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Candidate Plans To
Use White House
Porch for Office
Washington - (UPII -Rep.
Randall S. (Front Porch) Har
mon visited' the White House
at his own invitation the other
day and announced that once
he's elected president he'll re
build the north portico into
his private office.
This presumably would be
done at taxpayers' expense,
just like the Hooslcr Demo
crat's rental of his own ver
anda back home in North
Vernon, Ind.
Even with the White House
porches going unused, Har
mon said, the taxpayers have
"done themselves proud" in
spending a lot of money to
make the executive mansion
a national showplace.
"A nice place to have a
residence," Harmon told
newsmen after what he called
"a wonderful tour" with his
wife and his sister and brother-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Matthews o Anderson,
Ind.
Trimmings Added
Hundreds of tourists make
the guided tour of the public
rooms of the White House
each day but Harmon, going
there for the first time after
a year and half in Washing
ton, added publicity trim
mings. The lawmaker, who not
only has declared himself a
candidate for president but is
running for reelection to Con
gress, had announced he
would hold a news confer
ence on the front porch of the
White House after his lour.
This was significant, since
Harmon's biggest impact in
Congress has been disclosure
that he was letting "the peo
ple" pay for his front porch
at home by using it as his dis
trict office and charging the
government rent.
White House .officials ruled
that Harmon would not use
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President Eisenhower's front
porch for anything but an exit
from the executive mansion's
grounds. Harmon complied,
dismissing reports of his pre
vious announcement as a
"complete misunderstanding.'
After finishing his 35-min-ute
tour, the tall, nattily
dressed Congressman stopped
for three newsmen and two
photographers who were wait
ing for him outside the front
gate. He said the guide had
made one small error.
Not Invited
"When we were in the state
dining room," he said, "we
were told that every member
of Congress had been in there.
You know, I never was be
fore; I'd never been invited.1'
He said he "invited myself"
on the public tour because as
an avowed candidate for
president he wanted to see
where he might be headed.
"Are you a real contender?"
a reporter asked.
"Certainly," Harmon re
plied. "There are 180 million
people in this country, count
ing the cats and dogs, and I
have as good a chance as any
one else."
Harmon, who already lives
on Pennsylvania ave. but 28
blocks from the Eisenhower
residence at 1000, said his lour
straightened him out on one
thing. He'd always been con
fused about whether the south
portico was the front or back
porch.
"I'd say this was the front
porch," he said, indicating the
stately - columned north por
tico behind him, "since it
fronts on Pennsylvania ave."
"That's where I'd have my
office," he said. "They cer
tainly aren't using it now."
Without a trace of a smile,
he added:
"I'm sort of given to front
porches. I have one myself.
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DRAB ATTIC CHANGED - The challenges
of a drab attic apartment have been met
and mastered by Dan Fox, 25, a young
architect student. His self-done work shows
Problems Create Solutions
In Redecoration of Apartment
Minneapolis (UPD- The chal
lenges of a drab attic apart
ment have been met and mas
tered by a young architecture
student who thought a gravel
floor would be an interesting
first step.
Converted gas light fix
Pickin' Pears
(Editor's note: In view of
the importance at this rim
of information as well as
insight into the problems of
aging, particularly found
among war veterans, Wal
ler Townsend will present
here regularly a series of
"sketches" of soma of the
older members of the VA
Domiciliary, giving their
own reactions and points of
view.)
By WALTER TOWNSEND
Pedcr Pederson, 50, single,
has spent most of his life since
he was 19 years old as a
country banker.
For the past seven years he
has been retired in veterans
domiciliaries, and makes it a
constant practice to broaden
his horizons in things of hu
man interest.
He has occupied and per
formed every position in the
small country bank. Begin
ning as a janitor and book
keeper, he rose to teller,
assistant cashier, cashier and
director, vice president in
charge of loans, and at last
was elevated to manager.
His experience as a banker
extended over a period of 27
years, and was an exciting
and fascinating career, until
his retirement from these
labors in 1053.
Since that time, Pederson
has rontlnucd to broaden his
horizons in many fields of
art and culture.
First, he devoted better
than a year In the study of
ceramics. Next, he became
Interested in leathercraft and
had the exciting experience
of learning a new skill with
his hands.
Then he became a news
paper writer and found the
joy of acute mental activity
In the source and preparation
of his published articles.
Finally, he progressed to
outside physical activity in
gardening and horticulture
in which, he has found his
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tures and sloping ceilings
combined with peeling paint
and rough floors to give the
third-story apartment a shab
by look three years ago when
Dan Fox, 25, moved in with
three other University of Min
nesota architecture students.
News and Notes
From Camp White
true satisfaction and peace of
mind.
Ever broadening his hori
zons, Pederson bought a mag
nifying glass for one dollar
and began a thorough scrutiny
of flowers, plants and minute
animal life.
He found to his amazement
that his explorations lead him
further and further into the
mysteries and wonders of the
world about him.
