Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 February 1951 — Page 1

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Welfare Fund Case Proves A Washout

Charges Money Illegally Withheld From County Fade

By ANDY OLOFSON When the facts were revealed, charges that state welfare officials were arbitrarily and illegally withholding state funds from DeKalb County evaporated into thin air.

This “tempest in a teapot” developed yesterday at a hearing of the powerful House Ways and Means A Committee, which was given some legal advice by a deputy attorney general. State Rep. Jess Andrew, GOP chairman of the committee,

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started it all by growling. this|™®

question at Maurice Hunt, statel§

welfare director: “Is it true that your department

is withholding funds from DeKalb|

County?” Mr. Hunt answered, “Yes.” “Why?” He was told that the department could not “reimburse” the county for the salaries of the| welfare staff because those sal-| aries had not been paid. Facts Revealed Further these facts: ONE: The county welfare board in DeKalb County had granted the welfare workers a salary in-| crease. TWO: The county council refused to appropriate enough money to pay that salary sched-| ule because similar increases were

not being given other county em- |

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row. s- nv ore. the circuit court. ve FOUR: That Indiana law desig-|

«nates that the county board set

the salaries somewhere between] the maximum and minimum set | up for that county, by the State

questioning revealed ;

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‘Their cheeks wet with fervent tears, Manual High School

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Tears Were All in Vain

cheerleaders Donna Cain (left) and Phyllis Baker implore their heroes to snatch victory from the grasp of Howe's Hornets. Alas . .. "twas but a moment later that the scoreboard proclaimed a

two-point defeat for the Redskin tournament.

s in the sectional basketball

And Spring Is Let |

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1051

Gen.Moore, 56, Dies ddenly in Korea After ‘Copte

UN Killer Ope

Bill Providing For Toll Roads DK by House |

Plan Seen Only Way To Finance New Highways for State Toll highways without traffic interruptions would be built in Indiana under provi-| gions of a bill passed by the| House of Representative here| today. The vote was 71 to 0.

The measure would create a Toll Road Commission empowered 9 float revenue bonds to construct special superhighways. Motéfists would pay fees ranging up to $1.50 to use them. On Preferred Routes * Toll roads would be constructed | on preferred routes without crossroads or traffic lights: The plan was seen as the only way to finance construction of new highways in Indiana at this time, Part of the proposed program would include plans for construction of a toll road across northern Indiana to accomodate cCrosscountry traffic from the Pennsylvania Turnpike, a toll road due to be extended into Ohio. The bill was sent to the Senate, which previously passed a similar measure, 43 to 2.

See GOP Knockout Of Merit System

Support Withdrawn

From House Bill By NOBLE REED

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Attucks or Cathedral?

Personnel Bodrd. | Oscar C. Crawford, deputy at-| torney general, explained to the committee that the state department’s action was exactly in accordance with the 1936 Indiana welfare law as amended. He said specifically that the

the state from making any payments for salaries except as ‘“reimbursement” for money already paid out by the county. { Mr. Hunt said that the matter| was one strictly between the local welfare board and the county coyncil and that no payment -cofild be made until the matter was settled. “Usually in cases of this kind,” he explained, “the two county boards get together and agree. But in this case, evidently they, decided to take it to court.” He specifically denied that the state department had entered the matter to “dictate to the local authorities.” When the dispute is settled, he continued, the state funds will reimburse the county on the basis of the amount actually paid. i Rougher Going John Mueller, Marion County Welfare Director, had a rougher] time with the committee. Rep. Andrew criticized him for not supplying the committee with information about certain cases that it had requested earlier. “But,” replied Mr. Mueller, “you haven't given me the names o the persons involved in these cases so how can I give you the information you want.” “Well, I got that information and you could have, too,” retorted the committee chairman, waving several documents. When the county welfare di-

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Complete results of last night's | games, photos, Page 6. {

Howe? . . . Southport? ... Crispus Attucks? . .. Cathedral?

