Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 May 1952 — Page 2

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MONDAY. MAY 5, 1952

By DONNA

divorce decree that ends their marriage also end their battles. Take the case of this brother and sister—a sturdy looking boy of 8 and a pretty little girl of 6. Marriage Ended In '46

riage in 1946,

ended.

court appearance in this same Forty-nine court appearances the figure shocked veteran court nel. Forty-nine times that worced couple were so bitterly enin being ex-husband and ex-wife that they forgot they also were father and mother. And . in addition to these 48, how many countless other battles which raged outside the courtroom, ugly battles imprint.

‘A Rage to Win’ “Pivorce where children are in-| volved always is the most tragic and adways the most bitter,” sald Charles Boswell, chief Juvenile Court probation officer. “But I've. never seen one as bad as this, one where a rage to win at all costs consumes all consideration for the children.” : In none of the court battles be-

and Linda X. has there been a real winner. . There have been only losers— little John Jr. a boy who wants to love both his mother and father, and his sister Susan, bewildered and torn in her father's “now-he-likes-me, now-he-doesn’t” campaign

\Linda X. filed suit for divorce in'1041. Wed Four Years

She and John had been married four years, had one boy with another child on the way. Living with “in-laws,” drinking parties which kept her husband away from home and bitter arguments’ had led the way to separations, then to the divorce court. But John filed a cross-complaint. | Then into court went a case so bitter that it shocked even a veteran divorce court judge. So bit-| ter and so conflicting were each side’s charges the judge asked for!

parties. Husband Investigated A court worker investigated. —The-husband denied paternity of| the new infant, now several|

and the house, profanity, failure to maintain a decent home.

Children ns lap ‘Wage Tug-Of-War Over Custody iy Off RoW of Penalties

rexpert, urged today that the West-| voices of two Americans who con-

The little boy and little girl didn't look afraid as they walked into Marion County Juvenile Court. : Courtrooms get to be familiar places to children like Johnny and Susie, children of parents who won't let the

sensitive. sure she wants to visit her “real daddy.”

“daddy.” Their parents ended their mar- Once he told a worker he would rather visit his daddy only during But the legal tug-of-war over the day because staying overnight children's custody has never he missed his favorite TV shows. | the But, he added in a statement that . Last week, as the fight entered revealed how another legal phases one attorney Sense their place in a tug-of-war,

case said this.was his 49th ‘we'd rather stay overnight than y in the have mommy and daddy argue.would “rather live with daddy.’

jover where we should live.”

showered with gifts by his dad a di ~-axpengive toys, ice cream sun._'daes, a bicycle ‘he can use only 8chool teachers report both John-

when he's at “daddy's.”

Are Losers as Parents Tape Recorder

| - » | tody battles have ggined in in- PARIS, May 5 — John Foster tensity, Johnny's work has suf-

fered . . . he's hecome nervous.

MIKELS Last week The Times carried a series on divorce—what hap-

pens to two people whose mar-

Joseph R. MeCarthy, (R. Wis.)

abruptly stopped his pre-trial questioning of Sen. William Ben. 8M convinced that he would got ton (D. Conn.)

Here is another side of the story-—one that unfolded in our courts here, This happened to two parties who shared none of the blame for the divorce but most of the hurden. They were the children—parties of both parts.

Could it be a little boy has decided to “live with daddy.) just as he once said he'd rather stay overnight than te “have momm and daddy fight over me"? Y hectic 18-minute session because Said. But once again complications MT. Benton's lawyers objected to have set in. The custody battle 'aP® recording of the testimony, has been postponed. There'll he a Mr. McCarthy sald he would period of peace—then once again seek a court order compelling the tug-of-war, Mr. Benton to have his answers This is just one story behind the taken dawn on the tape recarder.'? é divorce statistics. Mr. McCarthy. has supenaed Near East and the Middle East. Last year Marion County's di- Mr. Renton tn appear for today's Urging his hearers to do some vorce rate soared 12 per cent over 1uestioning, in connection with ‘hard thinking about how to meet 1050 with 2649 divorces. his $2 million libel-slander suit In Asia this all-pervading ominous That means there were 2649 2g2inst the Connecticut senator, threat of Communist aggression,” parties of the first part set against The proceedines were stopped Mr. Dulles said: 2849 parties of the second part, even before Mr. Benton was “Siberia and much of China, with ne one knows how many in-/SWorn in, notably Manchuria, nocent Johnnies and Susans—the The two Senators, flanked hy able from the standpoint of trans“parties of hoth parts.” their attorneys, had barely set-port and communications. s— tled down in a Senate hearing

