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12 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Thursday, January 1, 1939 By Jimmy Hatlo Thpvll Do It Every Time " 7. 7 " i !mN TO WWOV THE PEST TIME MY WIFE S4W STRIPED SUIT? J" COUNTU;7 M4TCM-HIS IDE4 toM EVERYBODV T? VtXJR RAMD- -yrU OP DOLLING UP IS lELSE'S WDQK HERE iimlIoV I KEPCMIEF 4lN'T C . Y yELLOW BULLDOG -EVEM THOU6M mxTa'a n FOLDED rae-y&wI Hl SHOES 4ND3M HE DOESN'T DO I (mXm i El II , i 1 ' SSl LlSTENlN&TOTrJE Back Stairs: Ike's Public Relations By MERRIMAN SMITH UPI Whil House Reporter Gettysburg, Pa.- (UPD -Back stairs at the White House: President Eisenhower's rela tions with the press, indeed his public relations, have been pictured recently in print and over the airwaves by some well-regarded Wash ington veterans as deteriorat ing. Recent critical articles and commentaries have pictured the President as withdrawing even more from reporters since the November elections. According to some theories this is because he can't seek reelection himself and there fore isn't too interested in changing his way of life or making the extra effort to have closer contacts with the men and women who chron icle his activities. Sees No Need As pointed out in a previous "Back Stairs," reporters rep resent to the President the business or formal side of his life. If he has occasional press conferences and his Press Secretary, James C. Hagerty, keeps up a running flow of official information, Eisenhower sees no need to do more. He just doesn't see the point in social overtures to ward men arid women who, in his opinion, are merely do ing their jobs. His attitude is essentially the same ' to ward people in government. He sees and talks with them as business requires, but sel dom asks them to a steak fry. In fact, not a single mem ber of the Administration, ac cording to those who should know, has ever been an over night guest at the Eisenhower farm here. But there are fre quent close personal friends at the farm. Useful Function Eisenhower said quite grac iously earlier this year that he enjoyed holding news con ferences, thought they served a highly useful function and that he, himself learned from them. Down underneath, however, Ihe President still does not relish the idea of getting up before reporters to answer questions when he really doesn't have anything to say or no hard news announce ment to make. He made this abundantly clear to friends at the start of his administration. He said he'd go along with the in stitution of the press confer ence, but he frankly did not like the idea of having a press conference purely to conform with a schedule. Furthermore, his press con ferences are not what could be classed strictly as regular ly scheduled. He has had only two since the Nov. 4 elec tions. He spends long periods away from Washington and never, never holds a press conference when he is away for holidays in Georgia, Rhode Island or up here in Pennsylvania. One of his predecessors, the late President Roosevelt, used to hold news conferences on the road. Former President Truman also held more than a few out-of-town meetings with newsmen, particularly during his long stays at Key West, Fla. Miss Chance to Chat What the reporters miss most is a chance to chat with Eisenhower informally, . to make small talk which can and usually is much more re vealing than the carefully thought pronouncements of a speech or a television appear ance. v Some reporters do have California Man Ignites Himself Redondo Beach, Calif . -(UPD -Jesse McCray. 54, walked up to four children he ap parently never met before Wednesday, reached into his pocket, pulled out all the money he had 42 cents and handed it to them. "This money is yours," he said. "I won't be needing it anymore." McCray walked a few feet, took off his coat and soaked it with gasoline from a can he had been carrying. He put his saturated coat back on, picked up the can and emp tied it over the front of his clothes. Then he lit a match. McCray was turned into a flaming torch and the sear ing pain of the flames caused the despondent man to run shrieking down the street for about 60 feet before he was knocked to the ground by two passers-by. They quickly beat out the flames and he was taken to Harbor General hos pital. Doctors today reported his condition was critical with burns over most of his body. McCray, a laborer, recent ly was divorced by his. wife, police said. They had a 12-year-old daughter who stay ed with her mother and Mc Cray was reported to have been despondent ever since the divorce. . .. rare opportunities to "bull" with Eisenhower, but