Humidity at 11 a. m.., 67

| Young men's fancies were plained. wrapped up ih basketball today while the weather lightly turned

It has to be one of these quin- to thoughts of Spring.

tets that will walk off with the! The rain previously promised cording to the weatherman. Today

of the Indianapolis Sectional High School Basketball Tournament in Butler Fieldhouse tonight. ’ ! When the cheers di¢ down the Fieldhouse tonight after the final game, which starts at 8:15 p.m. a new champion will be

in 50 forecast. - Tonight, however, it will creep below freezing again and hit 30.

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War—Dewey

Blasts Foes of Europe Build-Up As Isolationists

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UP) — Gov. Thomas E. Dewey declared today that quick build-up of U. S. military might in Europe is “the only course on earth” that can prevent World War III “and the total destruction” of civilization. The New York governor denounced the contrary views of some of his Republican colleagues —former President Herbert Hoover, Sen. Robert A. Taft (R. 0.), and Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry, (R. Neb.)—as foolish isolationism.

Gov. Dewey, GOP candidate for President,

oly urged

port’ a- bill 1iv-the House se~of ‘Rep|resentatives that would set up 4 {100 per cent merit system for ‘he | State Highway Department. | Instead a substitute measure, passed by the Senate earlier this

week, will be given the “go sign”

for passage, GOP leaders ex-

William Stout,

Provisions Stricken

system program. \ The. Senate bill, he said, has . ‘been “watered down” by amendwas balmy, with’ a high of ments until there isn’t much per-

sonnel merit provisions left in It.

The amendments have stricken

to scrap Sen.

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'lishes a fixed policy.

The Wherry resolution adopted, Gov. Dewey asserted

(would be “taken in every capital president of the of the world, both free and slave, Indiana Merit System Association, as a signal that the United States ‘described the Senate hill as “en- has hauled down its flag.” |tirely unsatisfactory,” falling far short of a true personnel merit

‘Direct Notice’ to Stalin

notice to Stalin,” he added,

his for the asking.”

twice defeated

testified on the troops-for-Europe ‘issue before the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services ; oe Ln Wherry's resolution {opposing commitment of 1) 8. {ground forces to Gen. Eisenhowler's army until Congress estab-

the two U. 8. divisions now in: Europe and Europe itself ‘are

Gov. Dewey said the resolution represents “the last gasp of ef-) fort” of those who want this

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FORECAST: Partly cloudy and mild tonight and tomorrow. Low tonight 30. High tomorrow 55.

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postofies

Indianapolis, Indiana, Issued Dally.

Bags 4 Key

line, to pursuing United Nations

flattened city 10 miles north of

Faces Drunk Count As Car Kills Boy

Blood Test Shows

Excessive Alcohol An Indianapolis truck driver today was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at the time his vehicle struck and killed a small boy. Macy Williams, 30, of 535 Minerva St. was placed under $1000 bond by Judge Alex Clark

in Municipal Court 4 when there today. . His case

of Williams’ blood tested 2.36

toxication, police said. Passenger Faces Charge, Too

fore Judge Clark.

{St., died in General Hospital a 6:30 p. m. of a broken neck.

Chinese Yield Vital Road Hub of Hoengsong; Pangnim and Hail Also Fall in Big Push

By EARNEST HOBERECHT, United Press Staff Correspondent TOKYO, Feb. 24—Chinese Reds abandoned strategic Hoengsong, | vital road hub and former anchor of their central Korean defense!

8th Army's new “killer offensive” and found it empty.

sas contintien ATH Mar, “9° *nortiresst af »C Police said the alcohol-gontent;

after his. truck hit 5-year-old Alonzo Wayne Johnson at 16th and Yandes Sts. yesterday. An alcohol content in excess of 1.50 is considered sufficient for In-

William O. Watts, 434 N. West St, a passenger in the truck, g tested 2.33. Charged with drunkIt would be a “simple, direct|enness and also arraigned today, poth sides of Seoul was the is case will be heard Mar. 9 be-{quietest it has been in recent weeks. Only a few mortar shells

Al : Mr. d4 Mrs. 2nd bullets disturbed the calm onzo, son of an daylight.

