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S o u th ern Oregon News Review, Thursday. Ju ly 17, 1947
How to Successfully
Make Slip Covers
Little W hite House Made a Shrine
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Story of Summer Sanctums
Of IL S. Presidents Traced
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bowling, basket­
ball, golf, tennis,
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WASHINGTON.—This su m m er the W arm Springs Infan­
will tile P araly sis foundation turned over a little five-room house
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on the m ountainside to the sta te of G eorgia, which will run it
M as a m useum and national shrine. And so another of the “ Lit­
retu tle White H ouses’’ goes back to the people. It is the only one
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in which a president spent his last days. In one of its three
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The Warm Springs house was different from other summer hideaways
of presidents because it was really a home. The late President Roosevelt
himself built it in 1932 at a cost of $8,700. He willed It to the infantile
paralysis foundation. It was a very simple structure in which the archi­
tecture of the locality and a few Rooseveltian ideas are blended. There
are the two bedrooms, a third guest room, a living room, a kitchen and
that's all. But there is a view that would make a Park avenue penthouse
owner jealous.
Like all of the houses which Pres­
ident Roosevelt occupied, this little
cottage is crammed with history,
much of it still unwritten.
Warm Springs was the symbol of
Roosevelt’ s victory over disease
and pain. Since
then, largely be­
cause of his ef­
forts, many hun­
dreds of others
h a v e achieved
sim ilar victories
in the commu­
nity of which the
" L ittle
White
H o u s e ” was a
part.
The s i m p l e
cottage was also
the scene of his
death. He was
posing for a por­
tra it when the
"terrible headache" came. He had
signed his letters for the day and in
his last signature, which I have
seen, there is evidence that death
already was “ plucking at his
sleeve.”
Late in the war, when it was diffi­
cult to go far from Washington, an­
other “ summer White House” in
Maryland was established. It was
given the name "Shangri-la.” The
President himself named it jokingly
when, because of security reasons
during the war, its location had to
be concealed. It was discovered,
thanks to a slip of the tongue on the
part of Mrs. Roosevelt, and because
absurd stories were written about
the tremendous amount of money
which had been expended on it—as
a m atter of fact it cost very little to
convert—it was thrown open to the
press.
One article described its "m illio n
dollar pool.” I have seen the pool.
It is less than 20 feet across. Polly-
wogs wiggle in it, rocks green with
years of moss, surround it. It has
been there a long time and I doubt
if anyone ever had the tem erity to
bathe in it, although "Shangri-la”
was a deserted boys' camp when it
was taken over. It sits high on a
mountain top beside a splashing
trout stream surrounded by thick
woods.
Today there is one overstuffed
chair in the corner of the solarium
that somehow always seems to get
turned around at a certain angle.
Turned that way, a side table is
within easy reach, a push button
and a hand telephone with an ex­
tension number on it. L ift it and the
answer comes, "WhiLe House.” It
connects directly with the switch­
board at 1600 Pennsylvania avenue.
When President Wilson went
to Cornish, N. II., it was for rest
and recuperation. In 1916 he
chose the imposing Shadow
Lawn in New Jersey and by
that time war was impending
and his staff went with him.
President H a r d i n g didn’t
want to “get away.” He wanted
people, lots of them, around
him—also 52 cards.
President Coolidge, too, it was
said, didn’t know what to do with a
vacation but he made as geographi­
cally varied a selection of summer
White House sites as any president.
F irst it was Swampscott where,
as one dispatch put it, he was “ teth­
ered to a telegraph w ire.” As a
m atter of fact no telegraph wires
actually entered "White Court,” the
great colonial mansion perched on
the rim of New England’ s rock-
bound coast, but the telephone did
and he made regular trips to near-
Thinking m en—experienced ran ch ers, grain m en and
b an k ers in the W est—a re looking w orriedly ahead to a revival
of the d read ed dust bowl because tran sien t fa rm e rs a re plow­
ing up thousands of a cres of virgin range to plant w heat which
will bring th em two d o llars a bushel.
As July entered the Midwest's
agricultural scene with a* gush of
by Lynn where the offices were
warm air and sunshine, prospects
located.
appeared reasonably good for a
In 1926 he chose an Adirondack
fair-sized crop of corn in Minnesota
“ camp,” near Paul Smith’s. One of
and South Dakota this year.
those prim itive places millionaires
However, in those states, as in the
build in the wilderness equipped
rest
of the corn belt, a long period
with all the comforts of a modern
of favorable weather conditions is
hotel. Kirkwood Camp, owned by
Irvin Kirkwood, a newspaper pub­ most essential. The frequent, heavy
rains must stop in order that satu­
lisher, was such a place.
