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G TWO JKEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, December 6, 1955 O o 4 WINNING OVER MANY ENTRIES, these six girls are voted National 4-H Health Cham O pions at Chicago's International Livestock Exposition. All will receive $300 scholarships. From left: Kathlene Kelly, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Goldie Kester, Payson, Utah; Elsie Vefheyen, West De Pere, Wis.; Edith Spooner, Alstead, N. H.; Annette Moser, Powhattan, Kan., and Palry Royal, Thomaston, Ga. All are teen-agers- (International Soundphoto) Back Stairs: Business at Ike's Office 0 By FRANK ELEAZER United Press Correspondent Gettysburg, Pa. U.R) Back stairs at the Gettysburg White House: Presidential aides are doing everything possible to confine official business of President Eisenhower's downtown office This is in line with desire of the President and Mrs. Eisen hower to preserve their farm home as just that a home. They don't want it made into an of fice. But despite the best efforts farm most days resembles '" -downtown parking lot. A typical count the other day Oshowed 13 cars and trucks park ed around the President's house and barn. And this probably wasn't a complete 0tally, since it covered only those vehicles q In view from a single vantage q point. The White House staff is not too happy about Tony, the black and white Shetland pony owned by the Eisenhower grandchil dren and stabled on the Presi dent's farm for their use ' when they visit here. It seems that the pony true Scot that he is has a slightly BBpredictable streak. David, the President's 7-year-old grandson, has ridden Tony a .number of times and reportedly has been tossed off almost as often. Every youngster who ever had a pony has been thrown. But with these particular youngsters, nobody takes any chances. -So when David rides Tony or drives him, hitched to a pony car, a Secret Service man al ways is right there to catch, grab, or take over. rarelv even ask anymore how he is feeling. When they do the answer is "fine." The press corps, incidentally, has been dwindling somewhat. Still on the scene daily are about 21 newsmen, including three representing radio and TV There are also still and movie photographers, and technicians of various kinds. Except for the fact they have about the world's biggest press room to work in, this still would stack up as a crowd. Everybody marveled at the Maybe the children's second rny a gift last week from R. Lackey of Asheville, N.C. -will prove ' more even tem-pered-Git Is a brown and white "ibrse pony," five years old, and named, appropriately, "Lit tle David." The crisis atmosphere that J:rvaded the temporary White ouse in Denver after the Pres ident's heart attack Sept. 24 has -vanished. Operations at Gettys burg now are about as routine as is possible on any presidential trip or visit outside Washing ton. With the President well on the Qray to recovery, newsmen Clare Booihe Luce Phone Line Tapped New York CU.R) The tele phone of Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce was tapped three weeks before she was named ambassador to Italy by President Eisenhower, New York private detective testified yesterday. John G. Steve Broady, detect ive and attorney on trial for llegal wire tapping, told a Gen eral Sessions Court that-he had been engaged to check Mrs. Luce's .telephone for a tap. Broady said his investigator, Carl Ruh, found such a tap on Jan. 19, 1953. Broady, testifying in his own defense, earlier denied that he had placed taps on any of -the 17 lines on which he is charged with illegal eavesdropping. Broady is charged with il legally, tapping the telephone lines of 17 prominent business and social -leaders through lis tening posts which were capable of listening in on virtually every phone conversation on Manhat tan's plush ad polished steel east midtown area. FIRST MEETING Ten members attended the first meeting of a Prospect 4-H cooking club held at the home of Mrs. Mickie Larson, Nov. 30. Club leader is Mrs. Betty Pool. Marion Govenor was elected president of the new club, Erma Lacy, vice-president, Donna Ells, secretary and Diana Ells, reporter. Use Tribune Want Ads Quick' in Results! There'll always be a Santa Claus at this house O jSS Your Mzdferd Prudential Agents n 'LI n l lit ii M 1 m SxsJt..-ASisJS ''I'.Kivi' J Eti J. Wb.-j iff ;J James P. Asher s Robert A. Foster Theodore M. Sarhart M m Res.l007So.HoltySL Res. Rt. 3, Box 230-A I i lei. 3-1916 T.I. 3788 jl : Warren H. Hayse ?ogfL Fred F. Seart M m Res. 1014 S. Grape " Res. 1100 Winchester Ave. Ii Tel:3-18S7 Tefc 2-2270 M I The Prudential i INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA M WESTERN HOME OFFrCE IOS ANGELES ' H P o. m banks of flowers, in full bloom, that graced the hothouse off the Eisenhower veranda when the President arrived here three weeks ago. The secret is that the flowers were bought already in bloom, so the place would 1rTk its best. The hothouse was too new to have produced its own blossoms. uotes rrom By UNITED PRESS Woodward, England Former Prime Minister Winston Chur chill on the tour of Soviet leaders in India and Burma: "It certainly has been a surprising spectacle, and one which her majesty's government will no doubt study carefully before they allow it, with suitable variants, to be repeated here." Baton Rouge, La. Gov. Robert F. Kennon of Louisiana on the Sugar Bowl controversy involving segregation of whites and Ne groes at the Jan. 2 football classic: "There is no action to be taken on the part of the governor in this segregation issue. That will be up to Sugar Bowl and New Orleans officials." Ellisville, Miss. Fred Bynum, president of the Board of Trus tees of Jones Junior college, on his school playing in the Junior Rose Bowl against Compton Junior college which has eight Negro players: "I don't like the idea of Negroes playing against our boys. But it's too late now to do anything about it. The boys themselves say they want to play." Pittsburgh Fred (Cap) Clarke, former manager of the Louis ville and Pittsburgh baseball teams, on how the late John Peter (Honus) Wagner got started on his illustrious baseball career: "We bought him for S2.000 and a sack of bananas. He, was worth every cent of it." Washington Sen. Estes Kefauver (D.-Tenn.) on the Dixon Yates power controversy: i "I believe that before we are through we may find a case of criminal conspiracy involving a number of high ranking persons." Washington Carmine DeSapio New York state Democratic leader, on Gov. Averell Harriman's health: "He is as active and as juvenile as any 30-year-old man that I have seen around." John Van Dyke in National Semi-Finals John Van Dyke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Van Dyke, 22 North Modoc ave., has been named a semi-finalist in the pro gram of National Merit scholar ships,vMrs. Elsie Butler of the Medford High school was in formed yesterday afternoon. He was one of 15 Medford stu dents who took preliminary tests late in October at the same time as 50,000 other outstanding high school students. He was the only one to be among the 4,000 semi finalists throughout the nation. The 4,000 students will take subsequent examinations Jan. 14, and on the basis of these tests and personal achievement, records, the 350 national scholars will be selected. These winners will re ceive scholarships to colleges or universities, of their choosing which range from $100 a year to all expenses for four years, de pending on need. 500 Billion Dollar Annual Economy Seen Chicago (U.R) Undersecre tary of Commerce Walter Wil liams said yesterday President Eisenhower's forecast of a $500, 000,000,000 a year economy may be reached before the target year of 1965. Williams based his forecast of Buster Keaton "Said In Critical Condition Hollywood (U.R) Silent film comedian Buster Keaton, 60 was was reported in critical con dition at Sawtelle Veterans hos pitaltoday with an intestinal dis order. Officials said Keaton, rushed to the hospital Saturday night with a severe gastro-intestinal upset, is in a semi-stupor. e Keaton's wife, Eleanor, and two sons, are at his bedside. 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