{Alonzo E. Johnson, 1641 Alvord

Police said the boy was cross-

country to retreat “into fortress

crowned. The defending champ, We'll have a cloudy and mild day, |qualifications of employees on the Tech, already has been elimi- With the mercury moving up to | pasis of their pis and fit|55. Still no mention of rain in his|pegg for specialized work in the

nated. { Howe and Southport were to Message. meet in the first game this after-|

Cathedral in the second.: i

The two winners meet in the [the White and Wabash Rivers. |

finals tonight.

Gambling Raid Weaknesses Cited

Sheriff's Office | Scored as Case Fades nash River.

Monday.

Floods over the state are mov-

noon with Crispus Attucks and ing as predicted, with crestsigor a highway merit system was {heading for the lower reaches of s > y

State police reported that high day. water closed Ind. 150, north of} {West Terre Haute, and Ind. 154,|W. O. Hughes has held the bill} + Us flowing. P west of Sullivan, near the Wa-|off the floor, blocking any action |orowd Wig inside at 700 Fifteen secondary|on it. \

The Marion County Sheriff's Toads in the southwest part of Speaker Hughes inferred that ine doors to those who arrived

|engineering department.

But Speaker of the

Mr. Stout cited the House bill

{the only plan his organization could recommend. It was intro-|diers to keep the peace of the] {The only concern expressed was| duced a month ago by Reps. John !world and then be forced to send foot When struck at 34th and for Vin h the 1 { Illinois Sts. by a streetcar operai cennes, where the levee, R. Feighner, Marion and Laurence countless more to win a world eq py Luther D. Nuckles, 4034 8 {which cracked last year, had not|Baker, Kendallville, both Repub- war.” y ’ ' {been repaired and might give way |licans. under pressure of the present

House|

America.”

sive war by

would be to

| It was Gov. Dewey's first ap-| The House bill was reported pearance as his party's titular flood. The crest there was pre- out by the House Judiciary Ahead at a congressional hearing dicted to hit late tomorrow or Committee with a recommenda-|—and he got the biggest capitol] tion that it be passed last Tues- | turnout in years. Room Jammed

The room was jammed to over

{Early in the

Asserting that “ali-out aggres- |

remote,” Gov. Dewey declared! james 1. Still, 68, of 3550 N that “the ultimate act of folly|capitol Ave, suffered a broken

ing from southeast to southwest corners of the intersection. WilHams’ truck turned left Into

the Kremlin is not\yanqes from 16th and hit him.

refuse to send so0l-.¢¢ hip and crushed toes on the

State St. ' { Mr. Still was taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital.

Watch Your Jalk, Especially

estimated the| Around Police hearing they closed

MAKING “subversive remarks” {in a restaurant is a risky pro-

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PRICE FIVE CENTS

ration’ Towns

forces today.

Two U. 8. tank and infantry patrols pushed into the bomib-|

Wonju on the fourth day of the

One patrol dueled with Chinese rear guards north of Hoengsong for three hours before returning

city. But the second reported no enemy contact, an 8th Army com-| munique said.

Smashes Red Ambush

25 miles to the east smashed a Communist ambush and seized the important mountain crossroads town of Pangnim, five miles north of Pyongchang. Hall, a village midway between Pyongchang and Monju, was captured by U. 8. forces surging through mountains up to 4500 feet against no more than rear guard resistance. On the western end of the 60mile offensive front, U. 8. forces held. their positions seven mile

north against stiffening enemy opposition. : A crossroads village astride the Hongchon-8eoul and Hoengsong highways was seized in the area |yesterday. British and Canadian forces were reported fighting an esti mated enemy battalion—up to 1000 men—in another northeast of Chipyong.

t Block Enemy Crossing

enemy attempts to cross the Han east of Seoul and probably wrecked two out of five to 10 Communist tanks spotted on the north bank. . Shore-based U. 8. Marine pilots claimed the destruction of three more Red tanks south of Pyong-

New Blows Hit Eviction Plans

Restraining Orders Stay Landlord's Hand

By ED KENNEDY

sector

The Western front south and on

In the pre-dawn darkness, however, U, B. artillery broke up two

r Crash

9th Corps Chief In Accident on Tour of Lines

Climbs From Wreck Apparently Unhurt, Loses Consciousness WITH THE 9TH CORPS

IN KOREA, Feb. 24 (UP)— to the Allied lines south of the Maj. Gen. Bryant E. Moore, new commander of the 9th Corps in Korea, died suddenly today a few minutes after he

Another American tank columniclimbed out of the wreckage of a helicopter which crashed while he was making an aerial inspection of the front lines. '

Gen. Moore, 56, died less than three weeks after assuming command of the forces which are spearheading the Allied central front offensive, i t He was the second American general officer to be killed in Korea. § Lt. Gen. Walton H, Walker, 8th Army commander died in a jeep accident in December.

