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FEATURE SECTION THE MILLBURN & SHORT HILLS ITEM
Profile, of an Aspirant for Congressional Office
He Hopes to Turn
Back a Precedent
Of 30-Yr. Standing
By JOHN COAD
(second of a series)
Editor's Note: With tiiia issue,
John Coad views another
aspect of the housing situation
with the profile oi a young attorney
who has risen rapidly in
political circles largely as the
result of his endeavours in the
field of housing.
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A PIECE OF
YOUR MIND
By KARL F1ATZER, Psychologist
Some time ago I asked all parents
reading this paper to send
me their answers to a series of
questions which surveyed the impact
of television upon our children.
The results ere in now, and
furnish highly interesting food for
thought. They differ widely from
results found elsewhere. The questions
and their answers follow:
1. How many times a- week do
your children watch television?
The over-all average was 11
hours weekly. This result had to
be broken down by age, however.
most unanimous No!
differed considerably ,{*,£" ^ t
other cities showed, wherein up ti
IS per cent of the pupils re]
less time allotted to study.
If Harry Mopsick, of Linden,
Democratic candidate for Congress
from the 6th 'district, ia
elected to office m "November it
will be a precedent-shattering
event. For nearly 30 years the 6th
district has sent aji uninterrupted
succession of Republicans to
Congress,
This 30-year precedent bothers
34-year old Harry Mopsick not a
whit. He declares confidently that
he is going to win in November.
So confident is Mopsick, in fact,
that President Truman is in recent
receipt of. a letter from him
which confidently states, "... 1
am going to be the next Democratic
Congressman from the normally
Republican 6th Congressional
district."
two years served as president of
Linden's Third Ward Democratic
Although this is the first time club.
Mopsick has ever run for elective
public office, he has been in on Although, his father was a Re-
the managing end of things, so publican, "but of the liberal sort,"
to speak, ever since high school Mopsick cast his first vote in a
days. As a student in Linden High national election for F. D. R. "1
School he showed interest in extra- was one of the generation brought
curricular activities by becoming up in the Rooseveltian political
president of the Athletic Associa- belief," he says.
tion, a member of the business Mopsick might well have been
committee on the yearbook staff, doomed to minor obscurity in the
and managed the school's football, political hierarchy had it not been
basketball and baseball teams. He •for the fact that at the height
also joined the German and Liter- of the housing shortage, in 1947,
ature clubs. Outside of school, his the landlord of the Hollywood
interests led him to play in a apartments , in Linden failed to
dance band and to cover sports provide heat for his tenants dur-
for a local newspaper.
ing a 12-day period. Mopsick took
Entered. Fordham the tenants' case into court and
Upon his graduation from high •won. it. "
school, he attended Fordham Formed Tenants League
University where he embarked The result of this incident was
upon a pre-law course. Outside the formation of the Union
of doing broadcasts for a near- County Federation of Tenants
by radio station, this period was Leagues—with Harry Mopsick as
comparatively barren • of extra- president. This organization has
curricular activities.
achieved considerable prominence
But upon his entrance ' into
in its fight to protect the rights
Newark Law School, now part of
of tenants and for the extension
Rutgers University, he hit his
of rent control.
stride once again. By the time he Since the formation of the Ten-
received his law degree in 1938, ants League, Mopsick has risen
he had been a member of the rapidly in local political circles
student council, a member of the as evidenced by the fact that his
honorary society, Seal and Scroll,, party has selected him to run for
active on the yearbook, as well a Congressional seat even though
as taking port in many of the he hag never previously held or
more minor organizatic-Tis at the
run for political office.
school.
As president of the Tenants
Mopsick has been an active League the spotlight of publicity
member of the regular Democratic
was focused on the young Linden
party organization ever since he
attorney and he is now considered
was old enough to vote, and for
something of an authority on
housing. He has been elected
president of the National Tenants
Council and upon two occasions
has testified before Senate committees
investigating the housing
dilemma. It has brought him in
contact with such prominent persons
as Tighe Woods and
diamonds,
watches, etc. No Indor:
ers, no investigations. Only 2,u
per month. Call Mr. Adams, MArket 3-1616
Bank type y&vlt on premises. Est. 1890
1 Pre-sohool children were in front
of the set for an average of 7
hours
"The name Mopsick and rent control are synonymous"
Mopsick calls himself a "Tru- gards, I remain,
man Democrat." A3 such he is
Harry Mopsick
ntensely loyal to the "President
and deeply resents any slur upon
Political Philosophy
his name.
Mopsick describes his political
He recently had a chance to philosophy aa "a belief in the in-
emonstrate this loyalty publicly violability of the human being; his
h a highway billboard in Lin- right to enjoy security and hapten
carried the unsigned prolamation.
