day.