Thoughtful John Jr. loves his He likes to visit him

he believed such a warning to the|

Communists would be useful also! as regards Western Europe, the

for the first time in the many times that he's heen asked his cholee of homes Johnny said he

deeply children

“We can't help but wonder at the motive,” said Mr. Boswell, “Was it the material thiigs that can so easily sway a child?” There's another possibility.

Showered With Gifts

Recently John Jr. has been

ny and Susan are bright, well And so the other day in count adjusted children. But as the cus-

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ine ] an Lg (Benton's New York attorney, State Dentists to Open County Home it eo ii ois =a see Convention Here

“tween the couple-we'll—call-John!

sistants will close “shop” papt- erts, Aurora, Ill, and Dr. Walter, [time Sunday through May 14 to T. McFall, Asheville, N. C. That attend annual conventions here. night

a special invest tion into th will be the Claytpool Hotel, Their 2 Iga Ro Dental assistants will meet at the Leroy M. Ennis, Philadelphia will

Indiana University Medical Center speak. Dr. Ennis is president of land the Claypool and Lincoln ho- the American Dental Association. Monday. {letting Mr. McCarthy and Mr. numerous strongly nationalistic

|tels.

months old. He accused his wife opening day, next Sunday. Speak of immorality, neglect of children ers May 11 will be Dr. Wilbur P. iy conventions. Closing event will ¢Afd someone enter her apart- get six stenographers in here if tion of how Germans in the cities McNulty, Ft. Wayne, president; be the annual presidents’ banquet ment after 4a. m. but thought {tfyou want to make sure you have and farms of the western state Dr, George E. Waterman, Wash-'at Columbia Club.

{room when Theodore Kiendl, Mr.

0 | Benton, - Worker Held i “am opposed to this, and the : In Attack witness will not go on until it is

By United Press

removed,” Mr. Kiendl said. Beat Adenauer A 32-year-old man,

Mr. McCarthy told Mr. Kiendl . arrested that the taking of testimony on § [after there had been an attempt recording devices is the “usual5—The |to attack an 82-year-old invalid practice”. in the District of Co- | /today was identified as a worker lumbia. i at Marion County Home for the Mr. Kiendl tried to Interrupt. victory over Chancellor Konrad {Aged at Julietta, but Mr. McCarthy cut him short. Adenauer’s coalition forces in Albert Malcolm Lentz was ar-, "Let's make an agreement thatlocal elections in the state ‘of irestéd yesterday shortly after a when I'm talking you don't inter- Hesse, official results showed tonear downtown apartment was rupt and when you're talking Iday. : lentered and the attempted attack Wont interrupt,” Mr. McCarthy The balloting was considered a made. . | sala. : auge of popular | Police records show Lentz has| “I'll do the best I can” Mr. EE ais Jar support 2 oe {a record of eight arrests and Kilendl said angrily. 12 German divisions for integraconvictions. on charges including| Mr. McCarthy said he wanted a tion into the European army. for indecent exposure, breaking and tape recorder because in the ques- defense against Communist ag{entering and drunkenness. | tioning “Benton will have so many gression. | Dailey E. McCoy, Julietta su- opportunities of either indicting| Official preliminary results out nen confirmed Lentz is himself or of perjuring himself of more than 2 million votes cast employed at the Home and said that we must have an accurata gave the Socialists, headed by (he had -a record of “good con- account of just what is said.” crippled Kurt Schumacher, 38.5 3 duet.” | Mr. Kiendl noted that he had of the popular vote — more than : | He said Lentz first was sent to written to Mr. McCarthy, object- the combined total for all three the Home on a county jail work ing to making any radio or tele- government coalition parties. detail and later applied for a job| vision recordings because they The latter include Mr. Adei : ; upon his release from jail. | were So in line with. “judicial nauer’'s Christian Democrats, the on The superintendent said Lentz Procedure.” Free Democrats and the German CHECK THE PROGRAM—-Dr. Wilbur P. McNulty, (left), Ft. was hired without any check be- Mr. McCarthy retorted that the Party. | Wayne, retiring president, and Dr. Frederick C. Baker, Ham- ing made of references or pos- tape recording would not be used) It was the second local bal-

