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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1950
Page
4
Dr Cranes discussion with Loraine S. on art and photography explores what makes great artists. The piece argues photographers with human interest succeed beyond self styled Old Masters and highlights Michelangelo as a model of psychology and salesmanship over antiquated prestige.
The Kefauver hearing traces David Lubben once owner of a New York candy firm who turned to black market sugar after missing an government quota. He describes hoodlum partners pushing him toward illegality and warns that controls and shortages may revive the grey market. A cautionary tale for planners who fear short-term gain.
A razor maker paid for World Series TV rights partly to counter slumping business from many community centennial whisker growing contests. The line suggests nostalgia or novelty events affecting sales as a factor in sports media deals.
Journalists and historians clash over terminology for the conflict in Korea. Some call it a police action, others consider World War II as a more fitting label depending on historical framing and scope.
Former athlete Jake Malik stands as referee claiming only he can judge his past fouls and fair play, illustrating a personal take on sports duty after competition ends.
A Washington transcribed speech by Senator Scott Lucas warns that if Communists attack any Atlantic Pact nation the United States will start tossing atomic bombs where it hurts. Indiana Representative John Walsh proclaims a deluge of atom bombs on Russia if aggression continues. Both leaders face criticism for irresponsible rhetoric on atomic warfare during a campaign year.
The remark appeals to voters that rivals should prove alleged inconsistencies instead of merely charging or claiming. It frames such rhetoric as undermining the Republic and labels those making unfounded accusations as four flushers or menaces to democratic processes.
San Diego showers Channel Swimmer Florence Chadwick with confetti and ticker tape in a homecoming parade, contrasting East Coast receptions. Gertrude Ederle style praise blends with New York style hustle as residents celebrate her achievement.
Everett Dirksen labels opponent Scott Lucas an opportunist stirring a sharp exchange. The remark prompts a volley of political rhetoric as both sides trade barbs over strategy and character.
The army will require enlistees and draftees to sign an affidavit declaring they have not belonged to any of 177 groups labeled subversive by the attorney general. The list covers totalitarian fascist communist subversive and those aiming to alter or overthrow the U S government. Examples are noted.
The 5th Army headquarters notes active members of subversive groups such as Totalitarian-Japanese Association of Americas and Communist Youth as subjects for surveillance during service and possible discharges from military or government posts. The system provides signed affidavits for later reference, though it may be a hurried process amid re armament.
Public concern over Britain's unmarried princess Margaret Rose, now twenty, prompts headlines about a royal girl growing old. Readers report Trainmen Strike at Three Terminals as if it were major bomber raid news from Korea, showing wartime disconnect.
King Farouk the Fat boasted of gambling winnings of 45000 dollars but the loss amount and reasons remain undisclosed. The question of secrecy grows as Fatty himself remains unmarried and silent on the matter.
Irwin Shaw, author of the 1935 play Bury the Dead, has withdrawn permission for any group to present the work. He cites misuse by Communists and says he hopes for real, general peace, not selective slogans or military instruments.
Des Moines Register notes a shift in the Communist party line as headquarters instructs units to drop outlines and educational directives to avoid the government’s claim they advocate violence. The piece suggests this move preserves party machinery while Congress tightens controls.
In a letter to the New York Herald Tribune Dr. Lin Yutang notes the USSR's claim that UN resolutions on North Korea are illegal when Communist China is absent. He questions Malik's chairmanship of meetings without Chinese representation and asks what the Soviet answer would be.
The column recalls Yale fullback Frank Butterworth and Camp’s All-America picks from 1893 and 1894, highlights Yale’s undefeated seasons and high point totals, and notes Butterworth’s later life in New Haven. It weaves in memories of college days, hotel Taft history, and reflections on athletics. It also touches on regional notes about archives, songs, and baseball figures like Ralph Kiner and Babe Ruth.
Missouri residents push for a hydrogen bomb production facility trusting scientists on effectiveness of the final weapon. Public interest centers on site location and national security implications while experts emphasize verification.
A playful piece describes resourceful children delaying bedtime with excuses and tactics. They pretend no bed exists, extend tasks, argue for story time, demand programs, recall toys left outside, and seek water or baths. Ultimately the children delay but moral victory rests with them.
Editorial notes a modern twist on a medieval superstition describing a fishbone or pork surplus as a price signal. The Denver Post uses the quip to comment on market signals and headlines.
The author critiques great poetry as press driven and urges reading the Face on the Bar Room Floor for real human interest. He contrasts Ode to a Grecian Urn with Edgar Guest and mocks professors while hinting at medical and psychological angles on poetry.
From The Living Museum 1597 John Gerarde notes tomato plant features in Spain and hot regions. Long round stalks bear heavy leaves and fruit, limbs trail groundward, leaves deeply cut. Yellow flowers in clusters yield bright red, ribbed apples resembling geese eggs or large pippins.
Dorothy Thompson critiques U.S. reliance on U.N. mechanisms to resist aggression while warning that Soviet leverage could steer U.S. actions. The piece discusses MacArthur Chiang visits, Formosa bombing risks, and the risk of dissolving U.N. unity, with references to Attlee and Tsiang on imperialism and China’s future leadership.
The author argues that the Soviet Union may seek to destroy China to remove an oriental rival, drawing parallels to Japan’s fall and warning that Korea could drain U.S. forces. He suggests localizing or possibly abandoning the campaign, noting Dunkirk’s evacuation as a precedent for saving Britain.
Historical note describes apples prepared and boiled with pepper salt and ogle yielding little nourishment to the body.
The text traces the tomato from Central America to Spain and then to Europe and the United States. It notes initial distrust of the fruit for centuries, with gradual acceptance aided by colonial exchange, agricultural trials, and market presence in Virginia and Washington.
In early nineteenth century gardens the love apple grew as an ornamental plant. The fruits were admired for beauty while birds mainly consumed them.
The article traces the shift in tomato perception from dangerous novelty to edible staple. It notes early home canning and the 1847 arrival of commercially canned tomatoes as one of the first preserved foods. It highlights vitamin C benefits and the fruit's rising dietary status through the 20th century.
No U S official attended the Arlington cemetery unveiling for the five American flyers shot down over Yugoslavia in 1946. Secretary of the Air Force Thomas Finletter declined to preside due to objections, reportedly from the State Department.
Anti Tito Yugoslavs in the United States funded the Lane fund. Cone Stantin Foutch intended to attend with a wreath from King Peter. Tito's stance made reviving memories of the dead airmen inappropriate. The State Department and Air Force faced critiques over official representation and honoring the fallen airmen.
General Carl Spaatz, former commander of the army air force, attended a ceremony for five airmen. He initially planned to go in civilian clothes, but wore his four star uniform after learning no official rep would attend. He posed with each family at the headstone, underscoring his status as the country’s leading living airman.
Former minister to Yugoslavia and ambassador to Poland, though not there officially, funded a special marker for Yugoslav pilots shot down. He arranged a headstone designed by Eric Gugler and assisted families to Washington for the ceremony marking the fourth anniversary of the crime. Diplomatic delicacy should not hinder official homage.
A Des Moines Register piece notes Paul Robeson records with side A featuring a Russia praise song and side B offering United Nations praise. The pairing struck the author as incongruous and surprising.
Fellows Club Bulletin records a doctor’s remark on diagnosing pneumonia. The exchange emphasizes confidence in treatment and the risk of fatal outcomes from pneumonia itself.
Early explorers carried wild plants back to Europe and later introductions cultivated them in regions where ancestors once grew wild, establishing new agricultural varieties.
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