Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 March 1947 — Page 19

THE PRELIMINARY HEARING of Richard Dale late yesterday afternoon before Juvenile Judge ph O. Hoffmann ‘was over, Now what? "Richard, a 14-year-old high school student, who took the lite of his stepmother, Mrs. Lillian Imel, with a blast from a .410 gauge shotgun, was now fn the custody of his father, Joseph. He would be taken to the home of his aunt, Mrs. Hubert Bailey in Morgan county, pending further in- ‘ vestigation by authorities, Desk lamps began clicking off as clerks and typists prepared to go home, The day was over, “I'm glad we got Richard here,” said John OC. Mueller, chief probation officer. Probation Officer George Thorman, who was to be in charge of the Imel case investigation, hastily answered, “So am 1” Together with Mrs. May Price, chief deputy, the trio went to Mr. Thorman'’s office, 607. Now what? “Why are you glad the boy came under your jurisdiction?” I asked Mr. Mueller. “Why?—because we're equipped to handle such a case. We have the facilities to find -the answers to the questions which we hope will bring about the eventual rehabilitation of the boy.” “Mr. Mueller is right,” Mr, Thorman said, “we're not only concerned with the immediate aspects of the case but we're also concerned with what kind of a man Richard wil] be in March 1967.”

REHABILITATION, THEIR AIM—The case of Richard Dale Imel is discussed by juvenile court officials (left to right) John C, Mueller, George Thorman and Mrs. May Price.

Grandmother’s Day

WASHINGTON, March 20—What this country needs is 19 more holidays, including American Indian day, National Heart week, Bible Study month and— In particular—Grandmother’s day.

The congressmen who wrote thé bills for all the new celebrations—and let us not:forget Paul Revere's ride, nor the day the slaves were freed-——appeared with their constituents before the house judiciary committee to urge more days of rest for Americans. I cheered ’em every one (being a little tired, my-. self), while Rep. John M. Robsion (Ky.), the chairman, received them all politely. He was particularly cordial to the ladies, who wore upon tReir bosoms service stripes to indicate how many times they had been grandmothers. I cannot let Congressman Robsion excel me in gallantry; I shall devote my atten“tion, too, to the grandmothers, Rep. Earl C. Wilson (Ind.) introduced the bill turn“ing the second Sunday of October into Grandmother's day. He also introduced a handsome grandmother, Mrs. Grace Gray, Mitchell, Ind.

6000 Pay Dues \

MRS. GRAY, a one-striper with two big beigecolored bird wings on her hat, identified herself as national secretary of the national grandmothers’ clubs. Six thousand grandmothers pay dues. “We made Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt an honorary member with nine bars on her pin, indicating nine grandchildren,” Mrs. Gray testified. “That was in 1040. Of course she has more grandchildren now.” “Are there,” asked Rep. Robsion in his best judicial manner, “any ladies who don’t like to admit they are grandmothers?” Mrs. Gray said that there were a few, unfortunately. Quickly she changed the subject.

Inside Indianapolis

you give them

By Ed Sovola

Must Gef Boy's Confidence = -

“YOU SEE” Mr. Mueller began, taking over the discussion, “our job here works two ways, MFirst we try to diagnose the case thoroughly, then we try to treat it. We'fe going to try to help Richard, if we can, to take a healthy, constructive place in society.” “To do that we have a great deal of work to do. We have a lot of obstacles to overcome such as public opinion,” said Mrs. Price, “We have to find out what kind of a boy Richard is—emotionally, physically and mentally, How he reacts with his friends. We have to gain his confidence—try to make him understand that we are trying to help him.” ‘Then Mr, Mueller explained that even though the boy committed a serious crime against the community, the offense in the investigation was secondary. The primary question was why Richard took the action he did. Mr. Thorman explained that Richard Imel has a very good chance of leading a perfectly natural and useful ‘life. Before some hidden emotion burst out Monday night, there were no records which might indicate that Richard wasn’t like any normal 14-year-old boy.

Neighbors’ Reports Will Help

MRS, PRICE brought out the fact that neighbors who knew Richard had called the juvenile court to say that he was highly regarded in the neighborhood. “In every case of the six persons who called,”

Mrs. Price said, “they wanted the court to know this in dealing with him. These reports will help up a lot.”