;-and-eommandet-of -the Ur 8. 24th Division, has ‘been missing - and presumed dead since the battle of Taejon last July. On Inspection Tour Gen. Moore was on a helicopter inspection tour when he signaled his pilot to go down for a closer look at something which interested him beside the Han River nerth of Yoju. ial The helicopter's rotor blades struck a cable and the craft flipped over and crashed on the

river bank.

Get, one climbed out, ape paren uninjured, ons who witnessed the sh Bal He

walked to the van of an artillery commander nearby and come plained that his knee pained him, A doctor was called to examine his knee, and Gen. Moore then lost consciousness. He was placed aboard another helicopter and flown to a field hospital but was dead before he arrived. No official cause of death had been announced. The nelicopter pilot was only slightly injured. He was taken to a hospital where his name was

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office today was accused of being | “more interested in getting pub-|y licity on gaming raids than in getting legal arrests and con-

victions.” Speedway Magistrate George|

vation he made in court last]

night wnen he dismissed charges against four men arrested by|

56th St. and Millersville Rd. la “The sheriff's office took along |

make this raid, but they didn’t]

{bother to take a search warrant ¢, per day for those imprisoned

{to make it legal,” Judge Ober {said. “It looks like they wanted [publicity more than they wanted 4 valid arrest.” He said that without the search warrant, the arrests of the four| {men were illegal and unconstitu-

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Indianapolis

M. Ober elaborated on the obser- have been 1012 prisoner

the state were still closed.

012 POW Claims

Paid in Hoosierland

Times Special

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24—There|

sheriff's deputies in a Feb. 9 Austin, executive director of the raid on Indianapolis Saddle Club, war Claims Commission, report- Ruckus on a Tram

d today.

Civilian internees and POWS 1 oters

a newspaper reporter and photog-| rapher when they went out foliave unl YiBigH: Thursday t0!gchool sectionals caused a small

‘his - withholding the House bill { from the floor was on instructions {from the Re | mittee.

“I haven't had ‘time to st

Teen-Age Cage Fans Stir

A group of teen-age basketball returning from high

iruhbarb on a streetcar last

They are based on the rate of njont,

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shenanigans.

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itoo late. Sen. Wherry took notes furious-| cedure if Police Capt. John Sulli-| publican Policy Com- jy ag the heavily tanned governor|,.. happens to plein

Earl D. Coughenour, 34, of 1427

Indianapolis Railways conduc-| daring. World Yar 1 in samps tor Walter C. Diver od that Bee Valte {where e food requirements of wag forced to stop the car 33d [« | \the Geneva Convention were not and Illinois Sts. Devas. hn li interrogated probably as rig-lenour to desist from such senti- . He told them to!were district As of Feb. 9, a total of #4,180 stop jumping and yelling or he york lclaims had been paid throughout|would have .to oust them, : the country, amounting to $25,-| In reply, they smashed a win- | : |dow on the streetcar and fled. |

|slowly read a long statement and|

| udy|followed up with extemporaneous| leither bill as yet and am onl¥ipeplies to questions shot at him|Willlams St. cooled his heels in

following advice from our Ppro-hby committee members | | gram lenders and presumed ry. oy IE Bike we 8. Sen. Taft City Jail today following an al--of-war afl, { . body was in‘“agreement on the claims paid in Indiana amounting procedure,” he said.

