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Cincinnati Enquirer Prides, April 24, 1900 Zeroing In Are Ed Biles, Harry "Mick" Connolly And George Gilmartin Of The XU Football Staff -Enquirer (Heise) Photos XU Professors Go 'Up In Arms' They had a "bang-up" time of it last night at the Xavier University Armory, Lt. Col. Donald H. Connolly, commanding officer of the XU Reserve Officers Training Corps unit; his staff of officers and men of the ROTC unit were hosts to other members of the XU faculty and administrative staff. It was the annual Faculty Night shoot.

Professors laid aside books to take up arms as accuracy was demonstrated with target rifles and pistols. Robert Lavell, Associate Professor from education to firing line BIG NOISE IN THE CITY DAHLGREN, April 23 (P) A five-inch naval shell which masqueraded for 20 years as a harmless yard decoration was highly dangerous ready to explode any time, Navy experts say. The Colonial Beach, which kept souvenir painted and its brass shined learned family, the truth from a demolitions team at the naval proving ground here. By the time the danger was learned, the shell had been stored in a shed, along with a companion shell experts found inert and harmless. The shells were discovered during a remodeling of the shed and the refused to continue work while they were advised the owners to consult contractor, the Navy base.

Navy officials declined to identify the family. The navy blew up the shell, designed for night illumination. Off Blotter: The Bubble Gum Theft Three boys, 8, 11 and 13 years old, were turned over to juvenile authorities for stealing 18 cartons of bubble gum, 12 plastic water balls, two wading pools and other toys, all valued at $180. The boys took this loot in addition to insecticide valued at $268 from a truck at Barnard St. Lowrey Ave.

The youth broke or passed out the loot to their friends. Thief threw brick through McCarthy Bust To Be Unveiled WASHINGTON, April 23 (UPI)- bust of the late Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy Wis.) will be dedicated May 2 in the Appleton, Courthouse, where he once presided. Sen.

Styles Bridges N. will present the bust at ceremonies in the Outagamie County courthouse. The presentation was financed by a found established by Republican groups in Wisconsin, the Connecticut Veterans of Foreign Wars and interested individuals. Phi Delta Dinner en The 62d anniversary banquet Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity will be held at 6:30 p. m.

today at the Cuvier Press Club. Councilman Charles P. Taft and John W. Melville, patent and trademark attorney, will speak. William Dammarell, former Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge, will be toastmaster.

The affair is sponsored by the fraternity alumni association. Taxes To Go Back To Distiller Firms Nine Hamilton County ernmental agencies were struck a $397,000 blow yesterday right where it hurt--in the middle of their expected tax revenue. Officials of the divisions learned the bad news from Fred J. Morr, Hamilton County auditor, and Allen C. Lishawa, manager of the Cincinnati office of the State Department of Taxation.

The officials said the nine must refund the money, illegally collected in personal property taxes during 1951-52- 53 from the Seagram Distillery 53 from the Seagram Distillery and the National Products Corp. The two firms recently won a case in the Ohio Supreme Court, after contesting the taxes, levied against whisky Since stored in warehouses. 1954, the companies have not paid the taxes. The losses ranged from $217,281 by the Cincinnati School District to 18 cents by Columbia Township. agencies involved were Hamilton County, County Park District Springfield and Sycamore Townships, Lockland School District, city of Cincinnati and Amberley Village.

Mr. Morr told the officials the county would repay the firms and then would withhold the sums from tax distributions to be made this year to the affected areas. Personal property taxes are collected by the state and then distributed twice a year to political subdivisions. Gulping down the bitter distilled medicine, the officials asked C. Watson Hover, County Prosecutor, to confer with the two companies to learn if they will accept time payment program by which the nine agencies could stretch out the repayments.

"But the two companies have been fighting so hard so long they probably will want all their money right now," said Robert D. Jones, clerk of the Sycamore Township board. On a percentage basis, Sycamore, which must repay $9709, was hardest hit. Last year, the township received a total of $12,764.75 from personal erty taxes. Other repayment figures, with 1958 total collections listed in parentheses, were: Hamilton County, $74,514 ($2.76 million); Hamilton County Park Depart- TAKE CARE In Redevelopment Of City, Architects Warn Cite Civic Character, Beauty Two Cincinnati architects called for more care in redevelopment of Cincinnati last night.

