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‘Wanted fo Let People Know’ $68 a Month For Family of 3 ‘Chiseling’ ?
Here's the Truth About
‘Unworthy’ Aid
Recipient
By DONNA MIKELS "1 am the ‘unworthy’ case the welfare department is ac-
cused of supporting.”
The woman speaking took a deep breath, tired after climbing the flight of steps to the editorial office of The Times. She wore a shabby but clean coat and a housedress. Her face was careworn and her voice broke now and then,
betraying the worry that had}
prompted her to tell the true facts of the story that has] been distorted in public print.
Mrs. X is the principal in the case cited before the House Ways
ample of ‘“chiselers” who draw funds from the Marion County Department of Public Welfare. According to the “facts” presented In those hearings and given wide publication she drew $110 monthly welfare checks for her two sons while her husband earned $77 a week at Citizens Gas & Coke Utility. These were the” “facts” given to Indiana's legislators in an’ attack on the whole Marion County Welfare Department. But here are the real facts... the facts as ascertained in an independent investigation by Dr. Grover Hartman of the Indianapolis Church Federation, the facts as substantiated by the case record in Marion County Welfare Department, the facts as told by a tired, careworn mother herself. ONE: Mrs. X gets not $110 but $68 per month from the Welfare Department, the legal maximum it can pay for the support of her two children in its Aid to Dependent Children program. a
TWO: Mr. X has been, rated from his wife and five years. He never much as $77 at Citissne® The highest sum he made re deductions was $53.20 and this ended when he quit his job there in April, 1850. He had not been employed by that firm for almost a year prior to the time the charges were made concerning| the case,
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= name of this woman was -cited in a state legislative hearing as an "unworthy" welfare recipient and a distorted version of the case was widely published. This is the first time, according to the Marion County Welfare Department, that any new! as request auTore lrration from the welfare files on the case. It was made available because the Marion County Sepatiment does not interpret "secrecy” clause as restricting information on a case where there is a question of ineligibility or fraud. he Times is under no comsion fo suppress the name. It Pe been deleted voluntarily to save needless embarrassment of a woman forced by ill health and circumstances to seek public aid.)
THREE: No matter what his earnings were, Mr. X was legally obligated to pay only $10 a week for the support of his two sons, the sum set by Juvenile Court at the time of his separation. However, he has paid this sum o time the mother and two sons
OUR: Mrs. X is ‘a diabetic, under the care of General Hos pital, She also has a bad heart, a condition that is currently impairing extraction of her teeth, which doctors said was an immediate necessity.
Scrubbed Locomotives, Shoveled Coal
2 FOR TWO years after her husband deserted Mrs. X and their two children, she worked and supported the boys herself. She worked in a railroad roundhouse, shoveled coal in a boiler room and performed other jobs beyond her strength unti she collapsed
one day at work.
The woman who has been branded a “chisele. ” sought public
funds only after exhaustion, overwork, a bad heart and development of a diabetic condition made her unable to support herself and children. The $68 this mother receives in the Welfare Department's Aid to Dependent Children program is hér only source of regular income. The payments from her husband are seldom the $10 the court or« dered and are paid only when the father “takes the notion.” From this $68 she pays $30 a month rent for a neat but threadbare apartment. She must buy insulin’ at $2 for herself and try to stretch is out for the month. The other $36 is “squandered” on a month’s supply of food for two growing boys, clothing, insurance, school transportation and inecidentals., According to a budget set up by welfare visitors she needs $130 a month to cover “bare necessities”—yet she manages to exist on about half that sum. Sometimes the church that she and her two boys attend faithfully sends a basket. And in the neighborhood there's an admiration for an ailing deserted mother
who tries to “make a home” for her 11 and 12-year-onl sons. The incidence of juvenile delinquency is high in the neighborhood in which Mrs. X lives—but her two boys have a record of regular church attendance and of good conduct. Both boys make better than average grades and have good school attendance. Right now her oldest boy is confined to General Hospital, undergoing surgery for the second time in a year. “I didn’t want help till I was disabled” the mother sums up. “I tried everything to get my husband to help, even had him locked up once, but it don’t do any good. I worked all over, in laundries, in restaurants, scrubbing down locomotives to support my boys, “If I was able to work now I wouldn't bother npbody to help me. But I can’t so I try to do my best to stretch it out with the help of God. I just wanted to let people know how it was, so they won't think we get anything we don’t need.” Tomorrow: “Chiselers” on the Welfare Role.