The next year Coolidge repaired rated fields can return to normal.
Planted acreage of corn in Min-
to the Black Hills of South Dakota
where he lived in a spacious lodge
among the trout streams, guarded
by a troop of cavalry and making a
long, twice-weekly journey to Rapid
City to attend to affairs of state and
interview the press.
The next year he again went to
Wisconsin and on an island in a lake
28 miles southeast of Superior, lived
in Cedar Lodge, making necessary
a 56-miIe trip three times a week.
President Hoover, when he took
office, almost immediately went
down into his own well-lined jeans
and for $15,000 bought "Rapidan,”
another mountain stronghold in the
Blue Ridges. When he left office he
promptly deeded the tract to the
commonwealth of Virginia, hoping
perhaps, other presidential camp­
fires would burn there. But his suc­
cessor chose otherwise.
Warm Springs belongs to the
state of Georgia, countless thou­
sands w ill visit it, as they do Hyde
Park and other local monuments.
“ Shangri-la” is now a part of the
His Excellency, the Most Rev­
national park system.
erend Dr. Mar Ivanious, arch­
The next president, whoever he
bishop of Trivandrum, India, en­
may be, may have it if he wishes,
joys visit with baby Claude,
without extra expense to the tax­
youngest of the prolific Dionne
payer. But who knows? He may
family
which also includes quin­
have a dream-house, realization of
tuplets. The two met in Ottawa,
which we need hardly begrudge
Canada.
him.
Just Friends
dress, booklet tllic mid No. 38.
nice.
LA V U a b i U
same low
Dwp Ive Known
The public trust In politicians, so-
called statesmen, bankers, Indus­
trial leaders and labor leaders has
never been too strong. Look at the
record. Many of these were expect­
nesota and South Dakota is about |
equal to that of last year, but heavy I ed to go wrong. But it has been dif­
ferent In sport.
losses have been incurred as a re-
suit of excessive rain. Most observ-
ers agree that while the growing
corn crop is two to three weeks be-
hind last year it still has time to
stage a comeback, given favorable
weather.
Such a shortened growing period,
however, may result in reduced
yields. Also, growers in the two
states are reported to have turned,
In the past year, to planting corn
requiring a shorter growing period
than formerly. Therefore, while the
corn may mature relatively earlier
than formerly, It w ill do so at the
expense of a smaller yield an acre
Sport, amateur and professional,
has been the main public trust. Let
the governors and the senators and
,
the industrial leaders, plus labor's
j
; head delegates, turn crooked, as so
many have. But sport must bo 1
clean, all the way through
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DISCORD:
Paris Clash
Latest attempt to bring the oppos­
ing areas of the world into closer
harmony by means of an interna-
tional conference has resulted, as
have all the others, in a complete,
discordant, unharmonlous cacoph-
ony.
It was the Parts conference of
British, French and Russian repre-
sentatives on Secretary of State
Marshall's save - Europe proposal
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MARSHALL ANGERED
Angered at Soviet crltlelxm of
his European recovery plan.
Secretary of State George Mar­
shall rejected as a "malicious
distortion of the truth” the Rus­
sian claim that American offers
to help put Europe on its feet
are inspired by Imperialist mo­
tives. He drew a stinging com­
parison between United States’
efforts for world aid and Soviet
aggrandizement in Europe.
which went on the rocks this time,
deepening the rift between Russia
and the western powers.
Conflict arose over two main is­
sues:
1. Soviet Foreign Minister V.
M. Molotov opposed any plan
by which the great powers
could impose an economic pro­
gram on the smaller n ations of
Europe, while British Foreign
Secretary Ernest Bevin, hacked
by French Foreign Minister
Georges Bldault, wanted to
draft a broad scheme for re­
construction of all Europe.
2. Molotov placed his entire
emphasis on the American aid
aspect of the Marshall plan, but
Britain and France primarily
stressed a self-help program for
Europe.
Result is that Great Britain and
France probably w ill go ahead with­
out Russia on a western European
four-year reconstruction program
of self-help, at the same time hop­
ing for American credits and sup­
plies.
been as clean as It should be. Too
many smart and crooked hangers-
on have been chiseling In through
the last 20 years. The crooked,
stupid and cowardly underworld I
has been looking for the open gaps.
This applies to racing, football,
baseball, basketball and any sport
that commands the public Interest.
