Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 February 1951 — Page 1

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'® Bn 1 HOME | ® ’ FORECAST: Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow. Occasional rain tomorrow and continued mild. Low tonight, 40; high tomorrow, S52. gp! - xe PRICE FIVE CENTS 4 [Scripps ~wowaxs] 61st YEAR—NUMBER 344 . MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1951 Be adianapoii. Indiana: 1sued DRY: D> | ge ga of the Lard Buying Refilers ms Allies Lash $500 000 l B as | | n oO n S “« | How Welfare Agency pe pug A 9 ; ; , i re ’ ‘ . 23 F d Cheati ir Gain 4 Miles | oun eating Pairband Mies Aske y mayor . "Visitor's Glimpse! an lg Crowd Chinese : 3 Of Real Estate Conspiracy to Tell the Truth Fiseing Fizzle | | ® | oo b I (An Editorial) Big Push Abstract Clue HE charge that The Times is engaged in a “conspiracy”| BY EARNEST HOBERECHT | : ; By DONNA MIKELS to defeat Senate Bill 86, attributed by the Indianapolis TOKYO, Feb. 19 (UP)—| : ; i ® Chiselers do get on the Star to Jess C. Andrew, is pretty silly in the face of the United Nations tanks and in-| — : a : welfare rolls every once in/known facts. . " |fantry went on the offensive -'o y / awhile. That's something The Times has indorsed Senate Bill 86 as amended, above Chechon -today =i The Children S Hour By Talburt Would Be Part : ) ® * /even the most ardent public and repeatedly urged the General Assembly to pass it, most smashed ahead four miles! | y A 1 aid advocate won't deny. | recently on Feb, 11. The Star knows that and Rep. Andrew into the heart of a menacing _ RTT | ngge 5 Here's the story of one|/knows that. i | Communist bulge. 2% Sihentapeasuun he 0 ] Million élderly couple who bamboozled a. nn 2 x = The thrust hurled back ele- p (i820 i * Marion County Welfare Depart- THIS bill, designed to end the secrecy about how the ments of tite North Korean di. : : ey { io’ i +o visions who for the time had] Goer ent wt of, some Jin, and pere \public’s welfare money is spent, should be passed on Its, ip reatene d to turn the Allied a ° story of how the fraud was dis-| OWN merits, and not on the basis of irresponsible gossip. flank below Wonju, 20 miles | |

The members of the legislature are entitled to know the northwest. : it also gave the Allies the,

. : : linitiative all along the Korean| Certain specific charges against the Marion County front from the west coast 80 iles inland to Chechon.

covered. ] ‘Half of the story was told ni ith. recent blasts at the county de-y: partment, the half that told how! the gullible Welfare Department) Welfare Department have been made, and published as Mrs ‘nant fo “hecion. "But the hair that wasn’t told fact, and repeated to General Assemoly committees. 'crowding the heels of retreating, On investigation every one of them has proved to beaten Chinese Reds who have

| was how the Welfare Department he fraud, how a |lost 32,200 in dead, wounded and itself discovered the be completely false. [lost 20200 33 dens, wounded and

risitor tracked down a : : i : on hi clue in the best The Times published the facts about one of those abortive counter-offensive a week { ago.

“whodunit” manner. ‘cases yesterday, and another today, and will publish anMore Damning ‘other tomorrow.

In short,” the story was more i damning if it. told only how| Mr. Andrew, as chairman of the House Ways and

Shiselers CE Ee TION Means Committee, appears to have made no real effort that the Allies have broken the sounty We i : .| counter-offensive and sent the neglected to mention how the de- to bring out the truth about those charges. The state By ooaive partment ultimately outsmarted ments attributed to him today, if he made them, would

the chiselers. ba. us : . be He made clear that he be“We do not mind being callea indicate that he doesn't want his fellow House members lieved the checking of the Chinese

