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mm PipipiW 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 IU 1 1 I II 1 1 1 111 I'M VII VI Wi'l III I 1 HIBIHH3KchbI Enqutrtr iHtis! Photo Platjne For Veteran Judge Luebbers, left, and Judge Hess 50-Year Certificate! Mr. Eyrlch. left, and Mr. Seasongood Law Essay Winners Reeeive Awards Messrs. Christy, Mcintosh and Riedinger and U.

S. Savings Bonds Cincinnati Enquirer Lawyers Search In Vain For Missing Essay Winner $2,250,000 Project Planned By tories now at 1107 Plum overhead construction headquarters at Dayton St. and Freeman Electric Department operations now at Baker Alley near Fourth and Vine Sts. and the electric trouble Court Judge A. Luebbers, who retired in January after serving 38 years on the bench, with a plaque presented by Judge Otis R.

Hess in "recognition of his faithful service to the bench and bar." Awards also were made to attorneys Murray Season-good and Fred Wessel-mann, who have been members of the American Bar Association for more than a half century. Judge George Eyrlch received the certificate in behalf of Mr. Wesselmann, During the meeting, retiring bar association President Jack B. Josselson turned the gavel over to James L. Elder named to head the organization for the coming year.

Milton Bloom became County Will Vacate Courthouse Deadline Set For Jan. 1968 County officials, including Municipal Court and Common Pleas judges, agreed Tuesday to move county administrative offices out of the Courthouse so the building could be turned into a Hall of Justice. Deadline for completion of the move is January 1968. County Commission President Joseph DcCourcy instructed County Administrator R. A.

Anderegg In begin negotiations with City Manager William C. Wichman on how much the city should pay toward the cost of moving police and traffic courts to the Courthouse. The new Municipal Court Act which goes into effect January 1, 1968, calls for creation of a county-wide court system with a total of 12 judges. Under the proposal, county administrative offices such as the treasurer and auditor will be moved out of the Courthouse and into temporary quarters until a Courthouse addition is constructed. The building most frequently mentioned as possible temporary quarters for the administrative offices Is the 43-year-old Temple Bar Court and Main Streets, across from the Courthouse.

Ky. Blast Victim Dies; 2nd Critical Mrs. Lilly Pelle, 76. one of three persons burned Monday night when an explosion leveled a Camp Springs home, died at 7:55 m. Tuesday in St.

Luke Hospital, Ft. Thomas. Her husband, Arthur Pelle, 76. was In fair condition late Tuesday night at the hospital. Janice Schooler, nine years, remained in critical condition at General Hospital, where she Is in the intensive care ward.

She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Prentice Schooler, neighbors of the Pelles at Camp Springs. Mrs. Pelle and the girl suffered burns over much of their bodies.

At the time of the blast, the Pelles were Inspecting their vacant property, a flve-r two-story, concrete block and frame dwelling on Four Mile Road, which tenants had vacated about 1 p. m. Monday. Janice, who lives next door at Box 238, had Joined them and was outside the front door. The explosion which blasted off the roof and buckled the walls was followed by fire.

Shingles on a building next door were melted. A street lamp was damaged and shock of the blast was felt throughout the community. Camp Springs Fire Chief Ervin Enzweiler expressed belief Tuesday that leak of bottle gas had developed when the tenants disconnected their stove. He said the dwelling was closed all afternoon and the gas apparently had filled the house "We don't know what Ignited the fumes after Mr. and Mrs.

Pelle entered the house," he added. Writer Scores Estate Probate As 'A Racket Kloom Elder Judge C. Watson Hover, Ohio First District Court of Appeals; Woodrow Sud-hoff, managing editor of the Cincinnati Post Times-Star, and Brady Black, editor and vice president of the Cincinnati Enquirer. The bar association honored former Municipal OK, City Manager! Wichman 'ProposaY-To WetLr Wins Approval Of Staff A Cincinnati Bar Association Law Day essay winner is missing. She may claim $250 in U.

S. Government Savings Bonds if she can prove her name is Mrs. 1 Bill 1 Dannaye Evlnger. "That's how she signed the essay which was chosen the best in the general public category." explained Bruce B. Mcintosh, Law Day chairman, at the annual dinner-meeting of the Cincinnati Bar Association at Hotel Sheraton-Gibson Tuesday night.