Richard H. Wheeler and Carl A. Strauss discussed Cincinnati's future on a panel sponsored by the Queen City Association at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Mr. Strauss, in reference to the proposed highway cut through Lytle Park, said: "Highway engineers seek the expediteous route for traffic, and other considerations are, to a great degree, not taken into account by them." Caution must be exercised, he said, so that expressways do not strangle the city, take away civic character and beauty.

"We are fast running out of warned Mr. Wheeler. "It is time to our environment as did our conserve, forests reseryes and recently our water sources. gov-ment, $2101 Colum-: bia Township, 13 cents Sycamore Township, $1860 Cincinnati School Distric, $217,281 ($5.92 million); Lockland School District, $18,389 City of Cincinnati, $62,552 ($3.81 million), and Amberley Village, $6.48 William Mietenkoetter Cincinnati School Board clerk, and James Flick, City Finance Director, said they would not be able to determine the effect of the tax refunds until they had determined total amounts of personal property taxes due their agencies this year. "Our tax receipts may go up by $63,000 this year," Mr.

Flick said. "Then our budget would not be curtailed by this fund. So we're not going to cry like babies until we know where we stand." He and Mr. Mietenkoetter said the tax refund matter was a surprise. didn't know about this until a few days ago and still haven't received anything in writing," Mr.

Mietenkoetter said. "If we had known, we could have levied more taxes this year. We haven't reached our legal tax limits during the last two years." STAY BOND STATE OF OHIO HOOLTON COUNTY Be it remembered that on the 25th day of November George Kleb personally appeared before me, Mayor of the City of Norwood, Hamilton County, Ohio, Perry White and Bohect. Smith themselves and acknowledged to owe the State of Ohio the sum of Two Hundred 200.00 )Dollars to be levied on his goods and chattel lands and tenements if default to made in the condition following, to wit: appearance Wee 23rd, 1951 WHERE.S, lately, in' a certain action pending before me between the City of Norwood, and the said Perry White has requesced a stay of execution and has obtained an order suspending the execution of said judgment for 28 days the period now the condition of the above obligation such that if said Perry White will prosecute his petition in error to effect and will aurrender himself to the custody of the Chief of Pelice of Norwood in case 2. petition in error be not filed within con days and an appeal bond be filed, then his recognizance shall be void, otherwise it shall be and remain in full force and virtue of law, Taken and acknowledged before me and approved by on and year above written.

County, Ohio. -Enquirer Photo R. J. Smith's Signature (Arrow) Appears On Bond "definitely unethical," Cincinnati lawyer says Bar Sifts Plaints On Accused Lawyer Rev. Henry J.

Wirtenberger, Col. Donald H. Connolly And Gus D. Wiethorn liberal arts dean, XU ROTC commander and military science instructor 4 Villages Stuck With Garbage Four Hamilton County villages will have to find a new place to dump their garbage as a result of a decision in Clermont County Common Pleas Court, Batavia, yesterday. Judge Darrell Hottle upheld the County Board of Health's refusal to issue a permit to the (Brummett-Asker Landfill Dump.

Health officials maintained the dump was not operated properly and refused to renew its permit. In addition to Clermont County areas, Hamilton County Villages Newtown, Mariemont, Madeira and Blue Ash will be affected by the closing of the dump. They got rid of their garbage there, too. Josephine Andres Mrs. Josephine E.

Andres, the mother of two priests, died' last night at St. Francis Hospital. She was 61. Her home was at 3724 Laclede Price Hill. Survivors include her hushand, George J.

Andres, an employee of St. Francis Hospital; four sons, the Rev. Anthony G. Andres, pastor of St. John Church, Harrison; the Rev.

Joseph P. Andres, pastor at Fayetteville, Ohio; Hubert C. and Jerome E. Andres; two daughters, Miss Catherine Andres and Mrs. Rosemary Shields; four sisters, Mrs.

Louise Luken, Sister Severine, O.S.F., Mrs. Williams and Mrs. two Bernadette Henkenberns; brothers, Charles and Frank Ungruhe, and six grandchildren. Solemn Requiem High Mass will be sung at 10:30 a. m.

Monday at St. Lawrence Church by her son, the Rev. Anthony Andres, who will be assisted by the Rev. Joseph Andres. Place of burial has not been decided.

Seven Killed Seven persons were killed when these two automobiles smashed against each other with shattering force eight miles east of Palm Springs, Calif. Dead were Jean M. F. Deluz, 51, Gertrude Veitre, 51,, Deaths And Funerals Mrs. Ruby Wuerdeman, Cleaning Firm Official Mrs.

