ACE SIX
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
MONDAY, MARCH 29, 19-18
At Long Last Truman Has
His White House Porch
And A Place To Relax
Bv AI.FXANDKR R. CiKORCiF.
WASHINGTON, March 29 it
The White Home now has that
lecond-floor porch which President
Truman want lor a summertime re
laxing spot.
The new balcony is visible to pass
ersby on the IhorouahJare bordering
the spacious grounds south of the
White House. Sight-seeing guides
already have made "the Truman
porch" a major point ol interest on
tours of the capital city.
You have to look rather sharply,
however, to detect the balcony from
that distance. From the motor road
and sidewalks outside the White
House grounds, the porch appears
quite well - concealed within the
massive south portico.
Idea Blasted
When President Truman ordered
the balcony built, some architects,
congressmen and others said it
would detract from the simple,
classic lines of the nations most
famous residence. The project was
disapproved by the commission of
fine arts, advisory group on govern
ment buildings.
The balcony expenditure, original
ly estimated at $15,000 and now
figured at less than $10,000. did not
require special congressional action.
It came out of funds already al
lowed for upkeep of the executive
mansion.
The porch, just outside the presi-
Two Escape
Injury In
Grade Wreck
Two persons narrowly escaped
serious injury Sunday afternoon
when their 1947 sedan went out of
control on the south grade of Sun
mountain, on highway 9". and
piunged 75 feet over the grade.
Fred Butler Ootter 28. a student
at Oregon State college, and his
passenger, Mary Margaret Kelly,
about 26. of Portland, were north
bound at the time of the accident.
Getter told state police officers
that he was traveling at about V)
miles per hour, when he came un
expectedly upon a sharp curve, and
lori control of the machine.
He hit the soft shoulder and
plunged off the grade, overturning
several times. The car came to rest
right side up, after rolling about
73 feet.
Gotter and his passenger were
be th thrown clear.
Gotter was uninjured, but Miss
Kelly suffered back injuries and
wai then taken to Klamath Valley
hospital for x-rays and treatment.
Her hurts were not believed serious.
The accident occurred at about
I p. m.
Export Laws
Tightened Up
WASHINGTON. March 29 iP
The house foreign affairs commit
tee gave Its backing today to a for
eign aid bill amendment to put
extra controls on exports of stra
tegic supplies to Russia.
Rep. Mundt (R-S.D.l.' said the
committee voted "overwhelmingly"
to support his amendment to the
$6,205,000,000 bill giving the foreign
administrator the right to veto any
exports to Russia and her satel
lites when he considers It "in the
national Interest."
The committee acted shortly be
fore the bill rolled Into the show
down voting stage on the house
floor.
Although the administration It
self has clamped down on ship
ments of "war potentials" to Russia
and other countries behind the iron
curtain, Mundt and other congress
men have Insisted that congress
provide additional protection.
His amendment still must be ac
cepted by the house itself. Mundt
said the vote on It may not take
place until tomorrow.
The bill would use economic aid
plus American military science in
an effort to stem communism in
Europe and Asia.
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dent's study and bedroom. Is a con
venient place lor White House occu
pants to get a breath of outdoor air.
They will be able to spend a summer
evening there In familv solitude, or
entertain several friends.
The ellipse - shaped balcony is
spacious, about 72 feet long and 10
feet wide. It has a tile floor on con
crete slabs and a simple iron railing
painted white.
It is high enough to get full bene
fit of prevailing southerly breezes In
Washington's sultry weather. The
view is lovely across White House
gardens and lawn to the trees of the
large park and playground area
streichmg to the Washington monu
ment. Long View
The president can slip out on a
summer a lie moon to get a long
distance view of a baseball game on
a playground diamond or he can
take a nap in shaded privacy.
Is the Truman balcony a front, or
a back, porch? It depends on what
you think are the front and the back
of the White House.
Most W'ashingtonians now con
sider the north side, fronting on
Pennsylvania avenue, to be the
front. The main entrances are on
the north, and "back of the White
House" is generally understood to
mean south toward the Washing
ton monument and the Potomac
river.
For many years, however, the im
pressive south portico was regarded
as the main side, and in that sense
the south was the front of the ex
ecutive mansion. James Hoban. the
original architect, apparently con
sidered the south as the front be
cause he placed the kitchens and
servants' quarters on the north side.
Two years ago congress defeated
an effort by President Truman to
obtain an addition to the White
House. It refused to provide funds
for extension of the west wing to
enlarge the executive offices.
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Pacific Northwest Outlook
For Business Very Good
Scouts Slate
Arctic Film
TULELAKE. March 29 "The
Wilds of The Yukon." a picture
filmed by Explorer James H. Bond
out beyond the beaten track just "9
miles from the Arctic circle, will be
shown in Tulelake on Tuesday, April
6.
Boy Scouts of troop 44 are spon
soring the picture which will be
shown twice the same evening in
the Marcha theatre through the
courtesy of owner. Mrs. Bird Heitz.
Proceeds from the show will go to
finance the Boy Scouts summer
camp this year. Scouts will sell the
tickets and the Scout selling the
largest number will get all his camp
exje nses paid.
Bond, a native of Oregon born in
Douglas county, spent 57 days film
ing the picture in a section of the
cold north country which is taboo to
the natives because of a century-old
"curse." The picture was taken in
the interests of wild life conserva
tion. The explorer who is also a lecturer
and photographer will be present at
the Tulelake showing and invites ail
sportsmen in the area to attend. He
plans to spend some time here
photographing wild life. deer, ducks
and geese for another picture.