Officials tried in vain to locate her. Meanwhile, the top prize of a $1000 savings bond went to James A. Christy, 6841 Navaho Kenwood, a University of Cincinnati freshman, whose essay on "Civil Disobedience Challenge to Our Democratic Processes" and judged the best submitted. He also won the college category. Michael Riedinger.

2217 Joyce Ave, Newport, student at St. Thomas High School, Ft. Thomas, wrote the essay judged best In the high school category. He was presented a $250 savings bond. Judges of the essays were Flan Teeth In Housing (lode Procedures A formal procedure for handling citizen complaints is among the suggested housing code amendments to be submitted to City Council today as a result of action Tuesday night by the Bond Hill-Roselawn Community Council.

Councilman Willis D. Grad-ison Jr. said he would ask for a city manager's report on the proposals, which also include tighter code enforcement and a review board for complaints. The action came during a meeting at which Mr. Gradi-son, Councilman Thomas A.

Luken and Building Commissioner Donald Hunter spoke on code enforcement. All cited the Importance of citizen action in bringing code violations to the attention of officials and lauded the recent Enquirer series on slum housing in Cincinnati. Petition Coiineil City Council was petitioned Tuesday to rezone property southwest of Savannah and Catalpa College Hill, for a nursing home. Mary lechers, owner of the home site, asked that the zoning be changed from R-3 itwo-fam-ily) to R-5 imulti-family medium-density). 'Probate procedure in most areas of this country is a racket," Norman F.

Dacey, Connecticut real es-state planner and author of the paperback book, "How To Avoid Probate!" charged in an interview here Tuesday "Usually it costs $5000 to probate a $25,000 estate this has been called 'legal extortion'," continued Mr. Dacey, in Cincinnati to autograph copies of his book. No. 8 on the New York Times best seller list, at Shillito's downtown store. He said his hook shows the reader how to avoid the expense, delay and publicity of probate through the use of an "inter vivos or 'living' trust, which is exempt of the probate procedure." "For years I've observed the abuses of the probate system," he continued.

"The legal profession has been unwilling to do anything about it. And probate reform is unlikely because It must originate In the state legislatures which are operated or controlled by lawyers." Guard Hank anlt Hamilton County deputy sheriffs Tuesday were dispatched to White Oak to guard the Southern Ohio Bank. 5916 Cheviot when a 40-minute power failure prevented employees from closing the bank's electrically operated vault doors. A Cincinnati Oas and Electric Co. spokesman said stores in the White Oak Shopping Center and residences in the Monfort Heights area were affected when a 4000 volt cable failed.

Drafted and presented by Don Heisel, city personnel officer, and bearing the signatures of 11 members of his staff, the message read: "Your staff has carefully evaluated the proposal you have made regarding Dorothy Stein, and recommends that the proposal be Implemented without further delay. It is our considered opinion that the health and welfare of the city manager would be greatly enhanced by this project, and thus it Is clearly In the public interest. "The city solicitor advises that the licensing procedures set forth in the Revised of Ohio arc heing strictly enforced, and recommends full compliance therewith. "Financing: This proposal was not considered In the formation of the 1966 budget. A supplemental appropriation will therefore be required.

The Contingency Fund is ample for this purpose, even though the project will be quite expensive. "Summary: Congratulations and best wishes." Mr. Wichman disclosed his marriage plans last Friday night at the Reds' delayed opening ball game when he Introduced Mrs. Stein as his fiancee. No wedding date has been headquarters on McFarland Street, The sale would leave only six parcels of land for sale in Queensgate.

covering 19 acres, 12 of which now are under negotiation, on Block 13. Mr. Dacey described the response of the legal profession to his book as "livid." "However, the bar association has asked me to speak in Boston June 1, so evidently some think what I have to say is worthwhile," he added. "And in the last 90 days," he continued, "the American Bar Association has brought out a training film on inter vivos or living trust. I believe my book needled them into it." Norwood )kavs Cash For City's Youth Program Norwood City Council Tuesday appropriated to provide part-time jobs for the city's high school and college students this summer under the Youth Opportunity Program.