Ruby Gould Wuerdeman, treasurer and member of the board of the Fenton-Wuerdeman-Thayer dry cleaning company, died yesterday at her home, 2150 East Hill Ave. A director of the Advertisers Club, she was a of the Cincinnati Woman's Club, Hyde Park Country Club and the Seventh Presbyterian Church. She is survived by a son, ert S. Wuerdeman, president of the firm; a daughter, Mrs. Helen Funck; sister, Mrs.

Edith Miller Burr; a brother, W. R. Gould Dade and four grandchildren. Her husband, Emil K. Wuerdeman, who died in 1950, was president of the firm for many years.

Services will be conducted at 10:30 a. m. tomorrow Seventh Presbyterian Church, East Walnut Hills. Cremation will follow. Friends may call after 4 p.

m. today at the W. Mack Johnson funeral home, 1309 E. McMillan St. Clark C.

Sargent Clark C. Sargent, owner and president of the Cincinnati Auto Spring Co. until his retirement in 1952, died yesterday at his home in Haines City, at the age of 76. His home in Cincinnati was at 3802 Earls Court View. A 32d degree Mason, he also was a member of the Scottish Rite.

He was a member of the Methodist Church of Haines City and was an active citrus grower since going to Florida in 1952, He is survived by his widow, Stella M. Sargent; a son, Ralph C. Sargent, Haines City; three brothers, Frank Sargent, Lake Hamilton, Elmer Sargent, Mt. Vernon, and Joe Sargent, Felicity, Ohio, and a -AP Wirephote In This Crash Jack W. Friedman, 72, and his wife, Ruth; Horace Porter, 74, and his wife, Martha, and Norman Baker.

The Porters and Friedmans were from Ban- ning, and Mrs. Baker from Corona, Wirephoto, granddaughter, Terry Ann Sargent, Haines City. Services and burial will be tomorrow afternoon in Haines City. John A. Ehlman Requiem High Mass for John A.

Ehlman, retired machinist at the Cincinnati Milling Machine will be held at 9 a. m. tomorrow in St. Cecilia Church, Oakley. Burial will be in Gate Heaven Cemetery.

Witt, Good and Kelsh funeral home, Oakley, is in charge. Ehlman died Wednesday his residence at 2729 Minot Oakley. He was 80 years old. Surviving him are two daughters, Miss Myrtle Ehlman Miss Juanita Ehlman, with whom he had made his home. His wife, Mrs.

Mamie Ehlman, died several years ago. Deaths Elsewhere The Rev. Reverdy Cassius Ransom, a tireless fighter most of his 98 years for the rights of Negroes, at his Wilberforce home near Xenia, Ohio. Stuart Morgan Farrington, 51, whose adagio dance group appeared in theaters throughout this country and abroad in the 30s and 40s, found shot fatally in New York. Harry B.

Fenton, 67, president of the Ohio Contractors' Association, of a heart attack at Ashland, Ohio. Egon Reinert, 50, governor of the industiral Saarland, of automobile accident injuries at Saarbruecken, Germany. Dr. Howard W. Haggard, 71, an authority on alcoholism, at Ft.

Lauderdale, Fla. Dr. Walter G. H. Ryan, 68, an educator, of a heart attack at Belleville, N.

J. The Dowager Marchioness of Londonderry, 80, Britain's tattooed ladyship and one of its most famous hostesses, at Newtownards, Northern Ireland. Order Signed For Sprenz' Return To Ohio CORPUS CHRISTI, April 23 UP) A removal order allowing Frank Lawrence Sprenz to be returned to Ohio was signed today by Federal Judge James V. Allred. The 29-year-old "flying bank robber" was 'nabbed in the resort town of Cozumel, Mexico, last week.

He has been in the Laredo, jail. Sprenz is to face trial in Federal Court, Cincinnati, for the March 2 robbery of a Hamilton, Ohio, bank which netted $25,955. Meanwhile, officials in Summit County, Ohio, are trying to have Sprenz returned to Akron, his hometown, for prosecution. Papers were to be sent to Cincinnati today' to clear the way for Sprenz' return. Sprenz escaped from an Akron jail April 16, 1958, where he was being held on the charge of armed robbery in a $1500 cafe holdup.