"Raising Jackasses Js
piness. "When the division mark
"*he Chief Occupation of Missouri. conres to the material or the hu-
There Is One in. Washington." man," he says, "I will be found
Mopsick attacked the offending on the side of the human being."
ign with bis bare hands. Finding
his not as effective as might be As an example of this he points
desired, he resorted to water and to his fight against landlords in
craper.
behalf of tenants.
His diligent activities as applied "I believe that the American
< the signboard aroused conside- home is the bulwark against
rable interest, and provided an Communism," he adds, pointing
interesting illustration of bipartianship
when a bystander *bor- out that if we don't protect the
•owed G, scraper for the crusader individual and his home, there
and got him a bucket and a broom is danger of a greater advance
Tom a nearby gas station. in Communist tendencies.
"I'm a Republican myself," Despite the fact that it's been
morted Mopsick's benefactor, "but 30 years since a Democrat from
.here's such a thing as fair play. the Sixth sat In Congress, Mopsick
Hr. Truman is my president, too." is not the least bit discouraged.
Shortly after Mopsick's tussle In fact, he confidently says, "I
ya the sign, the owner had it re- know I'm going to win."
laced 'with an innocuous adver- Mopsick was encouraged toy the
isement for a local night spot results of the primaries last week.
which read, "Everybody Sees Out- He polled 15,792 votes as opposed
[oor Advertising."
|_to the 19,331 polled by his oppon-
The affair .received considerable ent and present incumbent, Clif-
.ttention in the press and Mop- ford Case, who has been called a
]ck, seizing this chance to renew liberal Republican. This to Mop-
is acquaintance with the Presi- aick is particularly encouraging
:ent, sent clippings of the incident since in the primaries two years
along with the following letter: ago Case polled'28,536 votes while
Dear Mr. President:
his Democratic opponent could
A recent occurrence involving count only 8,309 ballots for him-
the both of us has recently reself.eived public attention in the
Tess. I am enclosing several clip- In the coming campaign, Moplings,
one from the New York sick hopes to turn his opponent's
Daily News, one from the Eliza- "liberal" tag to a "Johnny come
beth Daily Journal and one from lately."
he Linden Observer-
Obviously 'Mopsick's greatest
Aside from the fact that I am strength, as shown in the prima-
provided oing to be the next Democratic ries, lies in Elizabeth and Linden,
him entree for a 15-minute inters Congressman from the normally with only a smattering of support
view with top man in the Demo- Republican 6th Congressional Dis- from such towns as Summit and
cratic party, President Truman, rict of New Jersey, the slur upon Union.
our good name in itself was "But," he says, "all T need is
During this audience, Mopsick eason enough for me to act as 119,000
votes to beat Ce.se, and if
gave the President the benefit of
enough tenants come out to vote
his views on curtailing the hous- did. they can put me in Congress. The
ing expediter's budget. Although Trusting same meets with your | name of Mopsick and rent con-
there is 'no indication as to the pproval and kind personal re- trol have become synonymous."
weight Mopsick's words carried
with- the President, the interview
did afford Mopsick a chance to
do a little local tub thurrlping by.
reminding the President that he
once visited Linden when he was
a member of a Senate investigating
committee.
1 weekly. Grammar school
children averaged 10 hours weekly,
and high school pupils went up
to 14 hours. After the pre-sohool
age, though, grammar and high
school girls watched about two
hours longer a week than do boys.
The boys seemed to retain interest
in a number oi active pursuits,
more so than their sisters.
These times run higher than
those reported for pupils in New
York City, but considerably less
than those found in other towns.
In Westchester County, for example,
it was shown that up to 90
per cent of the high school pupils
watched television for 18 hours a
week, or three times as many
hours as they spent on their homework
during the week.
2. What kind 1 *•,
of programs do
they spend most time on?
re-school and grammar school
children spent most time on cartoons,
children's programs (including
puppets), and Western movies,
that order. High school ages,
however, showed a sharp break,
with boys mainly interested in the
televised sports, and girls turning
to variety shows and plays.
Again, this result differs from
that found in other cities, where
mystery plays formed a large part
of the programs watched. Perhaps
this is attributable to parent
control; as one parent wrote, "We
control his television menu."
3. Has television out down on
the amount of time they give to
study?
The answer to this was an al-
Have ^ey received lowemarks
since watching television
Parents not only answered nc
but a small percentage even wrot.
that their children ware gettin
higher marks than before tele,
vision.
5. Has their outdoor play bee]
cut?
The answer was yea in s per cen
of th« replies. Surveys in othei
cities showed up to is per cent o
children had lower interest in i
tive outdoor play.
6. Have their social aotivitie:
with other children been cut?
Almost all parents denied an;
cutting of social activities; six pel
cent of them found their childrehad
greater social activity now.
7. Have your children's sleepin,
hours been cut? .
Almost total reply was no.
8. Do they bolt their food to ge
away fester from the dinner table'
The reply was no; several parents
felt television helped, becausi
"it is used as an incentive to com-
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