mond, president-elect check the program for Hoosier dentists sible police records. He said this| I" radio or ‘television and that|loting in Hesse since the war. In convention. . is the procedure followed in the! Mr. Benton could even have it|1948 the Socialists polled 33 per hiring of al general maintenance mpoundéd by a court. He said cent, the Christian Democrats 22 Hoosier dentist and their as- ington, D. C.; Dr. Arthur L. Rob- worrars. | ‘the Tecording is to be used only per cent, the Free Democrats nine in a possible perjury case.” {per cent and the Communists six Hearing Continued | Mr, Benton is the author of a per cent. : ; the Scottish Rite Men's Meanwhile, Lentz was held to- resolution asking for Mr. McCar-| The balloting was to pick more | Headquarters for the dentists Chorus will sing. day on a preliminary charge of | thy’s expulsion from the Senate than 25,000 municipal and ceunty| Next day Mayor Clark and Dr. assault and battery with intent | on grounds of unfitness. | officials to serve until October, to rape. His hearing in Municipal] Through most of today's argu-| 1956. No incidents were reported, Court’ 3 was continued to next ment, Mr. Benton sat by quietly, although the Communists and

An oral surgery symposium and Lentz’ arrest followed the fran. Kiendl talk. |ex-Nazis staged vigorous cam-

Dentists will hold clinics on tour of the new Indianapolis Vet. 'ic screams of the elderly invalid | At one point, however, Mr. |paigns. _|erans’ Administration Hospital are The woman, who has been con- Benton broke in an demanded of| Local issues were dominant,

planned for May 14, last day of fined to bed six months, «aid she Mr. McCarthy: “Why don’t you but the elections gave an indica-

was one of her sons. an accurate account of

Then she said the intruder at-|goes on?” {in uniform again.

But the investigation report which came back said all these)

was clean and neat, the children were well cared for. Neighbors her as a stay-at-home, <working mother. The judge awarded custody of the children to the mother, with visiting privileges to the father. New Accusations But John through the years has returned to court, each time making new accusations, prompting new investigations, each time trying to get his children’s custody.

planned a special reunion of all ning a special program and lawn persons born in the Beech Grove party as features of the reunion. anq St. Clair Sts. and arrested hospital. {

more than 25,000 births in the servance of National past 20 years, There have been Day on May 12,

Foes of Arms |

these opinions,” the spokesman!

what | felt about seeing armed Germans

Dulles Wants Reds » Reds Warned

Peiping -said the voices were from a tape recording made by, Kenneth IL. Enoch,

in advance that his aggression Youngstown, O., and 1st Lt. John

would bring that answer, thén I Quinn (ne home town given). | broadcasts _ identified Officer of group operations

Earlier

Emack, Ohio.

Lt. Enoch said the Air Force in|

By United Press TOKYO, May 5 — The Communist Radio Peiping broadcast

riage hits the rocks. Could it be a 9-year-old mind Written by Norris L. Ernst has decided his decision might Benton Refuses |and Red China that they will re- i, North Korea and David Loth, “After Divorce heal the breach that keeps him To Testify ply to any armed aggression in| : Lo me TT TT TT —eWhat?” told the problems of (and his sister. torn between |Southeast Asia witd full military to remain with their mother. the parties of the first and, sec. Parents? By United Press fretaliation. @ LL Little Susan now {isn't evén ONd parts. New Complications WASHINGTON, May 5—8en. If a Potential aggressor knew 18 :

today after a Commit aggression” Mr. Dulles the pair as Pilot John Crane or {1st Lt. John Kenney, 27, of Cali-| Mr. Dulles made his statement fornia; serial No. 1799351; and!

