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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1950
Page
4
Dr George W Crane case Y278: Eli M aged 88, retired at 65, kept busy to avoid boredom. Diagnosed with lower bowel cancer at 72, treated with electric fulguration, remained symptom free 16 years. Despite tests, he clung to hypochondria fearing recurrence after a lengthy remission.
The article argues that Western allies disagree on how to rearm Germany and address Far Eastern issues and the Korean crisis. It emphasizes that unity is essential yet not possible to achieve alone, urging coordinated UN-led action, modern weapons, and careful planning to counter Soviet aims.
A neighborhood shopper notes a conservative man on the block seen pricing a Geiger counter, reflecting cautious trends in fall buying and interest in radiation detection gear.
Report suggests a dire view of global crisis, alleged to be based on infrared film evidence. The account emphasizes a bleak assessment of international conditions and looming dangers.
The lame duck Congress reopened in September to tackle an excess profits tax amid campaigning pressure. With 81 members nearing retirement, critics doubted productivity but the Korean crisis has altered expectations. Officials say the session could address more than the tax if events demand action.
A new John Donne biography examines his influence on modern writers and notes he is remembered as the writer who inspired Ernest Hemingway to craft the title For Whom The Bell Tolls. The piece situates Donne at the crossroads of poetry and prose.
The article notes a shift toward homes without basements while civil defense guides promote basements as refuge in an atomic attack. It contrasts the trend with official guidance on safety and housing design.
A photo describes a typical Chinese Communist soldier as bulky and unremarkable yet part of a vast mobilizable force. Hundreds of thousands march from Manchuria toward UN troops under General MacArthur, likened to Russian masses that halted Nazi offensives in World War II.
The piece portrays O John Rogge awakening after prior figures Rip Van Winkle and Henry Wallace. General MacArthur reflects that his Christmas homecoming forecast was made in jest, while Mollie quips that it is no joke.
Northwestern University surveyed 278 male graduates from classes 1928, 1938, and 1948. It found average last-year income for fraternity and campus organization members at 8700 dollars versus 6600 dollars for non joiners. Members also engage more in community service and church attendance after graduation. Both parents gain reassurance: social status for son and better business prospects.
Proponents of simplified spelling are invited to consider the name of the river that marks the boundary between Manchuria and Korea as short for Yale University.
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor intend to spend the winter in the United States. Castles and palaces seem picturesque but drafty, while the Waldorf Tower offers central heating for comfort.
A humorous essay by Christopher Billopp describes a morning routine built on helpful acts from waking to breakfast. The narrator performs orderly tasks like tidying, preparing coffee, and cleaning, only to be judged wasteful when a family member notices a misplaced pajama.
President Winston of Brown University urges abandoning the slogan of security as an ideal. He warns that seeking security misbrands political social and economic goods and urges readers to reject complacency. He notes life will be dangerous beyond the current crisis and laments pacifist policies.
Joseph Gans remarks in the New York World Telegram and Sun that life progresses through changes and conflicts, highlighting a philosophical view on how people adapt to shifting circumstances.
The memoir recalls a 40 year old Fowler Oklahoma school heated by a red hot cast iron stove in the front corner. Students endured the heat on the north bench while teachers stayed at the front. The piece links the era to warmth and uniform clothing, noting Katharine Hepburn’s mink protected her from a minor burn.
A roommate in the Ivory Tower produced a verse repeating the name David Felts and the line about Guiteau chasing him to die. The writer notes it as evidence that readers engage with the material, even if dropped inadvertently in the boss’s office.
A column notes shoe shiners tipping habits and a Mississippi editor’s strike against Faulkner, labeling his work derogatory. It also mocks radio adolesence, mid century cultural targets, and ponders the year’s tax payments and charitable deductions.
The Des Moines Register reviews the Iowa Little Hoover Commission plan to replace liquor and tax commissions with gubernatorially appointed administrators. The piece argues centralized management can boost efficiency, while policy remains with the legislature.
A Washington resident vents in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about boys forgetting mothers lists turning into members of Congress. The remark, attributed to Bennett Cerf, frames political careers as a consequence of childhood forgetfulness.
The new bridge tolls will be 10 cents for automobiles and 1 dollar for horse drawn vehicles. The passage hints at a lighthearted note with a call to action like Giddap Nellie and a suggestion to swim.
The narrator describes persuading Mrs Crane’s parents to relocate to a farm. The father, aging and tired from farming, buys a pair of mares for 135 dollars after bargaining from 150. The purchase and new farm life seem to ease his cancer worries, with the horses drawing his focus away from illness.
The narrator describes a father-in-law who tends horses like babies, fusses over crops and wildlife, and keeps busy in winter with carpentry. He worries about pests and weather yet remains active, hopeful to reach a hundred if his anxieties stay external.
A young writer friend of Mark Twain laments his lack of success and dwindling confidence. Twain replies that failure arrives slowly, and after five years of writing he realizes he lacks talent. He adds he could not quit, since he was already famous by then.
Msgr. Leonard A. Bauer announced last week that permission is granted for Midnight Masses on Christmas in all parish churches and institutional chapels of the Belleville Diocese.
The United States shifts stance on atomic weapons amid Korea war pressures. President and officials including Secretary Acheson and Henry Wallace signal evolving views on use and morality, while Congress weighs military effectiveness and U N opinion impacts. Senator McMahon labels the bomb as a strike at power sources or massed troops.
Acheson described the resolution as an utterly cynical begging of the question and argued the real crime against humanity was aggression, particularly when faced in defiance of the United Nations. He declared that the true war criminals were those who resort to such defiance.
R E Peierls calls the bomb most ineffective for North Korea operations citing lack of centers vital for current actions. General Leslie Groves agrees that locating suitable targets for the bomb is difficult. An editorial in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists labels the bomb useless in the Korean war at that stage.
The United Nations and United States debate whether to push into North Korea as Chinese Communist forces intervene. Key events include Truman’s shifts, Lake Success deliberations, MacArthur’s actions across the 38th parallel, and Security Council votes calling for restraint and negotiations with Peiping.
On November 5 MacArthur officially informed the United Nations that Chinese Communist detachments had intervened in North Korea against U N forces. The notice was granted by order of Bishop Albert R. Zurowes.
NBC launches The Big Show a 90 minute Sunday night program from 6 to 7 30 featuring Tallulah Bankhead and a cadre of stars. The network spends 50000 weekly to counter CBS and prove radio remains competitive with television’s glamour.
NBC and CBS spar over talent and programming as Toscanini delays and studio changes test schedules. Murrow and Friendly craft a radio documentary using campaign voices and historic recordings to deliver an intelligent, enterprising air essay hailed for its honesty and impact.
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