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JOURNAL HERALD, DAYTON, OHIO, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1953 [[image]] Getting Ready For The Big Show POLISHING UP for the show tonight is John Kaiser, of Gurney, Ill., who works for the Curtis Candy company, sponsors of the six-pony hitch in the show. Standing by is Peggy Brownell, 11, of 3101 Ridgeway road, who will ride in the Junior Hunt club drill. [[image]] Veteran Winner TRUE CHAMPION is Mrs. Max Bonham, Battle Creek, Mich., who has won the show's hunter championship twice. She won last year with Sunset Road, and has the fine hunter entered again this year. Man Is Bound To Jurors In Check Case A man who police claimed passed a certificate of service as a check was bound over to the grand jury yesterday afternoon. Judge Neal F. Zimmers set bond of $1,500 for Benjamin A. Allen, 32, of Columbus, who was charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. Det. R.N. Ratliff told the court Allen received a statement from the railroad retirement board certifying to his earnings, amount in pension, etc. He said Allen took the statement to a West Side cafe and cashed it as a check. The earnings on the statement showed $221.45. Hearing Set Aug. 12 A preliminary hearing was set for 11 a.m. Aug. 12 for Woodford Briscoe, 21, of 917 East Fifth street. Bond was set at $2,500 after Police Chief Lawrence Brannon of Kettering indicated Briscoe may be implicated in other burglaries. Brannon said Briscoe was apprehended with two juveniles after they were seen entering the Park N Eat restaurant, 2121 South Dixie drive, at 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 6. He told the court Briscoe had signed a statement admitting his guilt. Bond of $1,000 was set for John J. Higgins, 19, home-at-large, on a charge of issuing a fraudulent check. A preliminary hearing was set for 2:30 p.m. Aug. 13 Pleads for Low Bond Higgins was said to be out on his own recognizance at the time he issued the check for investigation of grand larceny. His attorney pleaded for a low bond, explaining Higgins "wants to get out to establish an alibi." Det-Sgt. G.A. Young said Higgins is also involved in the cashing of three other fraudulent checks. Tyson J. Worthington, 26, of Lima, waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury under $500 bond on a charge of stealing a motor vehicle. The case of Robert S. Martin, 22, charged with burglary in the night season was continued until 1:30 p.m. Aug. 14. Daytonian Listed Korea Casualty Wounded in action in the last days of the Korean war was Pfc. Merle Espy, son of Mrs. Helen L. Espy of 152 Linden avenue. Espy was sent to Korea in January. In a letter received by his family, the 18-year-old serviceman indicated he had received pelvic, limb and shoulder injuries in action July 20. Shriners Open Horse Show Here Tonight [[image]] REMMIE L. ARNOLD ... Imperial Potentate Here The velvet carpet will be rolled out tonight for the finest collection of royal show horses ever attracted to the Montgomery county fairgrounds. The occasion will be the 11th annual Dayton Horse Show, and the seventh sponsored by the Antioch Shrine Temple for the benefit of Shrine crippled children hospitals. Festivities are scheduled to get underway at 7:30 p.m. with the usual pomp and ceremony that marks opening of the annual show. Imperial Potentate Remmie L. Arnold will be here. There will be mounted color guards, parading Shriners, hunters and jumpers, sleek show horses with well groomed riders. Touch of the West And not to be overlooked will be the western horses, dancing and prancing, and their cowboys and cowgirls in flashing outfits. A total of 375 horses, largest in the show's history, will be competing for about $17,500 in prizes, also a record. The American Saddle Horse Breeders Futurity of Ohio will be making its first appearance here in four years, and these weanlings, yearlings and two-year-olds will be competing for $4,500 in prizes. Some of the most spirited jumping events in local show history are expected, with the stables of Max and Chet Bonham expected to get stiff competition from newcomers, the Ten Pin stables of Chicago and the famous Ferraro stables of New York. Horses will be here from as far south as Georgia, west as California, and east as New York, with Kentucky and Illinois sending strong contingents. Futurity Adds Events The show has been expanded from four to five days and five to six sessions this year because of the extra events brought here by the futurity. After tonight, the Shrine mounted patrol will parade each night from 7:15 to 7:30 p.m., when the show will get underway. The matinee will start at 1 p.m. Saturday. An estimated 12 representative classes are scheduled at each session, guaranteeing about four hours of entertainment nightly. Carl Kalbfleisch is the general chairman this year, and Floyd Rorick is the Shrine chairman. Robert Fahrendorf, who handled the big Lexington Junior League show this year, will be the announcer, as he has in recent years. C.L. (Honey) Craven of Brookline, Mass., will return as ringmaster. Cool Cash Cache Of $2,000 Gone; So Is Employe Dayton police are seeking a meat cutter who