“You talked to Judge Hoffmann: He propably told |.

you our whole philosophy up here is to protect the

children of our community in order to protect the

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state,” Mr. Mueller said to me. “Yes,” I answered, “Judge Hoffmann told me ‘If (children) the idea that you're a bloodhound for prosecution, you ruin the chances of ever making them good ‘titizens'.” I also told the group that Judge Hoffmann went to all the trouble of finding the section in the general assembly's acts of 1945 where the purpose and the basic principles of the juvenile court were defined: “The principle is hereby recognized that children under the- jurisdiction of the court are subject to the discipline and entitled to the protection of the state, which may intervene to safeguard them from neglect or injury and to enforce the legal obligations due to them and from them.” “I only hope the community is big enough to handle this problem which unfortunately has gained so much notoriety,” Mrs. Price commented. “Rehabilitation from a long-range point of view is often difficult for the public to .understand,” Mr. Thorman added. “But we're doing our best.”

By Frederick C. Othman

“Now. we, have Mother's day and Father's day, she said, “but Grandmother is more important. She is the mother of the father and the mother, I know it is a great day when a person becomes a father, or a mother. But I can tell you, Mr. Congressman, that the great thrill of a lifetime is when a mother becomes a grandmother.” Mrs. Gray fingered her pin with the gold bar below. “Well, now, is there a grandfather club, too?” inquired Rep. Robsion, who is a grandfather. Mrs. Gray had learned that fact beforehand and she replied: “I believe you would make a very good instigator of the grandfather's club, for which I understand’ there already is a demand.” Rep. Robsion bowed and Mrs. Gray said she believed he might like to meet- the national president of the national grandmothers.

She's a- Two-Striper

~ “MRS. BEA GOOD, Medina, N. Y.,” Mrs. Gray said. “Our president.” So Mrs. Bea Good strode forward. She also was handsome and, in addition, she was a two-striper. Her gray curls were tinted a pale lavender; her smile was cordial. “Mrs. Bea Good,” said Mrs. Gray, “is a concert pianist. During the war, when she was known as Billy Good and her band, she did great work entertaining our soldier boys. Rep. Robsion said it was a pleasure to meet still another patriotic grandmother. Mrs, Bea Good testified that nothing would buck up herself and her fellow grandmothers so much as. a law setting aside a day for them. The congressman thanked aH those who would declare more holidays. And I thank them again, now. It is a long wait until July 4.

In Hollywood

LA® VEGAS, March 20—~The wiki weet finally

has gone Hollywood. The new $6 million Flamingo hotel here looks $0

much like an M-G-M movie set that I expected Esther Williams to pop out of the swimming pool in a white bathing suit .and elope with a bellhop, who would turn out to be Van Johnson, of course. It's. all so swanky, in -modern design, flamingo pink, pale lime chartreuse, and palm trees imported

from Australia, that old bearded prospectors for miles -

around must . feel obligated, -I'm syre, to now don white tie and tails before opening thelr can of beans. | The ‘West has neveroeen anything like it. Neither has Hollywood and that includes movie sets. The place is fantastic: Managing Director Charles Gaskell said . each poom was furnished at a cost of $3500, that the buildings cost $55 per square foot to build. A couple of days as a guest and you discover where the money went—stuff like $12 ash trays (four in each room) and $40 handmade leather wastebaskets, specially designed wallpaper. Hollywood: has already adopted the place, with the better-known wolves reserving the penthouse for M4 a day.

Unusual Lobby Dress

THE ANDREWS SISTERS were singing in the casine dining room, Henry King was waving the baton, Dan Duryea was in the Terrace room, June Haver was being paged over the public address sys$n, Ang Yvomne de Carlo was in thie bly 38 hes ‘nightgown,

By Erskine Johnson

SECOND ‘SECTION

Ft. Knox Is Scene Of Unique Test

By DOUGLAS LARSEN NEA Staff Writer PT. KNOX, Kay., March 20.— Revolutionary changes in the army's traditional basic training may result from an experiment being made at Pt. Knox with 664 teen-age soldiers. These youngsters are being used as “guinea pigs” in a test to demonstrate how the army will handle universal military training if it is enacted by congress. The test was started several weeks ago in an attempt to prove to U. S. parents and to Congress that the army could take boys at the tender age of 17, give them a year of training, and make better men out of them for it. J » w HERE ARE some of the early results which are amazing the training experts: Morale among the boys is higher than in any unit on the post. In a short time they have learned to drill and march with as much snap and precision as the crack officer candidate school outfits. Not one of the trainees has gotten into any kind of trouble in any of the surrounding towns, including Louisville.

among the boys.

real disease among them.

the army.

THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1947

664 Teen-Age ‘Guinea P

CHANCE TO LEAD—Any one of the 664 toi teen-age trainees at Ft. Gor experimental unit who displays qualities of leadership is given a “thance to exercise those qualities. Like Trainee Francis J. Segond (right rear), 17, Jersey City, N. J.. he becomes an acting platoon’ sergeant, learns how to handle individuals, plans the next day's schedule, learns how to command 42 fellow trainees.

Sad

OFF.DUTY—Like their wartime G. |. big brothers, teen-age trainees at Ft. Knox find the USO ready with an off-duty welcome.