these are few and far between. There was a time when Ei senhower found it hard to be lieve that reporters had to go everywhere he went, in and out of town. Sometimes he even expressed dismay that they were along on pure ly recreational trips. But if he continues to har bor any such ideas, they have not been evident since his 1955 heart attack in Colorado. He now says, "I know they have to be here, but I'm afraid I won't make much news." No amount of explanation, however can salve the disap pointment, even pique, of some Washington correspond ents. As in any segment of capital life, there is an ele ment in the news world that does not like being ignored completely by the President of the United States outside of a nodding acquaintance in a press conference. LEggs With President Some of these people went for walks with Truman. Others, a very few, can recall going to the White House on some Sunday nights for scrambled eggs with the Roosevelt family. But Eisenhower doesn't even say hello to the reporters when he alights from his plane in Augusta or Thomas ville or Newport. Strangely enough, this is not a matter of his manners. Nor does it reflect any par ticular dislike for members of the Fourth Estate. It means simply that in his mind, the reporters are on the scene just as the air force honor guard, the secret service agents, the communications staff - doing their job. And he certainly does not say hello to any of them. Reporters, just as govern ment administrators, are busi ness to President Eisenhower. And business you take up in the office, when you have any. DOUBLE CAR EXPORTS London - (UPD - The British Ford Motor company almost doubled its exports to the United States last year, it was announced today. The company said 42,000 cars were shipped to the United States in 1958. POPE IMPARTS BLESSING Vatican City -(UPD Pope John XXIII imparted his last mass apostolic blessing of 1958 to- some 4.000 torch-carrying street car drivers who gathered in St. Peters square Wednesday night to bring their traditional end-of-year wishes. AMCC saAPR. 2C- 114-19-24-31 1348-76-80-81 jf TAURUS APR. 21 ) MAY 21 STAR GA3ER?0 By CLAY B- POLLAN GEMINI MAY 22 ft IviC T- ti:4-7-2044 N-6546-74 CANCEt 9 JUNE 23 JULY 23 K34-36-51-5a jE?73-77-78 LEO JJLY2 AUS. 23 2745-52-69 vmco AU3- 2 SEPT. 22 5- 6- 9-221 24-27-72 Your Daily Activity Guide According to fht Stars. To develop message for Friday read words corresponding to numbers of your Zodiac birth sign. 1 A 31 Heavily 61 Travel 2Rlotiv 32 With 62 Today 3 Hormomze 33 World 63 Not 4 Dispense 34 Demonstrate 64 That UBHA SEPT. 23 15-17-56-57,1 160-71-82-88 5 Clever 6 Gesture 7 With 8 And 9 Could 10 Agree 11 In-law '2 Cement 13 Cheer 14 You 15 Mapotness 16 Friendly 17 Or 18 Up' 19 Could 20 Fnlls 21 Use 22 Please 3 Or 24 A 25 With 26 Lose 27 Loved 28 People 29 Caution 30 The ()Good 35 You 36 Strong 37 Pal 38 Stranger 39 Get 40 Ties 41 And 42 That 43 A 44 Day 45 Cou'd 46 Ntghtime 47 Awaits 48 Through 49 Is 50 But 51 Affection 52 Be 53 And 54 The 55 For 56 New 57 Love 58 Love 59 Breaks 60 Thrills Adverse 65 You 66 Can't 67 Especially 68 Answer 69 Lasting 70 Laughter 71 In 72 One 73 Others 74 Afford 75 New 76 Speculation 77 Will 73 Reciprocate 79 Heart 80 Erratic 81 Moves 82 Your 83 Be 84 Against 85 Sensible 86 Throbs 87 You 83 Picture 89 Concerning 90 Money Neutial SCORPIO OCT 24d& NOV. 22 1- 2-U-23.fi 13737-68 HJl SAGITTARIUS NOV. 23 DEC 22 (f G5-39-54-590 b2-67-89-90VS. CAPRICOIN JAM 20 141-46-61 S& AQUARIUS AN. 21 FEB. 3- 8-10-25dl &3-50-S3-851 PISCES FES 20 MAR. 21 13-18-30-33Ci 149-63-84-871,1 Guinness Knighted by Quee In Annual New Year London -1TD- Queen Eliza- wood's Oscar in 1958 for his beth today knighted Britain's great actor Alec Guinness, whose stiff-upper-lip portray al of a British officer won him the Academy Award for "The Bridge on the River Kwai." The 44-year-old Sir Alec as he will be known from now on, was the most famous inter national name singled out by the queen for her annual New Year's honors list. Sir William Edward Rootes, 64, British automobile manu facturer and chairman of the Dollar Exports Council, and Sir James Turner, 50, presi dent of the National Farmers' Union of England and Wales were made barons. Caccia Honored portrayal of a British officer of the stiff-upper-lip type in a Japanese jungle prison camp. The role was a reversal of recent movies the versatile Guinness has been known for in which he portrayed a light er view, such as "Kind Hearts and Coronets," "The Lavender Hill Mob" and "The Captain's Paradise," all of these roles which made him internation ally famous. 