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FORECAST-—Cloudy and ‘cooler today with showers and thunderstorms. Tomorrow partly cloudy and cool.

HOWARDY 62d YEAR—NUMBER 93

To Mom and Dad: Blame Is Yours—

1 of 10 Teen-Agers

Into Trouble—Here’ s Why

(Editorial on Page 18)

By NOBLE REED : One out of every 10 Indianapolis teenagers has been in trouble with the law. Why? Twenty-thousand of them this week gave The Times and Indianapolis school authorities their own reasons for teen-age

troubles: 2

8800 blamed their parents. 5600 said they had “no place to play.” 3000 said they hadn't money enough

to spend. 2100 said their school teachers did

not help them. The answers came in an anonymous, unsigned questionnaire circulated and tabulated by The Indianapolis Times and the public school admin{stration here. First survey of its kind ever conducted in the United States, it was answered by 20,000 pupils between the ages of 12 and 20.

Of the 20,000 who replied, 2203 said they have been “picked up by police,” a startlingly high figure not reflected in official records since many of them had merely been “taken home” or “warned” and released. The survey tells a vivid story of what's going on in the young social set—a story of glaring weaknesses of the society in which they live and why so many plunge into activities that get them into serious trouble. Dr. Herman L. Shibler, city school superintendent, sald thé survey is an “open challenge to Indianapolis’ entire adult population to back more programs for child guidance, education of parents and recreational facilities.” ” » ~ COMPREHENSIVE STUDY of the gurve) shows a behavior pattern which drives some children to night forays of car stealing and burglaries to satisfy misplaced hungers for “ thrills” or to “get even” for what they regard as unfair treatment or neglect at home or at school. Others indulge in vandalism, destruction of property, to “blow off steam” pent in by tangled emotional attitudes linked to conflicting social pressures. Some resort to sex offenses as an outlet for frustrations and resentments born of “too strict’ or “too lenient-don’t care” attitudes of payenis and authorities. From . these behavior ns come unwed mothers with stories of schemes {o e pregnant and so escape unsatisfactory oe it to exact “revenge” upon parents for being too strict or for inflicting

severe punishments youth at the first signs of emo-| Underlying is the story of so-|

] 3 ih - Offenses of 1397 Indianapolis Hong! disturbances, psychologists slaty, s Sue mio LX erimecen. teen-agers were so ssHous last The whole story of delinquency, daily violate laws under the guise year they were tried in Juvenlle| = ..4 divorce, they say, has of “cleverness” and “shrewdness.” Court and placed under tight pro-|, “0 1ate with too little” | “= = & bation restrictions. In the survey, nearly half of) FURTHER, IT is the story of And the number of such cases the 20,000 pupils branded disturb-/thousands of parents placing acrose 5 per cent the first four, o . ' ire conditions for most|cumulation of material wealth months of this year over the delinquency problems. Here isjabove the duty of rearing chilsame period in 1950. the breakdown: dren. But this is only a small part off, One out of five said parents The resulting effect on youth is the whole picture. Few juvenile) .re “too lenient,” failed to pro-| still’ another tale—tragedy and offenders ever suffer actual arrest| iqe guidance and help with their tami disaster which fill records and prosecution. troubles . . . a “don’t care” atti-lo¢- prisons, divorce courts and The survey revealed many hun-| tude. imental hospitals. dreds more chiidren landing in| o “case work” departments of varl-i One out of ten- said parents ous public and private agencies. were far “too strict,” imposing Here, daily attempts are made to|“ynreasonable rules” and severe, ® untangle their troubles. punishment. { A third of the 20,000 said “no Mental health clinic psycholo-! e {place to play” was the biggest gists and family case workers, Also one of 10 wrote bitterly of] delinquency contributing factor in however, confess their work is|parental refusal to permit enter-| congested areas, limited by lack of trained per-|taining friends at home . .. no sonnel and unco-operative par-igocial freedom. Fifteen per cent blamed lack of; ents. These complaints tell a vivid money for their troubles. Here! . a. 8 story of collective failure by par-/they reflected the tendency of MANY HARDENED criminalsients to try to understand youth's s|adults to measure happiness and eould have been nomal, successful |problends and viewpoints, to lend|well-being by the dubious yardcitizens if help ‘had been sought Iniadvice and guidance. stock of material advantage.

Among other reasons given as {trouble breeders:

Secret of Longevity—

‘Johnny Reb’, 108, Credits Work

By DON TEVERBAUGH Take it from a man who knows ~-hard work is good for you. He knows because he's been doing it since his days in the Confederate Cavalry under Gen. Robert E. Lee. That sort of dates William E. Kiney, who Feb. 10 celebrated his 108th birthday. An Indianapelis resident for the past 71 years, Mr. Kiney resides in a nursing home at 1336 N. Delaware St. Worked as Boilermaker “Yes sir, hard work is all I've ever known,” he nods. “I started as a boy on a farm—the only

After the Civil War I went to work as a boilermaker for, the

JUVENILE £ CENTER BOUND—A aonfuind youngster headed for 2 carer L: crime.

|curate judges of case dispositions.|

"If You Miss

"| Debt-ridden Canterbury College gets a financial boost.. 3

. SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 1951

High today 82.