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A typewriter sketch of Stegemeier's restaurant—a Hoosier tradi- . tion with an old country touch . . . ‘Secret Service Was My Job,’ the first of six articles by a former Secret Service agent . + . columnists Ed Sovola, Earl Wilson and Robert Ruark.., 87
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Utah Catches Senteney Boy At Roadblock
Killer's 2 Pals Also Trapped
In Stolen Car By CLIFFORD THURMAN Utah's wide open spaces had closed down on three fugitives from the Indiana Boys School today. Wiley E. Senteney Jr., 16-year-old confessed killer and two other teen-age youths who fled from the Plainfield School, were captured in Beaver, Utah, as they drove a stolen car into a road-block headed by U, 8S. Marshal Vernon Black. "The boys, armed with a shotgun with a barrel so bent it would not shoot, stood meekly on a barren Utah highway and admitted they were fugitives from Indiana. They admitted, too, Marshal Black told The Times last night by long distance telephone, that they had committed seven burglaries since escaping from Indiana Boys School last Tuesday.
Steal Doctor's Car
The boys fled from the school in an automobile stolen from Dr. Louis Downey, school physician. The doctor's car was abandoned in Terre Haute, and another car stolen for the westward flight. Marshal Black said the automobile driven by the youths had been stolen in Terre Haute from Horace Bolin, He sald he and
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY
18, 1951
Basketball
local TV. Ken Murray's show, s
by WFBM-TV. That is school basketball players
sors of their contests or “We merely go along
tising policy,” he said.
contests or listen to them
other officers were stopping all cars on the highways in an effort to apprehend two men who robbed a bank in Oren, Utah, Friday. “They . just drove up and stopped when they reached the road-block,” Marshal Black said. “They acted suspiciously and we pulled them off the side of the road. “We found an old beat-up
had stolen it in one of seven burglaries. :
Give No Trouble
kids, but b is a pretty tough youngster.’
chance in Indiana Boys’ School. The Indi youth probably will be sent to the State Reformatory at Pendleton, Windell Fewell, Boys’ School superintendent, said last night. FBI officials told Mr. Fewell the boys, now in Beaver County jail, will be returned to Indiana early this week. They are expected to face auto theft charges, the superintendent declared. Senteney would have been released in about three months if he had continued his good behavior, Mr. Fewell said.
Run Into Blockade
The three boys had eluded police for four days over a stretch of 2000 miles until they ran into the blockade. Senteney’'s fellow - runaways were a boy from Indianapolis and one from Marion County. Both are 16. Senteney confessed killing
anapolis packinghouse worker, a Olive St. and Fletcher Ave. with
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shotgun that wouldn't shoot, in the back seat. The boys said they
“They didn’t giys us any trouble and didn’t appear particularly
I understand Senteney Senteney won’t get another
James Kelly Brooks, 27, an ne
time,” he said.
televising.
Families Mere Will Hel Decide Living-Cost In
De mia them nd gave us| You May Become Just a Statistic the right dope. They are all just But J's Important to Lawmakers
Knock! Knock!
Officials of the Bureau of Labor Statistics point out that because persons become statistics after being interviewed, they still are mighty important to the country. The service they perform will be tremendous. They become sta- | tistics only in that no names age fused in the final form. All information 6n money spent {is confidential. It cannot be used [for tax or other legal purposes. Last Made in '30s | The last index of this nature, {which is the basis for many wage contracts, was made in 1934 through 1936. The current one will enumerate citizens’ income and expenditures in 1950. The cross-section of Indianapolis—one of 91 cities to be'sampled {—will be a deciding factor in the | BLS’ new index. Each family sur-| veyed will represent 2000 : other { families. If you are selected to be omthe| survey panel, a letter will come to, your home informing you of the] selection from the director of the! BLS.
from one of the 15 interviewers, |
At Beer Plug on TV
Beer and high school basketball don't mix on facturer, has been canceled for the next four weeks
hardwood in the state tourney before TV cameras. The Murray show flickers on right before game time and the Indiana High School Athletic Association frowns on beer, wine, liquor or tobaéco advertising nudging contests under their sponsorship. “THE IHSAA requests we have no such spon-
sponsorship bumping either side of the program,” said Harry Bitner, WFBM-
a policy we inherited when we took over WFBM in 1939. It is not a question of dictating our adver-
“The IHSAA feels more youngsters watch these
programs. They don’t like to mix them with beer. “As for other programs sponsored by such firms, which young people watch, I know they see: '2 ads and hear the jingles for they sing them all the
x Broadcasting of the state tourney is made available to the station without charge, but a guarantee was posted for any decrease in attendance for
‘Burps’
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ponsored by a beer manu-
the period Hoosier high will be driving down the
any programs with such
TV general manager. with their request. It is
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By ED KENNEDY
Answer the door and you may become one of the most important statistics in an era of graphs, charts, indices and figures. Yours might be one of the 250 families in Indianapolis selected to participate in a nationwide survey determining a new cost-of-living index to gude lawmakers and wage mediators.