reportedly stole $2,000 in cash from the Brunswick market, 5 Brandt street. Ralph Brunswick, owner, reported to police he had placed the money - all in $10 bills - in four separate packages and placed them in the meat cooler about noon last Wednesday. Det. Ray H. Schlangen said Brunswick told him that the packages were filled with cardboard when he went to the cooler to get the money last Friday. Brunswick did not notify police until yesterday morning. At the same time, he told them a meat cutter in his employ had been missing since Thursday. Home From Korea XENIA - Maj. Herman C. Gill, former commanding officer of Company L, Xenia National Guard unit, has returned here from Korea and will be seperated from active Army duty soon. He expects to resume his post as OSSO home military instructor here. City Continues Its Survey Of Weedy Spots With a Saturday deadline facing violators of Dayton's anti-weed law, city health inspectors yesterday continued an eleventh hour survey of possible trouble spots. Meanwhile, health officials reported 179 cleanup orders have been issued so far this summer on property infested with weeds, vines and other obnoxious undergrowth. Officials said owners of these properties have been given 10 days to rid their land of weeds or face possible prosecution. Many of the orders were issued after neighbors complained to the health division. Most On Vacant Lots "Most of the offending weeds are on vacant lots. However, we have had a few complaints regarding the area between the sidewalk and curb and some on yards," health officers said. They said violations of the anti-wee ordinance seem to be less this year than last. When the division receives a weed complaint, official said this procedure is followed: 1. An inspector checks the property to see if the complaint is justified and the growth violates the city's anti-weed ordinance. 2. If there is a violation, the property owner is located and given 10-day cleanup orders. 3. Following the 10-day period, the inspector revisits the property to determine if the order has been complied with. Cut Twice A Year The ordinance stipulates the presence of noxious and offensive weeds, vines or grasses exceeding 18 inches in height and within 50 feet of a sidewalk, public street or improved property" is a violation. It states the owner or custodian of the property must cut the weeds twice annually. The first deadline is on or about June 15 of each year and the second is Aug. 15. Failure to cut the weeds by mid-June or August is a violation of the law, officials said. The present survey being conducted by health inspectors is to determine what properties must meet the Aug. 15 deadline. 700 Persons Take Part In Survey More than 700 persons have participated in Dayton's mass blood test survey, Dr. H.H. Williams, city health commissioner, reported yesterday. The survey, being conducted by a mobile team, is being sponsored here by the health division and the United States Public Health service. No charge is made for a test. Dr. Williams said 173 tests were made Friday and 200 on Saturday. The mobile unit this week will concentrate on the West Side. AFL Is Told Education Voter Key McDevitt Points Out Need To Take Part In '54 Campaign A segment of the Ohio branch of the American Federation of Labor heard political education among their members pointed up as a key force toward election of leaders friendly to labor. James McDevitt, national director of the league for political education, spoke to about 600 Ohio AFL delegates who opened a four-day convention at the Biltmore hotel. McDevitt, first major speaker on the week's agenda, emphasized the importance of union members making contributions in terms of dollars to the AFL's 1954 political campaign. Assembly Reviewed A rundown of the work of the Ohio general assembly as affecting labor was outlined by Howard Metzenbaum, the state branch's general counsel. Metzenbaum congratulated the members on the state unit's securing of $25 a week for some 4,000 permanently and totaled disabled workers. He added that labor had gained a $2 increase on weekly unemployment compensation checks and succeeded in killing a bill which would have increased disqualifications. The attorney listed six anti-labor measures which had been defeated through efforts of the state AFL. He commented on two prospective bills which met defeat: One killing the right of appeal in workmen's compensation laws, and another, setting up a fund whereby insurance companies could compete in the compensation plan. Breidenbach Chairman John E. Breidenbach, a vice president of the Ohio State Federation of Labor and president of the Dayton Central Labor union was named temporary chairman. He was renamed president of the Electrical Conference of Ohio Sunday. Last week Breidenbach was elected head of the Ohio Building Trades at the conclusion of their three-day meet here. Presiding at yesterday's meeting was Michael J. Lynden, president of the Ohio branch, a post he has held 16 years. A recommendation that the AFL go on record favoring a public works project was offered the members by John Rohrich, speaking for David Beck, president of the Teamsters union. Philip Hannah, secretary-treasurer