Mayor Joseph Shea Jr. said the city would hire about 100 students for three or four hours work a day during the six-week program. In addition to the appropriation, Mayor Shea said he has received "favorable responses" to letters requesting Norwood industries and businesses to hire teen-agers for summer work. The Council also adopted an anti-glue sniffing ordinance prohibiting the selling of airplane-type glue to juveniles. The ordinance Is similar to those adopted recently by Cincinnati and other suburban governments.

core and riverfront renewal projects. The money will be used to pay the city's one-fourth share of moving expenses in excess of $25,000 per business. The Federal gov-e pays three-fourths of the excess and all of the cost up to $25,000. It is estimated that the city's eventual total cost of the shared part of the expense will be around $140,000. Discarded Bags Of Mail Found Seven mall sacks containing Idento-tags made by the Disabled American Veterans' organization at their Cincinnati plant were found Tuesday behind a pier under Central BrldRe, Newport, police re ported Tuesday.

Edward Hesch, assistant superintendent of the Newport waterworks department, spotted the mail baps when inspecting the A multi-million-dollar Cincinnati Oas Electric Co project for Queensgate I goes to City Council today for approval. Enquirer sources said the project, a consolidation of now-scattered shops and laboratories, will be one of the largest in the renewal area and will close out 18.84-acre Super block Four. Preliminary plans call for an investment of in a two-story building to contain 40,000 square feet of space with adjacent parking for 300 employees. The property Involved covers 136,000 square feet on Dalton Avenue between Gest and Eighth Sts. Purchase price will be $185,000.

The project will consolidate five activities, including electric meter repair shops and labora- Pierce Sees New Aid In Integration MINNEAPOLIS 1 Special i Wendell H. Pierce, superintendent of i i nati public schools, predicted here Tuesday the new Interstate Educational Compact Commission will try to help solve racial problems in big city school systems. "I think you can't disregard the race issue in large cities if you study ways the states can attack problems of urban schools." said Mr Pierce, who will become the commission's executive director May l. He was speaking in a question answer period after addressing a workshop session on the National Compact for Education as the National School Boards Association neared the end of its 26th annual convention. Questions fired at Mr.

Pierce indicated wide misunderstanding and lack of understanding of the intent of the commission, which will have its opening session June 13 and 14 in Chicago. The NSBA adopted a resolution Monday recognizing the compact "can have tremendous influence on public education" and urged state school board associations to strive to have board members named to state delegations to the commission. Mr. Pierce said at least 30 states are expected to have delegations at the Chicago session. That would mean another seven must enter the compact, on executive or legislative authority, by the time of the meeting.

Oklahoma just became the 23rd state to enter the compact. The commission was designed to explore needs of education at all levels and provide study reports to compact member states. Legal Aid Duo For Needy Soon An anti-poverty program offering legal services to the poor probably will get into operation 30 to 60 days after a $187,484 Federal grant arrives in Cincinnati, Councilman Thomas A. said Tuesday. Mr.

Luken headed a committee of the Community Action Commission to draw uu the plan I 1 0 ing small law offices In at least three poverty areas. The u. s. Office of Economic Op inn nnd the Legal Aid Society will administer the program, Mr. Luken said.

The Cincinnati Bar Association and the Legal Aid Society will administer the program, Mr. Luken said. Page 26 Wednesday, April 27, 1966 John B. Overholts on WKRC-TV, WLW-TV Ex-Cincinnati Actor Killed In Collision Word was received here Tuesday of the automobile accident death in California Monday of John B. (Jay) Overholts, a former Hamilton resident and former television actor in Cincinnati and on network programs.

Mr. Overholts, 43, was killed In a two-car collision on the Pacific Highway near Malibu. A passenger in the other car also was killed. Word received here was the driver of the other car was arrested. Mr.

Overholts, who lived In Pacific Palisades. went to Hollywood in 1958. Before leaving Ohio he had appearea on television shows with WKRC-TV and WLW-TV. He appeared in Rod Selling's first production of "Requiem for a Heavyweight" and with Robert Middleton, a former Cincinnatlan. After going to California he had appeared on such television shows as Playhouse 90" and "Ounsmoke." Donald Steffy Resigns Pulpit In Kenwood Rev.