your present dwelling? How many persons in your family, ete.? The same type of questions as taken in a census, There are, however, many more examining the actual amount spent on furniture, clothing, medical care, recreation, food and incidentals, The survey, of course, includes wages and income to balance the dollar standard. + Lists Week's Expenses Form C is a less difficult questionnaire for Mr., Mrs. and/or Miss Indianapolis. It requests a diary of all expenditures made for one week. This includes food, carried home or eaten out, with divisions to fit meat, fish, poul-
[try, vegetables, canned goods,
fruits, beverages, etc.; household supplies (toilet soap, laundry supplies, cleaning items, paper, tobacco, pet foods); and care items. The answers which Indianapolis residents give will help complete a survey of the U. 8. in
complete new
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Indianapolis, Indians, Issued Daily.
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The IHSAA Requests
U.S. Blames Stalin for World Unrest
Retorts Premier Leads Russia Down ‘Dangerous Road’ WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (UP)—The State Department said tonight, in a direct reply to Josef Stalin’s Pravda interview, that Stalin himself is leading the Russian people
down a “dangerous road.” Throwing back Stalin's claims of peaceful Russian intentions, the department said Stalin “and his associates” are to blame for the uneasy world situation and “have the power to remove the threat of war if they will,” Department officials studied the Stalin interview for 24 hours before issuing the statement. The Soviet premier had said the West is to blame for world troubles and is certain to lose the fight in Korea, Instead, State Department Spokesman Michael J. McDermott retorted, Stalin may have been trying to “regain lost ground” in the struggle between communism and the western world. - The State Department's statement said in part: “No man alive knows better than Prime Minister Stalin who was behind the Communist ag-
at this time. “Among other Stilngs 14 is laying the lines for the the ering of his A Paar of Peace. Wi 3 “Moreover, the spate of purges and defections within the Communist world shows the disatisfaction with Soviet policy. We may be sure that the of the Soviet Union feel keenly the isolation into which their rulers have forced them; hence the necessity for Marshal Stalin to try to prove again that all the world is out of step.”
Pistol-Clicking Bandit Captured
Because two Indianapolis policemen had the cold nerve to face a clicking pistol last night, a 25-year-old bandit is under arrest but alive today. Gilbert Stuart Derrickson, 16 W. 27th St, pulled the trigger on an ancient pistol several times when Sgt. Edward L. Clark and Patroiman Edward Sweeney caught him robbing the Wake-Up Service Station, 810 W. Washington St.
Derrickson under arrest.
This will be followed by a call 1950 as to wages and prices. The| "Gerald Parker, 22, of 1035 W. index will come
New Jersey Bt. told police Der-
set up an interview with Pravda Ameri
The officers did not pull their! {guns but walked in and placed
Needs Surveyed
all Indianapolis people
from hundreds of applicants. They A statistic balances the answer ages of cigarets from him. The| will have been given an intensive in law-giving circles.
selected out next year.
{ rickson took $26.20 and ning pack-
{police entered the filling station
Experts to Report In Three Months
Experts are feeling the pulse of the city’s hospital facilities to determine if the patient is healthy or ailing.
training before they set out later {this week.
Have Long Form If they come to your door they will be armed with more lengthy forms to be filled out than the [census-taker ever thought about. |But your answers will have a {definite bearing on wage-price|
Answer the door and become a |
statistic.
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when they saw the bandit with a handkerchief around his face.
A. Douglas Kincaid Jr., resident director of Indianapolis Hospital| Survey, announced yesterday ap survey of Indianapolis’ hospital! needs is under way. { Interviewers are talking to] leading citizens, doctors and hos-| pital authorities.
concluded in about three months, at which time the survey agency will give the community a de- u tailed report on the hospital needs, | if any, of the area; the types on}
{mediations in exalted circles.
He describes their visit to persons being polled thusly:
lengthy forms to be filled out in detail. The survey is expected to be detail which will {the interviewer who will make as {many visits as necessary. It is a sting of family expenditures in 1950
Lyron T. McMurtrey of the! LS will supervise the staff here.
He or she will have two
Form B is a 46-page
be filled in by
How long have you lived In
hospital beds needed, and a plan] for achieving the needs. |
pital beds are necessary, the sur(vey will recommend the. types. needed, and location of new hos-| |pitals or additions to existing!