The Yukon picture which has just
been shown in Eugene by the Scouts
was pronounced a huge success.
PORTLAND. .March 27 lTv-The
Pacific Northwest advisory board
today predicted "very good" busi
ness prosrtects for the second quar
ter of this vear. '
The board predicted that 257.979
carloads of goo-ls would be shipped
to and from the Pacific Northwest
rtrrlne the period, an increase of
1 740 cars over the rail shipments
of the corresponding 1947 quarter.
The bistrest percentage lncren
was anticioated In fresh fruit. The
blest decrease, the board said,
vll' be in grain, since onlv a small
nsrt of the croo r-mains in farmers'
hsnds.
H. T. Stoddard. Everett. Wash,
was elected oresident of the board
at Its 21st annual meeting here.
A. M. donlneer. Longvtew. was
elected vice-oresident. and R. V
Bovle. Tacoma. executive secretary
tiecutive committee members
elected were H . D. Smith. Tacoma:
R. E. De Looei. Bellinghnm: O. S.
Lrmmers. Bend: E. C. Corev. Port
land: P. M. Vtn Schaik. Everett:
N. E. Ottosen. Eugene; F. W. Ful
ler. Seattle: R O Seearce. Hood
River: R. A. Fitreerald. Spokane.
and F. P. Borden. Tacoma.
Figures on carloads shipped
tnrough the northwest in the sec-
oi. a quarter of 1947 and the ami
ciliated shipments for the second
quarter of 1948:
Commodity 1947 I94X
Gialn 13.935 6.000
Fl.-ur. mill, mill feeds 10.031 9.038
Fiesh fruits 5 JOS 8.4H9
Luestock 3.436 2.907
Cral & coke 2.471 2.755
Ores 2.059 2.158
Lumber, forest prod
Columbia River Diversion
Plan Held Possible, But
20-30 Years In Future
ucts
Petroleum and
derivatives
Cf ment
Pnper. roofing,
Canned food
176.093 182.256
7.357 7.373
4.639 4 675
etc. 10 324 11 078
3.157 3.788
Shipments of less than 2.000 car
loads not Itemized.)
Snow Survey Off
On Trip Again
MEDFORD. March 29 IP The
Cascade snow survey party is mov
ing along on good schedule in the
sk'-tractor expedition.
Arch Work, department of agri
culture director of the party, radio
ed headquarters here over the week
eld that 240 miles had been covered
by Saturday. The seven men rested
at "Big Y" near Diamond lake Sunday.
By HAIU.KS D. M ATKINS
WASHINGTON. March 29 !
The nation has the engineering skill
to solve the problem of diverting
water from the Columbia river in
Washington and Oregon to Cali
fornia. William G. Wame, assistant
secretary of the Interior, said today.
The Idea Is simply 30 or 30 years
In the future, he said, adding:
"But It can be done. The next
thing la to find out how to do it.
The time Is at hand to begin serious
planning." Ho said any cilwrslon
should be from below Bonneville, Uie
last point of use of the water.
The proposal should nut be con
fused, he said, with sliort-rauge ob
jectives In the coastal states.
warne was criucueu recently oy
Rep. Poulson lU-Culit.r as proposing
the diversion "for the sole purpose
ol exciting animosity from the peo
ple of the Northwest against the
people of California."
Taking note of Uie criticism,
Wurne replied that Uie proposal "is
not too enormous a concept nor is it
loo fantastic."
"The great Columbia ol the Paci
fic Northwest." he continued, "an
nually discharges to the ocean mure
water than all the other western
streams combined. Including the
Sacramento, San Joaquin. Colorado,
Rio Grande and Uie miscellaneous
streams all Uie way from SouUicrn
California to Northern Washington.
"In tact, this great river dis
charges on Uie average more than
160.000.000 acre-fect ol water to tho
Pacific ocean after all present cou
sumpuve uses are deducted. Ob
viously ail of this water cannot oe
used In the Columbia basin. It
would, in fact. Irrigate 40.000.000
acres more than twice as much as
Is now irrigated in the whole United
Slates."
California has so many advan
tages. Warne said, that he is con
vinced Uie suite eventually will use
some of Uie water of the Columbia
river. Inter-basin development al
ready has started, he said, in Uie
metropolitan water district . .'oject
in Southern California. In the Colorado-Big
Thompson project In Colo
rado and In several projects III Utah
and elsew here.
"The drouth of recent months has
brought home lo all the perilous
position of Crl.iornla and Arlsoiu,"
he added. "Nevertheless, Uiere it
still water to eomerve In California
that presently is uncontrolled. And
also half the water of and available
to California controlled In niulll
purKue reservoirs, there will still be
need for additional water If con
tinued growth Is assured.' The point
has been reached where wo can dim
ly see Uie lowering of the celling on
growth in the west. I retieat. all of
Uie w-ater resources of and nuw
available to California must be sal
vaged. Even when that Is done,
however. It now seems evident that
growth Is likely to outrun the water
supply In 20 years or so."
Two Youths Die
In Auto Wreck
RKKDVIM.K. March 31) 111 - A
car's crash Into a power pole knocked
down a hlgh-vollnge line anr" r.iiirn
the (wo young riders last iil.rtt.
Stale police Identified Uie victims
as Robert W. Murk. 16. IIIIMxirn. and
Kdwln W. Nelf. 30. Aloha. Their
death" -.ere attributed to the elec
tric .nock.
The accident occurred on the
I Tualatin valley highway here, f
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