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