in a speech on “Far Eastern Navigator Kenneth Enook, serial Problems.” But he ifidicated that pn, pari or 1st Lt. GG. L

Say 2 Gls Admit Dropping Germs in War

jpaign on Jan. 1, 1952, but there was nothing in the “confessions” to support this. However, Mr. Enoch reported

“The germ bombs are best dropped from a low altitude and a low air-sweéep will be used.” Warned on Duds Here is Mr. Enoch’s “report”: “On Jan. 1, 1952, the briefing (he was with the Third ‘Bomb *Wing, a navigator on a B-26 light bémber) told us the order in the | form of a casual reminder, to pay {close attention to'dud bombs, thus giving us the term by whieh the

serial No. 02069988 of jethal germ bombs would be

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known “On the night of Jan. 8, 1952,

a “highly secret” briefing, had in-'1 few with Capt. (Ennis), pilot, formed him about the use of germ and Sgt. Casey, gunner. As usual,

warfare.

He said officers

ferred to bombs filled with In-| took off at 3a. m. and at 4 a. m,

fected insects as “duds.”

fon Jan. 7,.1952, we dropped two

An Allied spokesman in Tokyo | g°rm bombs at Hwangju, Nerth

are vulner-| Sid the United Nations could not Korea, and returned to Kunsan

accept the confessions as “authen-|at 5 a. m.

tic” because there was no proof that Radio Peiping had broadeast |

their real voices.

No Way to Prove It “There is no way of proving ‘duds’ at Hwangju. That was fer at these men actually voiced Secrecy.”

‘Sees Lies Clearly’ “We reported to group intels ligence. We reported to the |sergeant that we dropped two

Mr. Enoch is alleged to have

said. “I cannot speculate that if said four nights later, his B-28 these men actually did express dropped four “duds” at Tunghwa, themselves théy were tortured North Korea.

said

the

!into it because that would be comWIESBADEN, Germany, May menting 6n an hypothesis. Social Democrats, bitter one in this head foes of West German rearma- to do that.” ment, have scored a resounding! Radio Peiping said Doth men! Chinese as barbarian criminals,” Force opened its germ warfare cam- Peiping.

Air

Ayres’ will open at 10:00 a. m.

Tomorrow, May 6,

Primary Election Day

to allow all employees time to vote, Store hours Tomorrow will be from

“I (seey ‘all the more clearly No/the lies and untruthful war

quarters is going propaganda of the Wall 8

-iradio and press that picture

officially Mr. Enoch was quoted by Radio

| ert Stiegelmeyer and Norman B.

H . P| ; ; tempted to assault her. She — - I were unfounded. The wife's home, ‘ screamed, awakening a son who ospital Plans Giant Reunion [screamed awakening 2 ton wie " A “family” of more than 25.000 more births in the hospital which truder fled. 1 oil AAR ALG, Thu a4 hs : e an, her son and other : is invited to have its reunion was built in 1913, but records residents of the apartment build- FISHING here next Sunday. were only checked for the 20-year ing who saw. the man running To observe National Hospital petiod. away, supplied police with a de- CALENDAR : Day. St. Francis Hospital has! Sisters of the hospital are plan- scription. Later Patrolmen Rob- FOR .

Burkhardt saw Lentz at Alabama

It will be the St. Francis Hos- him. Records of the hospital show pital's part in the city-wide ob-' He was returned to the apartHospital ment, where awitnesses identified him as the intruder.

As in the first case, workers have always investigated and found in favor of the mother. | Both John &nd Linda have re-| married. John a few months after) the divorce, Linda two years ago. And since his ex-wife's remarriage John has redoubled his efforts. Linda's new husband has conbly less income than her mer husband. They live jn a net but crowded cottage because it is owned by a relative who gives it rent free while. they are, saving money to buy a home. Saving, rather than spending, is the emphasis although both children have adequate food, clothing and medical ittention. Has Bigger Income + But by contrast, John now has a bigger home, a high income from his job. He wants custody of both children—he since has changed his mind and claimed the little girl's paternity. He claims they are de- " prived of proper surroundings, medical care and material things. | Asked their choice in the past, both children always have wanted

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