One Phase Ended

Lt. Gen, Matthew B. Ridgway, {8th Army commander, confirmed

to task on this particular case”/to know the facts before they vote on this bill. {offensive ended another phase of | 8 ni rector. “We feel too that it was] a faked and Bot, Se suid, the Chinese ai -! . . have tremen | a case where people did not de- ,,ete]y false story launched a scathing attack on Marion the assistance. But we would like, County welfare administration. It caused the State Welfare! them to stop any Allied advance, the public to know the full story a a ” present time, was told in a newspaper story Majority members of the County Welfare Board to resign| “I haven't given consideration bought aj a a Ih i oe a in protest. { Parallel,” he said. “My current relief.” ! | objective is solely the destruction So here, told for the first time, was not spending enough money on welfare, and had not 6 \ servation of our own. Reliefers” : h 048 Tank - supported American ly ¢ — | ‘Today, from the same source that inspired the 1948 troops on the Chechon front An elderly couple—the husband | y, Pp DE a a eo

said John Mueller, welfare di-| a un ® vim | the war. | IN July, 1948, less than three years ago, serve aid. That's why we cut off {the 38th Parallel and could use | : : {in force to the old border at the n .~ Phot just the half-truth that Board to fire the Marion County Welfare Director, and to the matter of going across the $4000 piece of real estate while on| qv,¢ pagis of that attack was that the County Director of hostile forces and the conis “The Case of the Land-Buying provided enough care for a relief case. | Is 80 and the wife 7i~aplied for turmoil, the Board it placed in office is under similar attack! e

- . 0s : |dianapolis time, under rolling ardb peas doy 1 I ae. . . on the grounds that it is spending too much money on tillery barrages and strong air County Welfare Department, welfare, and providing too much care for relief cases. Strikes. which ruled they had sufficient| : "a a. : They fought then way ports income. THE FACTS ARE that the County Welfare Director °Ver snow-covere Pigg Ph 7 Applied. Again rk 5H en Wel | trails most of the day, striking In late 1948, the old people ap- Was then, and is now, doing exactly what the County Wel-|siraight through the area where

3 3 rd A [the North Korean 5th Corps fare Board has directed him to do and that the Board then the Worth Korean Sth Corps

and the Board now, has followed the welfare laws care- NtC7 0% lil, Th "Allied lines They were granted a pension fully and conscientiously according to their own sincere late last week.

plied dgain. This time a thorough! check indicated they had exhausted their personal income. {

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Gas Tax Accounts, Thoroughfare Fund Expected to Be Tapped A city bond issue to help finance nearly $1 million in street resurfacing work was asked today by Mayor Bayt. The Mayor asked the Works Board to prepare an {issue for $500,000 to recover road< ways damaged by what - he termed “the most severe winter in 15 years.” 23a. Additional money | for 1 pro would co! $300,000 in the Works Hom gas tax ace counts in the thoroughfare ray Mes ores were vely or work, but the Mayor said the schedule may be altered if other streets are found to be in worse condition. Curb and sidewalk in+ stallations would be made in 24 : city locations. 2 Calling for a speedy start of ‘the program and immediate {preparation of the bond issue, the Mayor said delay would permit ~

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of $39.50 a month and later the interpretation of those laws. | The four-mile advance carried

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grants were far below the $100! —— or maximum which the department carefully and calmly and with full knowledge of all the . Gig ‘Rail Unider

Soul have legally granted if they facts. i pienls with Public welfare is entirely too important to the tax- Fined $75,000 WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (UP)

funds as their critics charge. | payers of Indiana and to the human beings who depend on ~The Brotherhood of Railway

The grant continued through (Continued on Page 2—Col. 1)it to live, to be carried on by shrieking trumped-up charges hurled by those with axes of their own to grind and believed Trainmen pleaded guilty today to by those who ought to know better. contempt charges in connection

Warm But Wet : with its recent strikes and was ls Forecast Here "Lack of Understanding’ |: On Welfare Facts Charged

The fine was assessed by FedHints of spring—with its joy| eral Judge Edward A. Tamm. i of warmth tempered by threats! 7 del . order. . Andrew Misinformed, Says Stump; SE Eharges involves walkouts Wants Only Facts, Says Andrew

It was for both civil and crimiof rain—were issued by weather nal contempt of court in refusing forecasters today. i Today's balmy 50s were. ex-; A “lack of understanding” of welfare problems was charged Month. Mar against a top Republican lawmaker by members of the Marion Ported “sick” and stayed home in] nty Welfare Board. protest against long delays

pected to be followed by similar The statement came from Albert Stump of the Welfare Board.