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffies Indianapolis, Indians. Issued Dally,

- om Can Smoke Mean a Fire?

Squall Routs Get Heat: Cooler Due Today

Thundershowers Bring Quick Relief

5 Dead, 7 Hurt in Storms Across U, §, Pages.

reach Indianapolis late today. , Scattered showers, thun-

For Cease-F ire >» Thundershowers crumbled en BEB on the heat wave last night and r un a cold front was expected to : an . :

derstorms and cloudy skies

were forecast for today as a forerunner of the cold front. A high of 82 is expected.

The squall last night ended the record heat which registered 94 degrees yesterday afternoon--the highest since 1949. Last year's top| was 92 on Aug. 17. Insurance against the tornadoes| and heavy winds which slashed at sections of the midwest will blanket Indiana as the cold front sweeps westward across the state, the Weather Bureau reported.

Electricity Cut Off

The electrical storm last night left about half of Tyndall Town's 467 homes without electrical . {power for about two and a half] hours. The power interruption resulted from blown fuses in a transformer. Seven pieces of fire fighting equipment battled a house fire at 3860 College Ave, caused by a | bolt of lightning during the thunderstorm. i The building is a duplex occupied by Judge Joseph T. Markey, formerly of Municipal Court 1, and the James W. Kendall family. Extensive damage was done to ithe roof and second story of the | house. A large branch of a tree, torn {loose during the storm, crashed lon a parked car owned by Donald

A modern melodrama of daily life in a big city. Staged in two acts with a long, long intermission. This production is no classic, but could well rank as a first

class farce.

Dramatis Personae

Defendant Honorable Judge of Court . Honorable Special Judge Defense Attorney Lawyers Chorus. . Lloyd New, Witnesses Policemen

I" [Hedge, 1525 Park Ave, Damage > Unknown Character ....

{was minor.

Neary a Hoot |

LOUISA, Ky, June 32 (UP) —~ Grandma Mattie |. Sprouse #4, cutting herself & chew of tobacco, said at her Cat Hollow home near here today she intends to “stay married to ‘Shorty’ as long as she lives.”

One of every 10 felt “greatly disturbed and frustrated” by the prospect of military service and other war conditioned disclosa- “Shorty” is Delbert

tions. But in this the girls out Sprouse whom she married numbered the boys. five years ago tomorrow Of 2203 pupils who admitted] when she was 79 and he having been in trouble with po-| wag 17. They won & wedlice, four out of five expressed| ding trip to New York as a belief their cases were handled! reguit of the publicity. Not fairly. that grandma cared a hoot for New York. “Lowest, stinkingest place I ever was in,” she recalled. “Wouldn't have it if they give it to me.”

~ ” » { THE REMAINING 20 per cent protested they were not given ffir| treatment. Psychiatrists -~ note, however, | children taken into custody are

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Love comes out second to a pack of fertilizer sacks . . .

“I remember they sent me up to Chicago after the great fire in 71. “I've got three trades and I'd be the happiest man in the world if I was still able to work at 'em. I've been a boiler-maker, a carpenter and a saddle-maker,” he said proudly. In remarkable condition for a man of 108, Mr. Kiney reads the Bible daily and goes to church every Sunday without fail, “How'd you- like to see my bushwacker scar?” he pops at you, sudden-like., And he'll show it to you, too. “I got this,” he said, rolling up his right pant leg, ‘just ag I was swinging my leg over the saddle. We had just received an order to mount. It was at #he Battle of Gettysburg.” His favorite pastime is teasing) the nurses, whom he calls “Hon,

tines Phéto id Joe B. Walton

ONE CENTURY PLUS 8—Hard work did

springs, which were “I wish I had me a good team,” or “Babe.” style a century ago. he confesses, “I'd drive out to As old as he is in years, hecan| His ambition is to do good to New Mexico and take things easy still remember the house he wasieveryone and to practice the & golo- in the sun.” born in and can describe it Injen rule—and he seems-to be do] But he'll ably keep right Wall, Including Whe rope Ret Wdiing A §v0d Mb of # jon working — to keep in trim.

quite the,

About People ohare ‘Republicans will eat $100-a-plate dinner but will Jenner get the gravy? . ., The Statehouse beat.... Youth takes over the show as commencement time returns Men match skill with women as price war spreads. . . Mayor Bayt says Indianapolis suburbs can't have their i cake and eat ours, too . . . the City Hall. .