of the federation, said today's speakers' roster includes Joseph Keenan, secretary-treasurer, Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL, and Walter Mason, legislative agent, AFL, who will discuss national legislation. Hannah and Lyden will also report to the group. [[image]] Union Leaders Relax After First Day RELAXATION and a resume of the first day's agenda ended yesterday's business for three state AFL heads. Comparing notes on the opening of the Ohio AFL meet were left to right, Philip Hannah, secretary-treasurer; Michael Lyden, state president, and John E. Breidenbach, president Dayton Central Labor union. Barricade Out, Council Says Centerville Orders Notice of Removal CENTERVILLE - A 48-hour notice to remove a barricade which blocks the Franklin street entrance to the Washington township fire station was given property owners by village council last night. Council instructed Mayor James L. Kelsey to start legal proceedings tomorrow if the 10-day-old barricade does not come down. The action was taken after council passed a motion to erect stop signs at three points on the alley which residents claim is too "hazardous" for public traffic. Another objection of residents, across whose property the alley cuts, is its physical condition. It was reported last night township trustees have agreed to pave the narrow, winding stretch which hot-rodders have been using to bypass a traffic light. The action followed a three-hour discussion of a compromise proposal made Friday to limit use of the alley to fire trucks only. Private property owners over whose land the alley runs claim the land has never been dedicated to public usage. [[image]] GEN. JAMES H DOOLITTLE ...First Trophy Winner Speed Marks Are Threatened By 8 AF Jets In Air Show Old National Aircraft show cross country records may topple Sept. 5 when eight U. S. Air Forces Sabre Jets streak from their California starting point to Cox municipal airport, Vandalia. Teams of two planes each, representing four Air Force commands, will attempt to average some 600 miles an hour in an effort to shatter the Bendix trophy record established by Col. Keith K. Compton in 1951. Colonel Compton, flying a North American Sabre Jet, flew from Edward's Air Force base, Muroc Dry Lake, Calif.-starting point for this ear's race-in 3 hours, 27 minutes and 56.4 seconds. His average speed was 553.761 miles per hour. The Bendix trophy event will be a feature of the opening day sessions for the 1953 three-day show at the Vandalia airport. First winner of the race, established in 1931 by the Bendix aviation corporation, was famed Sen. James W. (Jimmy) Doolittle, whose propeller plane took first place by flying from Los Angeles to Cleveland in nine hours and 10:21 seconds. Jets were first introduced in 1946. General Doolittle will be in Dayton to witness the finish of this year's competition. Air Force commands selected to choose two planes and two pilots each for this year's competition are Air Defense command, Tactical Air command, Air Research and Development command and Air Proving Ground command. To give an idea of the speed involved in the race, officials pointed but that the jets will have to start letting down for the finish near Springfield, Ill.-302 miles from Dayton. The pilots will take off from Muroc at two minute intervals and will be judged from a "wheels rolling" start to the "pass by" time at the finish pylon that stands at the Cox municipal airport 1,500 feet from the crowd barrier. They will be only 100 feet above ground as they flash by the finish line unless there is a radio failure, in which case they will come over at 300 feet. Most other show events will take place at the 200-foot mark. Winner of the race will receive the Bendix trophy from Malcolm P. Ferguson, president of the Bendix Aviation corporation, immediately after the finish. Roofer, 41, Confesses To Dayton Slaying "Gangland-Style" Murder Is Solved After Tip Of Feud, Cracking Alibi [[image]] VICTOR ARNETT ..."A Lot of Trouble" A 41-year-old Dayton roofer confessed to police yesterday that a long-standing feud led to the slaying of Hugh Earley, 32, last Thursday night. In a signed statement, Victor Arnett, 41, of 28 South Terry street, also admitted he attempted to fake an alibi for murder, Det. Sgt. Charles M. Teeter said. In his original story, according to Teeter, Arnett said he went to Franklin in the afternoon to visit his former wife and child, then to Cincinnati to visit a sister, then to Campton, Ky., to visit his parents. After lengthy questioning, Arnett admitted he had returned to Dayton in between the visits to his sister and his parents. Awaits Arraignment Sergeant Teeter said Arnett admitted knowing Earley for "quite some time." He said the trouble between Earley, himself and his brother came to a climax five weeks ago. At that time Earley and his brother were in a fight at Fifth and Wayne street in which the brother, Austin, was reported beaten severely. "It looks like I got into a lot of trouble," Arnett is reported to have declared to Sergeant Teeter. The suspected slayer is now in county jail awaiting preliminary arraignment, which probably will be held in municipal court at 1 