The underworld has been looking
over sport's rich pastures too long.
They have seen the harvest that
could be taken over. And too many
of them have taken over—espe­
cially In racing and boxing. The
crooks expect to have even better !
luck with baseball and football.
■ And nobody seems to know Just
; what they can do about it. For the
crooks, as a rule, are smarter than
the honest people. At least they
know their goal, and how to get
there. And not even the government
of the United States has the faintest
idea of how these thieves and
crooks can be handled. So they are
perm itting this country's major in-
terest to take its m ajor beating, too
deeply interested in politics, which
seldom has been on the level.
Boxing has been packed with
crooks. So has racing. These are
the two sports that need most care,
and neither is getting the protection
that it needs.
FAVOKAHLE FO REC AST
I downward Price Trend Seen
in farm prices does not appear 1m
minent in the near future, it said.
Food prices, although below recent
highs, are supported by a high level
of employment and national in­
come. Prices of many manufac­
tured goods have risen only mod­
estly
despite
greatly increased
costs of labor and materials.
Furthermore, It is pointed out,
the greatly increased supply of
savings and liquid assets may pro­
vide some support for the price
level. The business inventory situa­
tion, moreover, does not appear
comparable to the excessive mone­
tary speculation following World
War I.
5 / u g g a r d ---- So lazy he won’t
even get up when a lady enters. Dogs
are often listleiui when they’re not fed
right. Gro-Pup Hibbun would give
him every vitamin and mineral dogs
are known to need for vigor and
vitality. Economical—one box sup­
plies as much food by dry weight as
five 1-lb. cans of dog food I Gro-Pup
also comes In .tfcal and In Pel-Etle.
Dogs Go R r
DOG FOOD
Sport Is the basis for handling all
Juvenile delinquency programs—it
is the one program we have left in
which the public at large has com­
plete confidence, complete faith.
And yet, here are all these thieves,
crooks, chiselers and murderers
moving in—the slime of creation—
and no one seems to know just what
to do about it.
Just what should be done about
this present sport situation Is quite
a problem.
Starting from the president of the
United States on down through va ri­
ous governors and their commis­
sions, no one seems to bother much,
for sport is supposed to take care of
Itself. Yet those who are handling
sport directly find themselves faced
with situations they are unable to
combat. They know everything ex­
cept the answers. They see the un­
derworld moving In, and they give
out statements which mean noth­
ing.
The players so far. have been the
main bulwarks that sport knows.
But, who Is going to take care of
the thieves and the crooks?
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When a star falls to give out Its
usual glow, there is always another
to take its place. It always happens
that way, but rarely in such profu­
sion as the new season has offered
us.
As Newhouscr, Feller, Pollct and
other star pitchers hover around
the soapy chute, a lean, lank young
fellow by the name of Ewell Black-
well of the Cincinnati Reds Is step­
ping into the gap as the star pitcher
of 1947, possibly one of the best of
all time. Blaekwell has completely
outclassed Feller and Newhouscr,
Pollet, Hughson and others. The
Human String Bean has no one
even close.
Back of the Red Terror, we have
Frank Shea of the Yankees, Warren
Spahn of the Braves, Cat Brechecn
of the Cardinals, Johnny Sain of the
Braves, Schoolboy Rowe and Dutch
Leonard of the Phillies.
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IT hat Can lie Done?
The New Arrivals
The bank warned, however, that
NEW YORK.—With the postwar
inflationary price rise apparently a combination of contingencies such
nearing an end, the probabilities as bad weather and a substantial
seem to favor a downward move­ deterioration of domestic crop pros­
ment of the price index in the next pects could upset Its forecast.
After examining the factors in­
12 months, it is predicted in a re­
port on "The Price Level” released volved in the present rise as com­
pared with those in the price jump
by Bankers Trust company.
The report, prepared by Roy L. following World War I, the bank
Reierson of the bank’ s economic de­ said, "since the all - commodity
partment, added that “ the prices of wholesale price Index has not In­
some manufactured goods may creased as much this time as in
World War I, It is likely that the de­
show a further modest, and prob-
cline
in the price level w ill not be
abl ’ temporary, rise, but It is be­
as severe during this correction
lieved that any such movement w ill
be more than offset by declines In period as it was in 1920-1921."
The bank cited a number of fac­
the prices of farm and food com­
tors to support its view. A collapse
modities and other m aterials."
for "Making klip «'over» Siurcevvtiilly” In
Wrrkly N ew ip jp er Service, 241 W rit H lb
84.. Nrw York It. N. V. Print nam e, ad ­
It would be Interesting to show
you the long list of those named
above who have been Indicted and
convicted. This means those who
have been proved to be crooks,
thieves, chlselers. even murderers,
who held high places In public life.