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temperatures tomorrow, but] occasional rain was predicted. To-]| night's low will be a mild 40, and! skies will be overcast. ; Meanwhile, Hoosiers rivers and Cou

streams were raging as mild! . {with the nation’s carriers. i (es! temperatures and thaws sent It was 2imeq 34 Jess C. Andrew, chairman of the House Ways and The dispute now is in the hands id most of them above flood stage. NURS FORMER (hey), we sent the information out of the National Mediation Board. : While no serious flood difficulties r. Stump a a op Riri all three newspapers in the SR vg! were reported, high water was [®W. Whom he held in high regard. | ‘To Coyne ay the only Oo th I id s said to be creating considerable Wa® a victim of a “campaign of | aper to publish it.” n e insiae damage in low sections. {misinformation about welfare. f h . In some areas, particularly in| The campaign, Mr. Stump said, » " 0 T e Times the vicinities of Mt. Carmel and!bas been carried on by the Indian-| R dh i : { |apolis - Star Rea ow “tailers ved Covington, flood water was re- PO * track : . ported covering wide sections in| “The Indianapolis Star has re-| ; rac ed a counterfeit the Rat country. The White and fused Xe Te erargea. 1 0 Fi Fi | ring to a veritable mint abash Rivers were climbing. ’ : . | GEE } ors! ® has, instead, tried to stir up and| age IX igure | in the Catskill Mouni . LOCAL TEMPERATURES ° [agitate people against the Wel-| tains . , . another excit- " gam Ramen om gh RE | ‘Co-operation’ Helped ing chapter in a series | i $s m.. 54 ] p.m... 3 This latest feud over Senate, Break N. Y. Case | on Frank Seckler's ca- | a.m... ! p. Mm... Bill 86, which would make wel-| reer in the Secret Serv- | 10 a. m... 53 : fare expenditures a public rec- | By EARL WEIGHT I » ord, broke out when Mr. Andrew | United Press Staff Correspondent ol | ERR OE cane : : 'f NEW YORK, Feb. 19—The al-| : 9 rge - | ial! Sell or Trade jarues of West Bulut scouted the oq “iadie man" in wn {Oo ChE, Past ma | ing! I ment of withholding information 000 basketball bribe scandal was| : . Through Licensed from the state legislature. the American Legion, to

{placed under special police pro-| “They allowed a story about aitection today amid reports that widow woman on relief to be|pjs “co-operation” was a key fac-| written by Donna Mikels of The|tor in breaking the case. { Times,” Mr. Andrew charged, “but| The man is Edward Gard, a they refused to supply my com-/former Long Island University mittee with this same informa- captain and one ot six men artion.” irested in connection with the Mr. Andrew continued: [bribery charges. Police said Gard “Now we don’t want to deprive|lured three City College of New! IU, any widow woman of getting re-/York stars and a New York Unilief, But we did want the facts versity player into the ring which

address dinner at John Holliday Post . . . Are women really courteous? Read Ruth Millett . . . Guide for Brides —No. 8 in a series . Illini poised for show-down battle to-

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surance, financing, and : : : many other Ee s lon the case. I am almost sure threw games at Madison Square night for lead in Big 10 that often “stump” a |the facts surrounding this relief Garden. cage race... Caps edge | home owner. Through client were reported accurately|- Gard at first asked that he be out Hershey. 3-2. for Y advertising in The Times [bY The Times. However, my com- held in jail when the other five : ny : . Classified Real Estate [ites had no Intention of hold-|arrested men - were released last, fifth straight ........ 16 columns and co-operation 8 woman up to public em- night. Later he was paroled into 1 with ‘other realtors, a re- |barrassment. We also would like the custody of Capt. William Other Features on Inside liable real estate broker |to know why the Welfare Depart-|Grafnecker, superintendent of the] Amusements .........es «22 is in touch with hundreds |ment officials couldn't give us the district attorney’s detective squad.| Crossword .............. 8 of buyers at all times. information they supplied to The| Normally Hidden { Editorials ..... cesereanee 12 r @ Sell your home now, you |Times.” | Normally, when a man who is| Erskine Johnson ........ 22 , may be able to realize a Didn't Supply Names | “co-operating” with police asks| Dan Kidney ......cc000000 12 d : smart profit on your in- John Mueller, director of the special protection, he is paroled] MOVIES .....uovavsnss cess 22 1 vestment. Call any one [Marion County Welfare Depart-|to Capt. Grafnecker and kept in| Frederick C. Othman .... 12 of the well.over 200 capa- |ment explained that the House a hideout hotel for safe-keeping.| Radio and Television .... 13 «| ble real estate brokers [Committee members asked him Gard was reportedly under pro-| Robert Ruark .......0000 11 whoadvertise jn The bo investigate Yuin cases but! tection today. Secret Service «.sasvvuees 5 | "Times. They will appraise not supply him with names. | | Side Glances .ceveverress 12 | your property free of “It is impossible for us ports Bl lated] Society ..civvesaviniiies 8 charge and a consulta. [check cases ‘without having alllione into the activities of other! - Ed Sovola ....7. seven 14 tion entails no obligation |the names” he said. “When we .ollege players were under way.| Sports ...... depevnes 16,17 ’ tion entails NO OBLI- [did learn the names of some of on 7 qOIRar] WHIBOR + voservavevae GATION! {the people (from a local attor- (Continued on Page 2—~Col. 2) WOMEN'S ..ovvuvivisesss 9 |