p.m. Friday. Dayton detectives are expected to confer today with the county prosecutor's office to determine the charge to be placed against Arnett. It was indicated the charge will be first-degree murder. Police gave this version of the shooting: Arnett, after establishing his alibi, returned to Dayton to look for Earley. He found him sitting in a Fifth street bar drinking with a woman companion. Arnett waited outside in his car. Later, Earley left his companion at the door of the bar and started toward his home. Arnett followed in his car and accosted Earley in front of 117 Montana street. He then got out of his car walked toward Earley and pumped seven shots at him from an automatic. Earley slumped to the pavement with three bullets in his body. Neighbors called police after hearing the shots. Earley was pronounced dead on arrival at Miami Valley hospital. Police Learn of Feud The first "break" in the case came when detectives heard about the feud between Earley and the Arnett brothers. Late Friday night, Arnett surrendered to Dayton police through an attorney. He was held on an open charge until he signed his confession yesterday afternoon. Police records show Arnett had been arrested three times since 1945 for investigation, intoxication and a traffic violation. The slain man, Earley, had a long police record. 2 Juveniles Admit Looting Store Of $1,500 In Goods Two juveniles, aged 15 and 17, admitted to County Det. William Thompson yesterday afternoon that they had taken $1,500 worth of guns, rifles and ammunition from Trader's Haven, 4726 Springfield pike. The juveniles had been apprehended earlier in the day by Wright Patterson Air Force base police after a farmer told them he saw the boys carrying the weapons. They were caught as they were hiding their loot in a wooded area. Capt. Harry Burrows said the boys "only intended to take some fishing equipment for a trip." He said when they saw all the merchandise in the store they decided to take "as much as they could carry." 2 Dayton Guard Units Training At Ft. Knox Two Dayton units in Ohio's 83rd (Thunderbolt) Infantry division are at Ft. Knox, Ky., for two weeks of intensive summer training in old skills acquired during the war and the latest techniques of warfare. Reservists from this section include the medical detachment, division artillery, 83rd infantry division, and Battery "A," 323rd field artillery battalion. Converting CD Center Proves Slow Business Only One Volunteer Of 200 Screened Shows For Work By MARY ELLEN WOLFE Journal Herald Staff Writer Conversion of the Kramer building at Stillwater sanatorium into a civil defense control center is slow business - primarily because only one of 200 screened volunteers has reported for the hammer-and-saw brigade. The delay has Jack C. Gault, Dayton CD administrator, champing at the bit. He's eager to start moving ahead wtih plans to make this the most complete CD operational center in the nation. Some of these plans, he disclosed yesterday, are: 1. Installation of an automatic television camera with telescopic lens atop the water tower nearby. Gault hopes in this way to have a view of downtown Dayton eight air miles distant, in case of disaster. 2. Establishment on sanatorium grounds of a 250-bed "package hospital" for emergency usage, bringing here medical stockpiles now stored at Zanesville. Buildings Are Sought 3. Moving from Wright-Patterson Air Force base six 88-foot buildings for use as zone control centers on the periphery of the [[stamp]] City SPOTLIGHT [[/stamp]] metropolitan area. Gault has already requested these buildings, valued at $75,000 when erected during National Youth Administration days. 4. Erection of another building to serve as an emergency power center in case of attack. The Dayton Power and Light company is now installing a main power line to the control center. 5. A communications wing equipped with teletype machines, a battery of telephones, radio network, the Conelrad warning controls and an alternate police and fire control network in case the downtown center is blacked out. Manpower Problem But Gault's having difficulty getting manpower to carry out his plans. He and staff assistants have been working the past six weeks remodeling the former hospital building. Last week workhouse crews were assigned to help when volunteer workers were conspicuously absent. The plumbers' union installed the plumbing system, Gault reported, but he needs carpenters and men with good right arms to help lay floors and install soundproofing on ceilings and walls. Work at the control center is 60 per cent completed, Gault estimated yesterday. A new roof has been put on, partitions of the small hospital rooms removed and the ceiling raised. Moving date has been hopefully set for mid-September ... that is, Gault added, if some of the promises of assistance given by 200 volunteers screened from CD files materialize. [[image]] He's Only One To Show On Job HELP WANTED is the sign Jack Gault, CD administrator, is thinking of installing at the proposed CD control center on Stillwater Sanatorium grounds. Only volunteer at work yesterday afternoon was Victor Bremer, 436 Monteray avenue, a World War I veteran and consulting engineer.