As a rule, or a general average,
most of these convictions have been
accepted with public yawns.
New Dust Bowl Feared;
Corn Outlook Improves
Corn Prospect
Step by-alcp. Illustrated Instructions for
making many types of slip cover» are glv-
rn In booklet No 33 8« nd 23c III Colne
Governors, senators, congress­
men, leading bankers and lawyers.
Industrial leaders, heads of labor
unions, can be Indicted and Jailed,
and a good part of this Is taken for
granted.
NEW S REVIEW
Under the stimulus of the two
dollar wheat, buffalo grass is being
turned over at an unprecedented
rate, and the prediction is that
when it quits raining the dust bowl
w ill stage a savage comeback.
The West again has become a
paradise for speculators who are
It gives me a rather strange
buying up land for $15 to $25 an
feeling to look at that chair—
acre and planting it in wheat. One
empty—and realize what mes­
good crop w ill pay for the land and
sages went over the telephone
leave them a good profit besides.
beside It, what words were dic­
Suitable p rim a rily for grazing, the
tated while the long cigarette
land normally is priced at from $2
holder moved nervously to the
to $10 an acre.
ash tray on the table at its arm.
“ Suitcase farm ers" roll in with
President Truman has not used their tractors, plows and drills, put
“ Shangri-la” very often but when in a wheat crop and then leave until
he goes there next he and Mrs. it is time to harvest the grain. No
Truman w ill find a retreat which one stays to check the inevitable
gives them more privacy than prob­ wind erosion.
ably any other spot on earth.
The current world food shortage
Tucked away in the deep woods is offers some justification for expand­
a new. little cabin, just big enough ing the wheat crop, but it would be
for two. No guest room, no parlor, difficult to maintain that rational
just a cozy cottage with a neat, outlook if resulting dust storms
modern kitchen, a dining room­ caused a recurrence o f the muss
sitting room with a fireplace. There ruin and exodus from the dust bowl
two is a company, three a crowd
of the 1930s.
A sanctuary any president de­
serves.
FAIR OUTLOOK:
Hav ens of Other Presidents
Ever «ince the days of Buchanan
almost every President has seen fit
to flee the banks of the Potomac
when Washington weather begins to
lure the mercury to the top of the
tube.
Although the United States army
began being hot weather host to
chief executives in Buchanan’s time
and continued to do so into the
regime of the dashing Arthur, it
was because Lincoln lived at the
“ cottage” just within the Eagle
Gate of the Soldiers’ Home (now
well within the city of Washington
proper but once a distant suburb)
that this summer White House be­
came famous as the Lincoln Cot­
tage.
When Grover Cleveland became
president, however, and shortly
thereafter took a bride, he felt that
it was improper to live on the army
in the summer months. So he
bought a place of his own called
Red Oak on a high h ill in the capi­
tal now known, in honor of his short
clomicile there, as Cleveland Park.
It was a plain farm house when he
bought it but it soon blossomed into
a comfortable home.
f Then Washington was a town
of some 175,000 people (1886) and
Cleveland had an unobstructed
view over the whole panorama
down to the Potomac itself.
When he was defeated he sold the
place. When reelected he bought an­
other.
That effectually ended the Sol­
diers’ Home tradition and It was
really not until the time of Presi­
dent Taft that a “ working” summer
headquarters was set up. Other
presidents took vacations — Theo­
dore Roosevelt "went home” to his
beloved Sagamore H ill on Oyster
Bay with a secretary or two. Presi­
dent Taft went to Beverly, Mass.
TILLS SOIL WITH ’GADGET’ . . . For a total outlay of $75 for welding
and parts. James van Hyfte. 31-year-old farmer near Hillsdale. 111.,
built this highly efficient, light weight tractor. A 1928 car engine la
the heart of the tractor. A double transmission gives the machine six
speeds forward and three reverse, making It adaptable to any kind
of load, speed, field or road condition.
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acids and other waste matter from the
blood.
You may auffar nagging backache,
rheumatic pains, headaches, dlxsiness,
getting up nights, leg pains, swelling.
Sometimes frequent ana scanty urina­
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other el in that something la wrong with
tha kld.ieva or bladder.
Thera should ba no doubt that prompt
treatment la wiser than neglect. Use
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medicine that has won country wide ap-
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