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to obey a court back -to- work this, today with the small letter “i” ‘both in December and early this and a couple of ladies named Many rail workers re- LUCE.

in'and gave an address at the Inisolving their wage-hour dispute dianapolis Town Hall.

| said. “I hope not!”

tion. “Dan’'t confuse me with the ‘actress Claire Luce,

{her figure,” Mrs. Luce confided.

{ “And what beautiful legs I'm told ;she has.”

found that Mrs. Luce had a fair)

Steaks Since 1910,

Attend The Times Ice-O-Rama Show .

: 1 Md, Too_thick to darthk and hat’'s in a Name?— y

But It’ the right at a ert idl ud to gn pr County residents cuss Ma Nature

Defense Rests

Small Letter 'i' Tangles

as floundered in the stuff | under foot and tire. a Reporter on Luce vs. Luce Kelly Not Called ONE: ‘Schacts 1n three town: Ex-Congresswoman a Prosecutor fo Ask EVO! Rursl may carriers Confused With Actress Chair for Youth, 16 |shandoned ears and hiked {hEGIEN

By JOSEPH ALLISON : RAR ae Sia Weiter | THREE: School busses and"

GREENFIELD, Feb. 19—De- "36st Cas were mired down, fense attorneys for Earl Michael, FOUR: | e familieq [Kelly, 16-year-old Indianapolis FIVE: uined: youth bn trial for first degree . tail ute Sluithes od out murder, pulled a surprise move wie: ‘trom melted snow has’ this morning in closing the de-| hireq with a del of rain fense case without placing the: uge | ithe past few days to bog down young defendant on the stand. AV i Marion County. Most unpaved Kelly, accused of the robbery- |. os and alleys are impassable islaying of Albert M. Thayer, res ? (widely known Indianapolis at- ~ o, i Fred W. |torney, conferred with his ati nora Senmissioner 4. Ww. {torneys briefly before Defense At oday with County Superin sint,

torney Harris Avery dramatically|or genools Robert F. Gladden: on [Sanouneed; , the possibility of closing scheols

| “Your Honor, the defense rests. nkiin | Miss Frances Neal, 27-year-old meatus and Fra

| iT {Hamilton County prosecutor said “We can’t even begin to fix the

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i {the death penalty in closing argu-! » : {ments in Hancock Circuit Court the roads settle,” Mr. Nordsisk |omortow. "Tn ndary roads were | “In clearing the way for antici-! se imi Bary the weight \pated bitter arguments in the DéVer made to »" y of school buses,’ Mr. Nordsiek

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By ED KENNEDY

Blase New York may be hep to but your Hoosierland reporter got into a peck of trouble

Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce was here

We congratulated her on a recent TV performance. She gulped her coffee. “You saw me on TV?" she

“Oh!” She grasped the situashe has an “1” in her name. Everybody gets us mixed,” she consoled.

“I don’t mind, I just wish I had

Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce

“But she (Miss Luce) says she gnown actress who got her start

Wife of Henry Luce

gets my mail—and says some of it jn show business with is not nice. She even says she gets Guinan’s dancers. my alimony checks—now how|~ — could that be when I'm widowed.”! Mrs. Luce was talking of an earlier marriage. She is the present spouse of Henry Luce of Time and Life, { “If I were an actress, I wish| I could be as good as she,” Mrs.. Luce remarked of Miss Luce.|

We slipped a quick look and)

ankle herself. “She thinks I should change my name because she was born Luce! and I married the name,” Mrs.! Luce asserted. “But I think my husband should have something to! say about that!”

Cuts Mixed Up

Mrs. Luce says it's really con-| & fusing to hit a town lecturing on| § “The Quality of Greatness’—only to find that Miss Luce is playing, a road show in the same town. “The papers got the cuts mixed | up and my story comes out with | @ a picture of her and vice versa,”! she said. Miss Luce’s pictures sometime] show her in those wonderful TV] necklines—which certainly is not in keeping with the theme of a| lecture on great men. Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce is a playwright, journalist and former GOP Congresswoman. Miss Claire Luce. a well-

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