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A Nichols' Worth of Comment On This and That BY HARMAN W. NICHOLS Uniltd Fna ftatw WrINe 51 Washington U,R) It was just 150 years ago that Congress authorized a mal! appropriation to start the Military Acad emy at West Point. The begin ning was hum ble. The net result across a century and a half was to help win wars and to influ ence the na- Harmon Nichols tions of the world. West Point, in 1802, was noth ing more than a small engineer ing school. At first only one course was offered and that pro vided lessons on how to build fortifications. One regular Army captain taught a smattering of algebra an another hammered the ele ments of plane geometry into the heads of the first cadets. Not Many Students There weren't many students around in the beginning. In fact. during the first 10 years there were only 71 graduates. The first of these was one Joseph G. Swift, who grew up to be a colonel. According to old records in the Library of Con gress, Swift attained some meas ure of distinction by standing up and sassing Congress. He told the lawgivers he thought they were silly to kick in millions of dollars for coastal fortifications when the money ought to be put to work building up mo bile Army." Conor Wok Up Congress, during the War of 1812, woke up to the fact that West Point might amount to something in the national mili tary picture. It authorized an in crease in the size of the academy to a point where it could accom modate 250 cadets. Money was allowed for the addition of three more instructors. The first cadets were accepted without worry over age limits. They took no entrance exams, had to meet no physical quali fications, and they were not even subject to the Articles of War. Today, a man can be turned down if he has a skin rash on his elbow. Commander Famous One of the most famous among the commanders at the "Point was the fifth. He was Capt. Syl vanus Thayer. It was he who first placed an emphasis on char acter building, leadership, and discipline. Some of his ideas still are on the books at the academy. While he headed up the staff, and shortly after he left, there appeared a number ot raw re cruits who went ahead to be come famous. Among them were fellows by name of Lee, Grant, PLAYS All THREE! mm. ONLY $89.95 Including $10.00 worth" of Rtcordi Fre Your Choice Tornw . 7 ff Powerful radio with built-in iMfial. Contot velum and ten. jt Famsti VM TH-o-matie hanar play 7, 10, 12 Inch records f all thra tawds. Inter mixes 10 and 12 Inch rtcordi automatically. k Hnd-rubbd ma hogany HnlsN, -lactad wood cabinet. 7 RADIO PHONOGRAPH STATEMENT of ALMUS PRUITT Proprietor This is the best value in a table model radio-phonograph we have had since the war. We sold many of the older model Trav-lers, which were similar to this model, and these are giving excellent service. 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He introduced a resolution to direct the House Agriculture committee to determine whether government regulations caused the shortage and whether for eign potatoes imported into the country are being marketed illegally. Tuesday. May SO, 1951 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE RorJo Operator Exam Scheduled May 24 Klamath Falls Examina tions for radio operators, cover ing radio telegraph, radio tele phone, amateur code tests, writ ten examinations and testa for novices and technicians, will be held starting at 8:30 a. m, Sat urday, May 24, in Room 30-A at Klamath Union high school here. Examinations will begin promptly, and those taking the DP LEARNS FAST Holly Springs, Rite, (U.R) Ausus Obols, 13-yer-oId sev enth grader who spoke very few words ot English less than three years ago, won the Marshall County spelling bee champion ship, Austra was a member of a displaced Latvian family before coming to this country. tests should bring pens, ink. rul ers and pencils, and those desir ing code tests should bring tele phone receivers. Washington WJB President Truman will attend Tuesday at West Point celebration cotn memorating the 190th annlwer sary o the founding of the U.S Military academy. FREE DEMONSTRATION mERiEnotman Open 9:30 to 5:30 tad. SMunfay 2!4 