His progress was satifylng
and step by step, he found
himself being elevated into
new stations of spiritual value
and worth.
Pederson found an answer
to many questions that had
troubled him all his life: and
incidentally, found a way to
broaden his horizons.
He believes that man de
rives more contentment from
the little everyday accom
plishments than is found in
the highlights of a long time
goal.
Each day, with glass arid
curious eye, he is seen amid
the flowers and plants, work
ing in the quiet surroundings
of growing life. And at the
conclusion of this interview
he said, "I'm looking for new
horizons.
O. P. Longfellow, 90, was
the guest of honor at the an
nual chicken dinner prepared
and served by the Blue Star
Mothers, Chapter I, of Grants
Pass, at the Grange hall on
the Upper River rd. last Sun
day. Longfellow was In the Phil
ippines 62 years ago and had
been a miner in Butte, Mont.,
up to the age of 70.
Thirty-two handicapped vet
erans from the domiciliary
went to Grants Pass for the
dinner, served "country style'
by the 14 Blue Star mothers
who welcomed the men.
Guests also were Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Johnson, of Grants
Pass, who were introduced as
celebrating their 50th wed'
ding anniversary.
A number of members of
Barracks 27, Veterans of WW
I, assisted in the reception ac
corded the Camp White vet
erans, including C. A. Kretsch-
mer, district quartermaster, a
frequent visitor at the domt
ciliary.
Janice Wolf, president of
Chapter I, was master of cere
monies. The other Blue Star
Mothers present were Nova
Cleveland. Emma H a r r e 1,
Laura Buckner, Gertrude
Shores, June Goff, Jennie
Smith, Betty Simmon, Ber
nice Smith, Ardena Kretsch-
mer, Ruth Harmon, Marjorie
Neustrom), Edna McKcnnzie,
and Helen Adams.
Mike Tanzell left for his
home In Portland this week.
Camp White will not be the
same place now, for Mike had
a somewhat unique place in
the domiciliary.
He could recall virtually
every incident of importance
during this 11 year period of
growth and development as I
member of the home.
Mike was always the first
to meet the Mall Tribune car
rier service for his evening
paper. He carries away a
scrap book of clippings to re
call his days at the aVmicll-
liary.
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that just about anyone with imagination
and willingness to work can dress up drab
surroundings,
(UPI Telephoto)
The problems created
solutions," said Fox.
Closets Impractical
Many of the closets and an
alcove off the living room
with a garret window were
impractical due to the ceil
ing slope.
So the foyer adjoining the
living room became a plant-
dotted solarium with a gravel
floor and a boardwalk
builtacross it from the entry
hall. One of the closets re
cently was rebuilt into a stor
age rack for Fox's large rec
ord collection and others also
have found new uses.
The roommates voluntarily
turned the apartment over to
Dan last June when he mar
ried a Minneapolis teacher,
Margaret Sodd,
With Fox due to spend six
months in the Army, Marga
ret plans to leave the apart
ment for the summer and vis
it Dan's family at a summer
n o m e ne designed near
Charles City, Iowa. He also
has done an elaborate home
for a widowed aunt, Mrs. Ha
Loetscher, at Padre Island, a
few miles west of Corpus
Christi, Tex., in the Gulf of
Mexico.
Wants Fiaedom
But until the young couple
see their way clear to build
ing for themselves in an origi
nal manner, Fox says he
wants to rent an older home
where he is free to redecorate.
Their south Minneapolis
apartment allows such free
dom and their landlord has
been pleased with the results.
Neighbors raised a lot of
questions when Fox spent
nearly two days carrying
buckets of gravel up the stairs
for the solarium floor. Friends
have made the artistic home
a focal point for social gath
erings and some have added
paintings and sculptures to
the furnishings.
The converted gas lights
around the walls gave Fox
the idea for mounting plastic
covers with wood frames
about the bare bulbs. The re
sult Is a semi-oriental pattern
which blends well with mod
ern styled furniture.
Unique Couches
Guests find unique couch
es and 1 o w stools designed
and built by Fox to be com
fortable and attractive. Foam
cushions on top of plywood
frames form a separated cor
ner couch.
End tables are gravel-filled
boxes. A suspended gourd
like ceramic planter allows
a vine to hang at the living
room corner.
Rather than a few conver
sation pieces, the entire furn
ishings, from open grill chairs
to red danish cookware, speak
of fine taste.
Even the menus are spark
ed with surprises. Dan recent
ly whipped up an exotic ice
cream fruit sundae for Mar
garet's breakfast.
When Dan began to work
part time In Interior design
for a Minneapolis store, he
continued to redecorate the
apartment with some of his
best ideas.
He says they live in a con
stant state of flux as they add
new Ideas to what used to be
a shabby attic apartment.