He also faces six felony charges in Akron. Prosecutor John S. Ballard said he wanted Sprenz back because he may have a must drag out too long. lem keeping witnesses if the Cincinnati Bar Association officials reported yesterday it was investigating "several" complaints about Robert J. Smith, Cincinnati attorney arrested Tuesday in connection with a bomb hoax.

Association spokesmen said the complaints included one that Smith acted as bondsman and attorney for a client in 1957 in Norwood Police Court. "Acting as a bondsman for a law cilent is definitely unethical," a Cincinnati attorney said last night. Smith has been banned by Robert Paul, city prosecutor, from signing bonds in Municipal Court because a court rule forbids lawyers from signing bonds. Smith, through his attorney, Eugene Smith (no relation), said his arrest was a result of a frame up by other Cincinnati bonding companies to gain control of the King Bonding Co. THE ACCUSED HOAXER has admitted being an attorney for the King firm but has denied any control of the company.

He and his wife have been granted state licenses to sign bonds in behalf of the Allegheny Mutual Casualty Co. Edward A. Stowell, state insurance superintendent, said lawyers are not forbidden by state law from issuing bonds. But they must not sell more than 50 per cent of their bonds to their cilents to escape possible law violations, he explained. Norwood Police Chief Charles W.

Fritz, George P. Kleb, former mayor and police judge, and Norwood Patrolman Jack Bigelow said yesterday they remembered that Smith signed A $200 stay bond November 25, 1957, for a client who had been fined for careless operation of a vehicle. Chief Fritz said members of the Bar Association had obstained copies of the bond recently the Norwood authorities. THE BAR ASSOCIATION public relations department issued a statement yesterday mentioning the Norwood incident. "The Bar Association has received several complaints about Mr.

Smith's actions during the last six months, including a complaint about Norwood incident," the statement read. "The recent indictment based upon the bomb hoax incident will be added to the list of complaints and reports when the committee's recomare presented to association's executive committee. Until the executive committee acts upon these recommendations, the nature of the other complaints and the contents of the investigation reports are confidental." UC Speaker Urges Emphasis On Basic Research In Science display window at Economy Furniture 1010 Central and stole two radios valued at $27 Philip Schmidt, 62, 3529 Rawson received a possible left shoulder fracture in a fall of eight feet from a ladder. Dr. Alan T.

Waterman, di-1 rector of the National Science Foundation, suggests putting "maximum emphasis" on basic research as a national goal in science. The Federal government will take the lead, he said, but science is everybody's business now. Research, he said, needs public support and understanding. Dr. Waterman spoke at ceremonies dedicating the University of Cincinnati's new 000 mathematics building.

"The real hazard faced by the modern scientist," he said, "is the difficulty of adequate and sustained support for his fundamental work. Something frugal Yankee ancestry demands, to know, 'What good before we are willing to put out the necessary money for scientific research." Furthermore, pressure is our colleges and universities to slight basic research in favor of -the kind that shows practical results. Basic research, he said, is important because: 'It represents a form of intellectual activity that he an end in itself." is the source of knowledge that may be applied to the solution, of in a the wide war variety against of disease, the national defense and welfare, development of new industrial products and Even today, after all the alarm about the American lag in scientific progress, "many of our citizens apparently fail to understand the importance of these matters, and there is a corresponding lack of deterImination to advance -Enquirer Photo Dr. Alan Waterman, Sir Francis Walshe science is everybody's business in education and science," by Congress to serve as Waterman said. focal point for the support and The scientist may find him- encouragement of basic reself the object of ridicule if his search, among other things.

(studies and seem unrelated "particularly to every- far- vive "But as a if primary research is function to sur- of day matters" to the layman. our universities. it must first While the "most epoch-mak- of all receive full support and ing scientific discoveries encouragement, locally." come from basic research," Dr. Waterman, who taught speaker emphasized such physics at UC in 1916-17, was research comes cheaply when awarded honorary Doctor of compared to technological de- Laws degree the dedication velopment. "Only about 7 per ceremonies, held in Wilson cent of national funds for Auditorium.

Presenting the research and development into degree, Hoke S. Greene, go basic research." dean of academic administration, praised Dr. Waterman as Looking to the future, Dr. a "statesman in the field of Waterman said, "we hope that science." private industry will expand Dr. Greene also presented an efforts on behalf of reoutside its own labora- Letters honorary Doctor of Humane degree to Sir Francis tories." M.

R. Walshe, noted English The National Science Founda- neurologist, who is lecturing tion, he said, was established at the UC College of Medicine. Anaheim, Arcadia,.