This supper scene was at nearby Louisville.

Unlike a lot of older

G. L.'s, this young "guinea pig" group has a trouble-free record in

surrounding towns,

SEVERAL ARMY officials claim gradutes. The rest had some high

There has not been one case of [that no other basic training outfit “AWOL"—absence without leave— has ever come close to a record

like this. Although all the boys are

There has been no case of vene- regular army enlistees, in for three

vears, they were selected for this

Careful medical checks reveal they |test to show what an everage group are all physically and mentally of boys would be like under univerhealthier than when they entered |sal military training.

One-third of them are high school

school training before they enfered the army, They represent 46 states. Here are some of the elements of the test training, which many oldtime army men ridiculed before the experiment started, but which now are attracting everybody's serious attention: For the first four weeks attend-

ON MANEQVER. Traine’ 6 Guilan W. Rigsby, 1. of ‘West

Huntsville, Ala., was too young to get into world war If, but in the role he's playing here he may set the pace for future army basic

training. This muddy, doughboy

maneuver is part of the

where trainee Rigsby and 663 other teen-agers are getting the best of what the army learned about training after. five years of war.

that the boys get chaplains once a week. But three-

compulsory. - » » THE BOYS have a hand in their

own discipline. They hold their own | the rest of the men on the

courts for serious offenses and decide what punishment should be given, “Obscene and vulgar” language is prohibited, both among the boys being trained and among the oldtimers who are training them. Rather than tongue-lashings and penalty duty from tough sergeants the trainees are given demerits for minor infractions of regulations. The same system is used at West Point and in other military schools. Emphasis is placed on encouraging a man to show his individuality rather than pounding into him hat Be I Justa cop 1n-3 Big machine. EJ » » REGULAR BARRACKS are used for housing the boys but the interjors are finished and painted. Leave off the post is supervised by the army and by special civilian committees, In addition to these special items

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fourths of the boys continue to | which every man in attend chapel after it ceases to be| Nothing is made

and chance to take civilian courses

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run through the same stiff and exercises and draw K. P. as regularly as any buck private uniform.

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ss = = THE TERM “boys’ town" was first applied to the experiment by skeptical old-timers. Even the top brass who sanctioned the pian 18 the Asst place were doubtful of results. .

tions for permanent changes in the army’s training formula. v The idea of putting the trainees together in age groups is getting the most attention, Navicslly, om ome of the elements of the plan couldn't be adopted for use for some of the older men the army gets. But many of the experts sirendy predict that the idea of i trainees keep their individuality will

become a guide for the future.

Life in Holland is Tough, But Not as Bad as 1945

wei, to be accurate, Yvonne also had on a mink coat. “I was taking a nap,” she blushed. “My telephone is out of order, and I got a long distance call. I had to take it in the lobby.. So I just put on my mink over my nightie. See.” We looked. It was a pale blue nightgown.

Sisters Are Sensational

IT WAS the first time I had seen the Andrews Sisters in action, outside of movies and private Hollywood Darties. The. girls are sensatiohal in. their first “pig "o. Br -enpriroen Blvd Coal} ims willing - few -people in Hollywood have really seen their act. Any resemblance -between the Andrews Sisters on the screen and the Andrews Sisters on the stage is purely coincidental. Hollywood has never done right by ‘em. They're great, really great. Divorces are still the second biggest business here next to the casinos (this chapter of my visit will be titled, “Goodby, Mr. Chips”). But there are just as many wedding chapels as there are divorce attorneys. One enterprising lady has combined both, Her shingle reads: : “Ruth Gordon Marriage Chapel.” Then in small type below, “Reconciliation Consultant.” Vaughn Monroe's managers are planning to groom him as a singing western star. Mary Anderson probably will get the “soiled dove” role with Jimmy Cagney in the film version of “The Time of Your Life.” Hollywood interest in Michael Bartlett is zooming since the revival of “Love Me Forever,” the film in whioh he co-starréd with the late Grace Moore.

We, the Women

ONE OF the least appealing things about workfing women is that so many of them cerry over into thelr personal lives the independent -attitude thet 8 a necessary part of the working lives.” This is no help in friendships. To make her point the woman whe voiced that eomplaint told this story: Wanting very much to help a working friend of theirs who had to leave her job to undergo a serious operation, she and her husband persuaded the friend

.to stay with them during her weeks of convalescence.

" They figured they could considerably cut down on | the cost of her illness by doing it for her.

Wouldn't Be Indebted

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SBE ACCEPTED their invitation. ‘Determined t 7k be at lo en he ag oe wer

‘By Ruth Millett

tried to help her: “Those

spent ‘paging ws back’ for an of friendship, she could have gone to a nursing to recuperate from her operation. “But like so many working women, she has the deep-rooted idea that she must never be indebted to anyone.”