And his self-done work
shows that Just about anyone
with imagination and will
Ingncss to work can dress
up drab surroundings,
PROMOTES MANNERS
Miami Beach, Fla. - HTD -Douglas
Ambrldge, president
of Abltibl Power and Paper
Co., Toronto, told members of
Kiwanis International Tues
day that Instructing children
In good manners "will do
moreothan anything else to
keep North America quiet,
peaceful and friendly."
Electronic Filters Becomes
$30 Million Annual Business
By ELMER C. WALZER
UPI Financial Editor
New York -IlIPD- You can
make a cigarette without us
ing a filter but don't try to
make an elec-rj
tronic circuit' Tv
work without!
one.
And yet the
production
which was Elmer Walser
shunted to transformer mak
ers as a sideline.
Filters currently are a $30
million annual segment of the
electronics industry. They are
considered so very important
that most of them are tailor-
made to fit the particular cir
cuit.
Many firms make them, in
cluding Collins Radio, Hugh
es Products, Raytheon Manu
facturing, and Bulova Watch.
But one firm stands out as
a specialist in that field -Burnell
& Co., Inc., of Pel-
ham Manor, N.Y. It has 15,-
000 filter designs.
Norman Burnell, president
of the company that bears
his name, describes an elec
tronic filter as somewhat sim
ilar in function to any filter.
"They keep unwanted ele
ments out and let wanted ele
ments through," he says.
"In effect, they're police
men directing signal traffic
through a tangle of lanes of
communication."
Rapidly Growing Industry
Every time an earth satel
lite flashes back information,
electronic filters provide . the
narrow gateways that keep
one signal from being con
fused with another. Burnell
filters are found in guidance
and control systems of such
missile programs as the At
las, B 0 m a r c, Jupiter, La
Crosse, Nike-Zeus, Pershing,
Polaris, Redstone, Sidewind
er, and Sparrow.
Examples of filter use in
items more common to the
average person include the
filters which keep streaks off
the television screen when an
airplane flies nearby, and the
filter network which selects
low notes when you turn the
bass knob of your hi-fi set.
In industry and commerce,
filters are widely used in
filter is a low- J j
ly device, , vf
once calledtl 4 Jm
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data transmission and auto
matic equipment.
May Require Hundreds
A guidance system may re
quire hundreds of filter net
works, and hence filters are
in the forefront of miniatur
ization efforts.
The filter industry is grow
ing rapidly along with the
whole electronic industry.
Burnell claims the widest as
sortment of catalogue items
in the industry. His company
provides the filters tailored
to fit customers' special needs
without regard to quantity.
"As long as the require
ments for transmission of
complex electrical signals be
come more precise, the need
for new filter networks will
continue," says Burnell.
Must Translate Signals
"These signals must be
automatically decoded and
translated into an intelligence
of the kind that will guide
missiles, rockets and pilotless
aircraft through courses of in
finitesimal tolerance."
Burnell filter networks, in
cluding filters and inductors,
are widely used in firing, nav.
igational and telemetering
controls for ballistic and
guided missiles, data trans
mission equipment for indus
trial use, radar, and sonar de
vices for commercial and mil
itary ships and planes, com
munications instruments for
public utilities, electronic
computers, and automation
equipment.
Burnell dramatized his
firm's manufacture of filter
networks by organizing the
"Space Shrinkers Club" since
the filter networks are fit
ting into miniaturization pro
grams which in turn are
shrinking outer space. In
three months more than 3,
000 electronics engineers have
have joined the club and have
received in addition to mem
bership cards, palm-sized rep
licas of shrunken heads.
Firm 15 Years Old
Burnell & Co. was founded
15 years ago by Norman Bur
nell to do contractual manu
facturing in the electronics
field. When Lewis G. Bur
nell, who had been chief en
gineer for a large transform
er manufacturing company,
joined his brother, Burnell &
Co. decided to specialize in
filtering networks and like
units. Lewis presently is vice-
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engineer of the company.
Recently Burnell offered its
stock to the public.
Man Devises Method
To Open Meter Box
Rockville Centre, N.Y. -Police
here say William Meh-
nert went to a great deal of
effort to make some easy
money, but only managed to
get himself In trouble.
Mehnert went out one night
and swiped two parking me
ters, police said. He took them
home, studied the mechan
isms and made a master key
to fit all parking meters of
that type.
Late one night, police said,
Mehnert decided to try his
key out. He went to a large
parking field here, opened a
meter with his key and took
out $4.60.
He overlooked only one
thing - that Ptl. Edward Maas
was watching. Mehnert was
charged with petty larceny.
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Speakable Antique
Found in Clubhouse
Madison, Va. -WPD- A group
of old-timers here spends the
warm summer days on the
benches outside the court
house. But they usually go
their separate ways during
the winter.
This year, when it turned
cold, the elderly fellows chip
ped in and rented a store
where they could get together
and while away the cold days.
A prankster found the sign
of a defunct antique shop
reading "The Shack - An
tiques" and propped it beside
the clubhouse. The club mem
bers lef it there when they
found out how much fun they
could have at the expense of
tourists lured in by the sign.
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