3-45 | facilities. i
20-Year Plan The survey will cover both the immediate needs of the community and the long-range needs, with the plan to span a 20-year period of development. The earliest actual construction to result from any recommenda-| tions of the survey would be in| about 1953, | The survey, paid for by volun-| tary subscriptions to Indianap-| olis Hospital Development Associ-| ation, Inc; is being conducted by, James A. Hamilton & Associates, | hospital consultants, of Minne-| apolis and affiliated with the] University of Minnesota. I
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Warm weather with possible rain was the best the Indianapolis Weatherman could offer for today. A high of 53 degrees was forecast for today, . following a low of slightly below freezing during the early hours. The day's warm weather was expected to be followed by a low of approximately 35 tenight. Long - range forecasts called for slightly colder
weather tomorrow night. | 1 Court, 2333 Dawson St,
how 250 Indianapolis housewives will feel this week when asked to account for the money they spent in 1950. She lives at ’ i
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Watch Your Step, Tito Tells Russ
Praises West For Drought Aid BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Feb. 17 (UP)—Marshall Tito warned Russia and her satellites in a major policy speech today that any attack on Yugoslavia might touch off a new world war. Tito, speaking as commander-in-chief of the army, sald he would accept “dll possible” arms ald from the West, but only if an
attack against his country appeared inevitable.
was hardly possible that any war stemming from such an aftack
gression in Korea. The new, » feature in this interview is the| ‘ake note of this, indication that Marshal Stalin| Tito, whose coun now agrees with us that the cause nad | of world tension does not center 5& in Germany as the _gov-| Who ernment has been Yaz . “1 Oltes Purges cee this, “There are a Buber of ent reasons wy a Bali He himself might féél it n foia long
Soviet Union.
His warning to Russia, the official report said, brought delegates to their feet in a long and loud ovation. Tito said Yugoslavia is “growing stronger not only against the East which threatens us, but generally.” He described the Yugoslavia and fits Party on the “war and on Korea as “a tive neutrality.” He said accepting aid from the West was not incompatible with the Yugoslav Communist Party
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Order Crackdown On Train Speeds
Police to Check On Fast Flyers Worried by the recent rail disaster in New Jersey, Police Chief Rouls last night ordered a crack-
down against trains speeding through Indianapolis.
Trains will be clocked and engineers will be arrested for violations, he said. Chief Rouls declared he and Mayor Bayt discussed the situation and expressed concern about high speeds maintained by trains here. The crackdown will start this week. “Trains definitely appear to be violating the existing city ordinances,” Chief Rouls said. “We are going to try to make sure that we do not have such a disaster as those that occurred in the East recently.” Trains clocked unofficially have roared past city crossings at speeds as high as 100 miles an hour. Chief Rouls said his men will begin a check with stop watches in the city's three zones. The zones and their respective speed limits are immediate downtown area, 10 miles per hour; an area around the center with its perimeter as far out as State Ave, 15 miles per Rour, and the rest of the city, 20 miles per hour. “Arrests are going to be made if there are violations,” the Chief stated. “We are not going to prosecute the railroads but we will - prosecute the. engineers of the trains.”
YOUTH HURT ON CYCLE i A 19-year-old youth was treated for minor injuries in General Hospital last night after the motorcycle he ‘was operating struck an automobile at the corner of Washington St. and Tibbs Ave. He is Charles Haines, 5140 River-
position of Communist in general” state of ac-
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Allies Plug Up Gaps Along Flank at Wonju As Foe Unleashes Push
5th Air Force Flies 745 Sorties, a Record; Enemy Flees Chipyong After Fizzle By PHIL NEWSOM, United Press Staff Correspondent TOKYO, Sunday, Feb. 18—Communist forces drove through blizzard-swept Central Korean mountain passes today in a two-pronged attack toward the key towns of Chechon, road hub to Pusan and Yongwol. Despite the enemy drive on Chechon, an 8th Army
threat despite a gain of two miles. He said the attack would tie up United Nations forces, but that it already
was being “contained.” Advanced forces of at least one Red division pushed to within four miles of Chechon, another enemy division, supported the at-. tack. : Fifteen miles to the northeast, another enemy spearhead drove through the raging storm to within six to eight miles of the mining center of Yongwol. Yongwol is 15 miles east of Chechon.
UN Plugs Gaps American and South Korean forces battled to plug gaps in their mountain line as the Reds pushed south from
tions troops who stormed fore ward 21; miles from the Ichon
area, 30 mjles west of Wopju. American and Fren unity pushed five miles in three diree~ tions from Chipyong without finding the enemy that
hard Communists trapped y the Han River. British troops: were in sight of the river, but still faced enemy pockets, A report from the central front said sizeable enemy forces were seen withdrawing from the Wone ju-Chipyong front. One group was pushing north from Wonju toe ward Hoensong. Another withdrew from the center of the Wonju-Chipyong line. A third group pulled back from the Chips yong perimeter. Cautious Allied spokesmen hese itated to make a premature claim of victory against the Communist offensive, but front dispatches indicated the Allies had seized the initiative in many places.
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