Donald Steffy here since '59 Rev. Donald L. Steffy, pastor of Kenwood Christian Church since 1959, has resigned to accept a pastorate in Youngstown. Ohio. He will become associate minister of First Christian Church in that city In August and will succeed the senior minister when he retires next January.

Organized 10 years ago, the Kenwood church has grown from a membership of 140 to 250 under Rev. Mr. Steffy's leadership and completed a new educational unit last fall. Rev. Mr.

Steffy has been active in his denomination, the Disciples of Christ, and the local Council of Churches during his ministry here he and Mrs Steffy ire ni Mves of Alliance, Ohio. They have three children. Rev. Mr. Steffy is a graduate of Mt.

Union College of Alliance and of Lexington Theological Seminary in Kentucky. City Manager William Wichman's executive staff paid him a surprise visit Tuesday to present to him a unique message of congratulations on his new newly-announced marriage engagement to Mrs. Dorothy Stein, Bond Hill widow. Hargadine Hearing In Second Day The $3 million damage suit of W. R.

Grace Co against Clyde Hargadine, president of Intercontinental Chemical went into its second day Tuesday in U. S. District Court. Judge C. G.

Neese agreed to hear one of three causes of the action without the jury, because of its technicality. In general, the Grace Co. charges unfair competition by Mr. Hargadine, a former employee of DuBois Chemicals Division of Grace, dealing with use of formulae and hiring of employees. Samuel J.

Miller, a former DuBoise vice president, was the first witness of the day. He testified that there were no written Instructions saying that formulae were confidential. W. R. Grace St Co.

is represented by Robert Keeler of Taft, Stettlnius and Hol-lister, and Mr. Hargadine by James Headley of Frost Jacobs. Roth i delegates, George Jackson of Mt. Gilead and Lewis B. Moore, I'rbana, were among the 40 who voted to delete the provision.

The 59 votes for the measure were eight short of two-thirds. "We felt like It was redundant and unnecessary, that the rest of the resolution was adequate," Mr. Jackson said. The resolution, as passed, charged school boards with leadership to remove barriers to equal education opportunities for all children in tax-supported classrooms. "A.l over the world in countries like Ghana and Nigeria they're reading today how the NSBA was too ind too fearful of Up-settln some (Clansman in Alabama," Mr.

Young told newsmen. "Why is it that this group needs to lower its sights and satisfy the least enlightened among them?" Sell Renewal Notes, Wichman Asks Council Lax Integration Policv In Schools Deplored City Manager William Wichman asked City Council Tuesday for authority to accept bids May 17 on sale of $23,316,000 of preliminary loan notes for the city's urban renewal program. This would include for the core project and $4,149,000 for the Avon-dale-Corryville project. Funds from sale of the core project notes, the third series, will be used to retire $12,500,000 of second series notes and help support the project expenses for the next year. The A-C notes up for sale will be the sixth of a series.

Most of the money from this sale, or $3,822,000. will go to retire the fifth series of notes, with the remainder to pay other project costs for a year. In MlOther report to LCil, Wichman requested authority to expend $50,000 from the income tax permanent improvement fund to pay moving expenses of businesses displaced by the BV BOB WEBB Enquirer Education Writer MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. Whitney M. Young, executive director of the National Urban League, attacked the National School Boards Association here Tuesday for refusing to summon its members to take the lead in banning classroom segregation.

The NSBA's delegate assembly failed to muster the necessary two-thirds vote Monday to approve a resolution urging school boards move forward to Implement the 1954 Supreme Court decision banning compulsory segregation in schools. "I was shocked when I read what the delegate-decided to delete from their resolution." Mr. Youiik told a press conference. He was the first major civil rights leader to address a general session of the group. Enouirtr Photo University of Cincinnati military science and air science professors, ROTC staffers, and ROTC cadets were on hand Tuesday to salute the new UC honorary cadet colonel, Miss Mary Bail, as she appeared for the first time in uniform.

The trophy was presented to the beauteous "colonel" for winning the title in competition..