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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1950
Page
4
In a Florida home, a painter’s color consultation derails as a wife demands a rug harmonious blue tone while a husband suggests coal black walls. Tense quarrel erupts over decor choices, revealing marital friction and a joking taunt about leaving the painter to finish.
Washington reports the 1950 census changes apportionment of 435 House seats among states. California gains seats while New York loses, nine states shed representation and seven gain. Mathematicians determine new distribution for the 82nd Congress to begin in January 1951, with districts redrawn by states. The Senate remains fixed at two per state.
A group of political scientists argues parties should press members to vote with party lines while allowing some independence. They say major parties must offer a clear core policy and voters a real choice, but warn against extremes that erase plural viewpoints. A note on scarce railroad cars adds context to broader national issues.
Henry McLemore recounts shopping for paint colors in a New York apartment. His wife Jeanie chose a moss green after weeks of mixing, with the head painter claiming the limited greens, then revealing the moss shade again. The process consumed vast paint quantities and hours of effort.
Hollywood observes the death of Al Jolson with tributes and nostalgia noting past doubts about his relevance. Jimmie Fidler argues that stars never stay through if given a chance, citing Sid Skolsky’s push for Jolson Story and naming other stars like Joan Crawford Mickey Rooney Elizabeth Taylor Regis Philbin Veronica Lake as examples of faded or renewed prospects.
Hollywood selects Lee Tung Foo, a young Chinese actor, to play a cook in Howard Hawks secret project The Thing. Eightteen applicants sought the part before Foo arrived at noon with a grand Chinese dinner, prompting Hawks to offer a screen test. The project remains tightly under wraps with no outside readers or familiar stars invited to the set.
Angelo Patri urges parents to set clear limits for children and teach boundaries from home outward. He recommends marking yard borders, restricting trespassing, and using manners training, noting that disciplined upbringing leads to happier, better-adjusted kids. Dr. Patri’s leaflet P-15 on Lying is available for ten cents.
Washington summary notes a landmark year as about 30 women run for the U S House of Representatives with nine incumbents, but only one governor and two senators. Highlighted races include Arizona auditor Ann Frohmiller for governor, California Senate bid by Helen Gahagan Douglas, Utah second district where Reva Beck Bosone faces Ivy Baker Priest, and Idaho first district bid by Gracie Prost.
A reader supplied Q and A style queries covering capitals, rent control, telemedicine, in flight refueling, GaLatia as an ancient Anatolian region, and the first short wave Atlantic message. Answers note Seoul as capital for over 560 years, rent control ending Jan 1 1951 unless locals request extension, Videognosis via TV aiding distant X-ray diagnosis, refueling midair on a London to New York jet, GaLatia in Asia Minor and St Paul’s Epistle, and the 1921 Radio Club of America message from Greenwich Conn to Ardrossan Scotland.
DeWitt Mackenzie discusses British Prime Minister Attlee's claim that the Sheffield world peace congress is a Bolshevik designed forum to undermine national defense. He notes Attlee’s stance on allowing limited protest, police intervention for unlawful action, and the government's cautious tolerance of Reds while warning against misrepresentation aimed at harming free countries.
New AP general manager Frank J. Starzel announces James V. McLean will serve as Baton Rouge correspondent succeeding Edmond LeBreton who heads to active naval duty. LeBreton, a naval reserve lieutenant, will be stationed in Washington after World War II service. McLean joined AP in 1948 after overseas army service and Stars and Stripes assignment.
Tokyo reports the Japanese telecommunications ministry asked 167 Communist and fellow travelers to resign as part of the Red purge. Since the program began, 252 have been removed from government payrolls. Labor Minister Shigeru Hori said about 9,600 communist suspects were purged in key industries.
Hal Boyle reports from Korea detailing a widow carrying a baby past bomb craters and corpses. A 61 year old man, opposed to fighting, is killed after refusing to lead an ox-cart crew. The village burns as families search for loved ones and brace to endure.
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