{to a total of $457,847, F. Byrne

and will appear before the com-|gy

{mittee Tuesday. He previously! ‘had re his views. | prepared statemerit, {Tom Connally

{him over to “‘the tender mercies |

attorney” in New

Greece Ready to Aid {Dewey said.

| lat

Capt.

y as you interrogated when you ments. A certain amount of dispute; followed, after which Coughen-|t {our, bereft of gun and void of/move “It will’ be a pleasure,” Gov. resistance, went to jail. (charged with disorderly conduct, He proceeded almost immedi-|drawing a deadly weapon and ely to hand Sen. Connally a violation of, the 1935 Firearms

[piece of news the Texan hadn't!Act.

heard. He said he has been ad{vised in the past two days.that Greece is ready to provide 500,000 troops for the pact army “if we will arm them.” “I hope your information is cor- | rect,” Sen. Connally said.

|got it. | Under questioning by other Sen- | ators, Gov. Dewey said: It is “no secret” that

| Africa to protect air bases from which “we would bomb the life $ f they started a |war.” American troops also are |stationed in the Mediterranean. “I believe Spain should be | (brought into the pact defense plan) at the earliest possible moment.” The same goes for Greece ‘and Turkey. { If Western Europe falls to Russia, “Asia and Africa—without

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“It's official, sir,” Gov. Dewey 24 \replied without stating where he new mediation commission hoped |

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d States Senators” NATURALLY, he’ warning that he would|Capt. Sullivan requested Cough-

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loaded .22Hoover had changed his mind caliber revolver to emphasize his gument. Sullivan sald he was jected an invitation to give seated last night in the A & R| iGrille, Rural and Washington Sts. When Gov. Dewey finished his ge oid al and aya i go ra Chairman versive,” i.e., derogatory remarks . Tex.) turned| pout the government.

3 ‘ltercation with the doughty officer, lle Gov. Dewey was on the in the course of which Cough{stand, it was announced that Mr. enour produced, a

» | being a patriot, a

Although General

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Inside Story Of The. Red Plot Here

New UN ‘Feeler’ Seeks Cease-Fire

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Feb. 1014 Charles - St. The United Nations’! In his plea, Mr. Orbison said

Assemb!

He was today.

Attorney Robert H. Orbison struck two more legal thrusts to the middle of landlord William T. Allison's eviction plans for tenants of his Merrill St. “row” today. Marion County Superior Court

sued restraining orders to prevent Mr. Allison from forcing the sheriff to evict Mrs. Laura Murphy Blueher and Miss Louise Dickerson. C. K. McCormack, attorney for Mr. Allison, countered with a special appearance before the court today to question the jurisdiction of the court. This point will be ken up at the hearing of alt y

three cases, which were set

3 Judge Norman E. Brennan is-i§

{Judge Brennan for Mar. 12, Prevents Eviction Without the restraint order, he sheriff would have had to

| The restraining order was is-| lsued on a plea by Mr. Orbison, who represents the tenants on {Merrill and Charles Sts. whom| Mr. Allison, of 3375 W. 10th St. is trying to evict. {

Yesterday Judge Brennan poe!

{sued a restraining order to pre-i

|vent the immediate eviction of| Mrs. Emma Ott from her home,

{his clients had tendered their rent! {when due in the proper amount

to accept the payments, He also charged Mr. Allison was basing (his eviction charges on non-pay-1 {ment despite. the fact the people y had and still were trying to get

President Nasrollah Entezam, of | Dts, |Iran, head of the three-man com-| NI to accept the payme mission, would ot 80 SORUNTH pent attorney for the OPA here. {that a ¢ - | lished with Pelping, it was under-| yriqq Dickerson at 434 in the W. stood the ‘peace feeler” was the hands of Mao Tze-tung. The feeler was said to ask G | when, how and where, the United | Nations and Peiping could begin (UP a discussion leading to a negotin Korea.

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Mr. Orbison was the

Mrs. Blueher lives at 440 and

Merrill St. “row.”

Ce —— UN FIGHT FATAL TO 4 ACAPULCO, Mexico, Feb. 24 )—Four persons were killed |and two wounded in a gun fight lin a cabaret last nights

today for a quick reply from the | , 4 4). wr, Allison had refused | Chinese Communists to a feeler, the on negotiating a cease-fire In! United States has troops in North grea.

first area

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Maj. Gen. Bryant E. Moore

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