A Nichols' Worth of
Comment On This and That
BY HARMAN W. NICHOLS
Uniltd Fna ftatw WrINe
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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,
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We sold many of the older model Trav-lers, which
were similar to this model, and these are giving excellent
service. But the older model had only one needle to play
all record speeds, whereas the new model has the Hip
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The new model has 3 position tone-control and
wood cabinet completely finished in mahogany veneer.
The new model also has the well-known VM automatic
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Congressional Probe
Of Spud Lack Asked
ashinglort 0J.R) Rep
Robert Tripp Ross, R-N.Y., has
proposed a congressional investi
gation of the potato shortage.
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.
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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.
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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
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