R.UBRER BLDS. PHONE J-f t Jt Ik 5 jt Vi k- 7 rJ&, e aML PLUCKED FROM SWOLLEN MERCED RIVER by Coast Guard helicopter, Curtis OUagan, Merced, Cal, laxi driver. Is lifted to safety alter clinging 12 hours to tree where he was marooned while on frog-hunting expedition with friends. Mote second helicop ter high to left as dramatic rescue occurs minutes before flood wa ters from brimful dam would have swept him away. (International) Mrs. Burton Apears Winner of Election Portland (U.B Mrs. Lil lian M. Burton, Portland, ap peared Tuesday to have won el ection as Oregon's Democratic national committeewoman in the closest race on the state's Friday primary ballot. With 1756 of the State's 2289 precincts reporting, Mrs. Burton had polled 68,728 votes to 67,928 for Mrs. Margaret Cawood, also of Portland, and was pulling steadily ahead on the basis of upstate returns, Mrs. Cawood had carried Multnomah county by 4451 votes and led Mrs. Bur ton through most of the early counting. HO ENEMY HOW Milwaukee U,fi Peter Umann, 21, is going to fight for his former enemies, umann, who fought as a 14-year-old German soldier against the Americans in France in 1944, has enlisted in the United tSates Marine corps. He came to this country In October, 1951. Jackson, Meade, McClellan, Longstreet, Sheridan, and Sher man. Later came 'men like MacAr thur, Eisenhower, Bradley, and many another. Fundi One lacking On three occasions the acade my nearly shut down because of a lack of funds. Once a super intendent borrowed $65,000 from a friend to keep the place going. During the war with Mexico, Army Chief of Staff Winfield Scott, no West Pointer himself, paid high tribute to West Point. "But for the graduated cadets" he said, "this war would have lasted some four or five years, Uh Mill TrftHiM W.nl AS Former Minnesoians Set Picnic June f The fourth annual picnic for former residents of Minnesota ! will be held at TouVeile state park at 1:30 p. m., Sunday, June 1, it was announced today. The 1 picnic will start with a covered i dish dinner. Those attending are to bring i their own food and service. Cof fee will be furnished and a col lection will be taken to pay for i it. Anyone wishing transports- j tion or further informatin is: asked to see or call Mrs. Mary ' I De Berry, 522 Crater Lake av enue, telephone 2-8181. Entertainment will be provid-il ed. FRIEND FOLLOWS SUIT Kalamazoo, Mich. iU.fi I Lloyd Brooks, 25, stopped at Bronson hospital to visit Rich-! ard Pfau, 23, who had undergone j an emergency appendicitis oper- i ation. While sitting in Pfau's j room, Brooks suffered an appen-1 dicits attack and was wheeled to I surgery. 0oimtb SffOT MEWS By BOB AND JOE How to Protect Draperies Drapnes nowadays, pretty expensive Hem in the average home. In some instances they're downright major investment. As such they deserve the maximum protection which you can owe them. MAJOR CAUSES Of DAMAGi AND DtTEfUOHATfON IN DRAPERIES ARE: !. Sunburn actually, oxidation; or to put It more bluntly burn ing. Weakens the fabric. 2. Smoke, gasses, fumes, grime and $tain$, (The principal reason for stains is brushing against a sweaty window.) 3. Lack of frequent cleaning thus hastening deterioration, Te lengthen rfte life ef yeyr tfraperto and prolong their beauty in yeur home, do these three things; 1. CLEAN YOUR DRAPERIES OFTEN. This alone will go a long way toward increasing their life spsn, 2. PROTECT THEM FROM THE DIRECT RAYS OF THE SUN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, Here, use sf shades, awnings, lin ings on the exposed sides of the fabric, and other expedients of a similar nature are eminently worthwhile. 3. KEEP THE DRAPERIES FROM BRUSHING AGAINST SWEATY WINDOWS. The brown discoloration or stain caused fey sweaty windows are usually permanent and cannot be removed. And remember that once the fabric m your draperies has bequn to deteriorate, if1 then too late to expect mere cleaning to restore it. So let us repeat again; CLEAN DRAPERIES OFTEN! AND whether it' draperies or clothes, they'll both be deaned better when vou bring them here. LIT US PROTECT TOUR FURS IN OUR MODERN STORAGE VAULTS MEDFORD CLEANERS 34 N. 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