Chicago White Sox string broken at 14. (Press Box, Wright Angle, Page 12; Association, American and National League averages, Page 13) {Budget influences wedding trips of modern women. (Women’s news, Pages 29-38) Tighter loans threaten home sale prices ; (Classified advertising, Pages 42-55) Amusements Potomac Patter ........ Henry Butler ....sssivav 28 Radio and Television .... Crossword ........ sarees 28 World Report . Editorials. vi.svieeniaves 18 Robert Ruark .. | Fashfons . waans 3 Real Estate ..... Forum Sanaa 18 Sermon of Week ........ Harold H. Hartley ...... 39 Society ........... 29, 31-36 Kon-Tikl .s.oovvvnsvanes 17 Sports .....cc000000 11-15

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| are five | testify for the defendant.

TENN E NEE.

Tass LENE

. .. Cecil Taylor, Lawrence Shaw, Robert L. Carrico and John Linder

Teer ean

Says Acheson

Allies in Korea Start ‘Blocking’

ters new phase, Page 2. By United Press

brewing today, three weeks

of the start of the war. wl From Korea, Tokyo, ‘the

Ralph C. Tacoma Alex M. Clark .. Virgil Norris John Carson

.. Three . small boys Policemen

PEE

Stage’ setting for opening is street scene, Indian. " Mr. apolis, the 1100 block of Southeastern Ave. Deputy conditions, Marion County Prosecutor Br Ruiph C. Zocome, « on the staff

of Prosecutor Frank Fi

Court, enters from right ee car. hid, is a

A car strikes a parked car belonging to Frank Poline, 1135 E. Washington St. But as witnesses gather, the car continues on,

An unknown character sets out in pursuit, and at State Ave. and the New York Central Railroad, overtakes Tacoma and returns him to scene, where police are investigating.

Act I, Scene li Scene 11 takes place at the police station.

Youthful witness is questioned and asked to sign affidavit. Youth says he cannot swear that defendant was drunk or that he was driving while drunk. All he knows and all he can swear to Is that the driver left the scene of the accident and had to ‘be brought back.

Deputy prosecutor (other

First Act Curtain The reviewer was amazed when affidavit was made Without swearing; there is

without swearing witness. no affidavit.

Intermission The intermission in this production is a vital part of the presentation. So many things happen. No one—not even the $3 on-the-aisle ticket holders—can guess what the stage manager and set arrangers are doing to the

set backstage.

Act lI

Act I is a quick w indup after the long delay and is } about 40 days later on a hot Saturday morning—yesterday morning. Judge Alex M. Clark (candidate for mayor) 18 on the bench. : Now the charge is “drunk.” Other

set in Municipal Court }

disappeared in the wings. The deféndant's attorney, John Carson, calls for a new judge. Names of torneys are submitted and two are stricken, leaving only the name of one who happens to be in the courtroom. Judge Clark vacates gracefully and Virgil Norris takes over the gavel. The witness, who thought he had done his duty by merely signing, is not present. He's offstage planning to go swimming at Longacre. Present at the bar, however, ~ lawyers ready to

They are Cectl Taylor, a for-

| mer Republican ward -chair- | man;

Lawrence Shaw, police court and divorce attorney who often runs for the GOP nomination for the state legislature, but doesn't win; Lloyd

‘Final Curtain Reviewer here observes that lack of surprise ending

is sadly missed.

“We knew it all the time,” they chémped their cigars and walked down the steps to grand foyer at the police station. | After the production, Mr. Tacoma joined poker session at the Press Club. Star witness, not .in play, went swimming, still | wondering what they had him sign. {

three at. _

igned 5 {2 Spesduay, As police assist the deputy prosecutor out of his unknown character ts left and is never seen again, Police officers arrest Tacoma and make out report charging him with drunk, suspected operating of motor vehicle under influence of liquor, reckless driving and leaving scene of accident.

than Tacoma) has youth sign affidavit. Youth now says he isn’t sure what he signed, but that his intention was to charge leaving the scene. The youth is not sworn at the time. The Municipal Court 4 docket is made up for Apr. 24, and shows "Tacoma charged with drunk and reckless driving.

charges have

Top western diplomats ‘con tinued to prod Communist China for some indica it is willing to halt the figh in the vicinity

New, a lawyer; Marion County Attorney Robert IL. Carrico, and his assistant, John Linder. (The reviewer here notes real irony in the plot: In day-to-day business at the Speedway Magistrate's Court, Deputy Prosecutor Tacoma and bar- “The United Nations Good Of= risters - Carrico and: Norris |fices Committee has made reoften came .face to face. Now [peated efforts to obtain some in~ we see the legal adversaries together—one testifying on behalf of the other before the third.)

One by one the five lawyers all tell the judge that Mr, Tacoma was not drunk. The - defense attorney then steps in with the clincher. He points out that the affidavit was not sworn. Tacoma is then discharged by Judge Norris,

Executives at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York:

aggression in Korea of their wil

or negotiations. been made.

False Reports

No response has

false reports con ‘feelers’ or peace merely confuse the issue and conceal the fact that peace efforts thus far have been entirely from one side —

spechators. ‘muttered as

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Reds fight stubbornly as war one

A Korean truce move was

before the first anniversary

United Nations and London .

dication from the leaders of the lingness to enter into discussions

“Under these circumstances, cerning :

the United Nations.