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What's happening te the “little people” of the world now that the war is over? United Press asked this question of its foreign correspondents. Here is the report from Holland.

By JULIE

and his wife's dinners are filling: not nearly so bad as they were in

For instance there's’ the matter of clothes. Hans and his family— wife and daughter—have 120 clothing coupons. ‘ 40 Coupons For Incidenials ‘That's enough for a 40-coupon coat and two 20-coupon dresses for | Anny, the daughter. Hans will have ' to get along with that overcoat with the hole in it, but it’s only a small hole. Marie, his wife, will use the remaining 40 coupons for incidentals.

weekly tobacco ration (40 cigarets) for four crockery points. Now Marie will be able to buy two teacups and two saucers. ‘They've been tough to

get. For dinner the other day Hahs and his family had pea soup flavored with a bit of smoked sausage, and pancakes. Hans makes only an average salary, and life in Holland is expensive. Movie Saves Coal Once a week

saved. Weekends are spent with Marie's brother-in-law, Frans Van Galen, a wealthy distiller who always has plenty of coal. This spring the Van Galens will’ visit the Van Leewuens, That was

Working women shouldn't overlook that. Not if Ras tat things are they want $0 have warm and ‘but he rembers thet hungry : “business world is good. In the winter of ® makes 8 him)

Last week Hans exchanged his

Hans takes the family to a movie. The Tuschinsky theater is oil-heated, and each night at the movies heans that much coal | |

VISCHER

United Press Staff Correspondent : AMSTERDAM, March 20.—Hans Van Leeuwen. has a hole in. his overcoat. His house isn't very warm. But he has some new galoshes Things in gengtal, he figures, ‘ape!

1945.

Like a lot of Hollandegs, Hans shudders -and ‘shivers: whén he thinksol the winter of 1045. Then he counts his blessings.

Sneak Thief Steals

Purses From Home

A sneak thief stole two purses from-the home of A. C. Stevenson, 2302 Carrollton ave. early today. Owners of the purses Mrs, Henry Adams, 134 S. Sixth st, Beech Grove, and. Mrs. Elmer Schilling, 2703 Dearborn st, said they contained $16 in cash .and checks. They were spending the night at the residence to help care for Mr. Stevenson, who is ill. Mrs. Adams told police she walked. into the living room about 4:30 a. m: and found a man standing |’ Ithere.” He fled ‘with ‘the: purses.

Carnival —By Dick Turner -

"You'l find ve co-operate Sith: our alo to the fullest, Huldal 5 ow Me Eon soins i Sa i Se we : ob thw closer”

| America.” The equipment was delivered buf|of reasons”

Mystery

expense. Officially it is being dissolved.

Nearly all of the fund would be spent to recover about $24,000] of the debt owed the agency by a ~ borrower identifiable only As “Radio Station X" and operating ‘somewhere ‘in - South’. America.” And "the. repayment would not be in cash, but it radio time.” The agency is Prencinradio, Inc. created by. the now defunct of-|a fice of inter-American affairs and inherited last May by the state department. It is one of the warborn corporations about whose inn er workings congress has had little information. Its activities were cloaked behind “security” during the war and—as to “Station X"—gtill are now, Cost $649,000 In five years Prencinradio, Ine. has cost the taxpayers “$649,000. More than $265000 was advanced for the “X” radio venture, which never fully matured and from which the government is taking broadcast time to wipe out the debt.

the unrevealed secrets, as are reasons for eontinuation of the subsidy as an anti-axis propaganda project. Facts about the venture, however, can be pieced together from official sources. . : More Urgently Needed

Scripps-Howard Staff Writer WASHINGTON, March 20—Nearly two years after VE day, » 4 hush-hush government agency created in 1942 to combat oa broadcasts and moves in Latin-America still is operating at publie

Location of the station is one of |

‘Station X* Still Running at Public Erpenss]

But congress ia being asked fo

spend $21,287 to see it through the next fiscal year.

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in the state department's : tional broadcast division. One of ficial described the program as similar to those now being. to Russia. Hotty ‘The. station's debt iow: has \reduced-.to about $170,000 and ficials say. it is being wiped out faster rate than at for the coming year, broadcast time

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The agency's involved finances were brought to light by Chairman Homer Ferguson (R. Mich) of the subcommittee

The $255,000 was advanced fo “Station X" by funds of the office}: of inter - American affairs, This} agency also supplied some $90,00 Tl Ci ausiged io give. it top broadcasting range in Latin

never installed. ‘Policy

-f'were given as the official explana-|had tion, But actully vie decided Mant |

by the army that the equip

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