'Sir Alec' Henceforth Hereafter Guinness will carry the title "Sir." The knighthood in England harks back to the ages when men were distinguished by valor or military service. Other high honors included The foreign office honors ! two new Privy Counsellors, list included the name of Sir Harold Caccia, 53, British am bassador to the United States since 1956, who received the Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George. Guinness joins such famous stage and movie actors as Sir John Gielgud, Sir Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and. Sir Laur ence Olivier who have been knighted by the queen. Fair banks, as an American citizen, cannot use the title. 109TH BIRTHDAY Birmingham, Ala.-flJPD-Josh McCord celebrates his 109th birthday today. McCord, who lives on a pension with his 102-year-old third wife, Mis sie, was born into slavery and worked as a "yard boy" until freed at the end of the War Between the States. Four of eight Americans live under daylight saving be sure to ask for CHEETOS BAR-B-Q FRITOS Ideal for Watching TV or Snacks Family Cake & Cookie Co. L. S. (Stan) Tiegs, Distributor Talent Ph. KE 5-2775 Guinness received Holly-1 time. cnor List Cameron Fromanteel Cob bold, 54, governor of the Bank of England and the Hon. Sir Philip Albert Martin McBride, 66, Minister for Defense of the Commonwealth of Australia. Col. Sir Robert Godfrey Lewellyn, chairman of the or ganizing committee of the British Empire and common wealth games at Cardiff last summer, was made a baronet. Miss Rebecca West, 66, writer, journalist and literary critic, was made a Dame of the British Empire, the high est honor given to a woman in the awards list. Miss West is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sci ences, has written frequently on politics for American news papers and magazines and is the author of numerous books including "The Rake's Prog ress," "The Meaning of Trea son," and "The Court and the Castle." Well known sports person alities on the .list were Stir ling Moss, race car driver, who received the Order of the British Empire, and Mrs. Mary Halford, former leading ten nis doubles player and non playing captain of the suc cessful Wightman Cup team, also awarded the OBE. Powder Plant Blast Kills Two Indian Head, Md. -(UPD- A Navy plant that processes powder for solid rocket fuel blew up Wednesday night killing two men and injuring two others severely. Only four employees were in the 30 by 75 feet brick building at the time of the searing blast. The Navy said the process under way at the time was glazing and screen ing of a base powder grain used in solid propellants for large-type rockets. One of the dead was iden tified as Alfred Charles Clark, 46, of Indian Head, who is survived by a wife and three children. Name of the other -victim was withheld pending notifi cation of kin. Taken to Providence hospit al in nearby Washington, D.C. were Robert Bowman, Indian Head, and Isaac Johnson, La Plata, Md. Both suffered third degree burns and Bow man had a possible leg frac ture. ' ' POPULATION RECORD Washingtoh -(UPD The Cen sus Bureau estimates that the U. S. population will hit a record high of 175,600,000 to day and climb to about 18 million during 1959. Federal Tax on Tickets Ends Washington - (UPD -A 10 per cent federal tax on tickets to movies, theaters and sports events ended today but most patrons will continue to pay the same admission price. Spot checks by the United Press International showed that management in most areas planned to pocket the tax savings rather than to pass them on to custuomers. Congress last August re pealed the 10 per cent tax on the first SI of an admis sion charge to all forms of entertainment, effective Jan. 1. It will cost the government about 21 million dollars a year in revenue. The change does net af fect any admission charge of 90 cents or less. These tickets have been exempt from the federal levy for some years, A spokesman for the Mo tion Picture association point ed out that relatively few movie goers throughout the country are likely to benefit because most tickets are less than 51. But he predicted that even those movies which charge SI or more won't reduce their admission price.'" He said: "Many theaters are hard hit by TV competition and the added revenue may make it possible for - them to stay open." , NO DICE Minneapolis, Minn. (UPD Fifteen participants in a float ing crap game kept right on floating even after police ar rested them. When the van. into which they had been herded arrived at the police station, all 15 were gone. 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