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Show Valley View News December 25, 1969 Page 8 Tile House u iresentutivcs Ri I c. He told room. reception newsmen that Mrs. Truman, who was hosting the Daughters Revolution, of the American thought it was Improper for a President to drop through the ceiling in a bathtub to greet the ladies. of the knowing Truman, problems of the White House structure restored to where it could last for a hundred years. The President and tits first lady went to Blair House, across the street from had the urity. All outstanding E and Bonds H Bonds will also benefit from the White House, to stay until of electrical wiring, over 2,000 the White House was completely electrical outlets, 450 light SALT Lake County Volunteer the interest increase beginning rt first semiannual with the restored. A sturdy foundation fixtures, and a monthly electric Bonds Chairman Henry J. of Salt Lake City was was constructed, some GCOtons bill exceeding $4,600. interest period starting on or Further the new of steel beams were jockeyed after June 1, 19G9. So, even though I sincerely today queried alxmt Interest Interest rate the maturity period for Series into place, and in April, 1932, think that the nations Capitol for Savings Bonds. E Bonds has been reduced from work was completed. Building should be constructed new He The White 7 the House has stated higher Today years to 5 years and 10 months to keep it from falling down, I Bonds continue to H 233 furnished rooms, including do believe President announced rate while by that past history will a 10 100 offices in the East and West Bonds Nixon makes in mature Savings years. show that our Presidents home and will 23 bedrooms, three Freedom Shares or Savings Wings, had to go through the better buy than before has dining rooms, 20 baths, 29 firecertainly benefit the members Notes which have been sold in problems of reconstruction. of 147 windows, eight skyour communities who have combination with F, Bonds since places, And let me remind you ladies a a been regular bond buyers May 1, 19G7 - will lie removed swimming pool, lights, that even as far back as Presibowling alley, a gymnasium, a dent Harrison's wife had work- through the Payroll Savings from sale effective June 30, pur1970. library, a movie theatre, a TV men resurface the kitchen floor, Plan or banks." at He concluded by saying The their chasers broadcasting room, a restaurant-sshe found enough cockroaches ineterst rate higher rate should boost Sav-nized The kitchen, eight teleto populate the planet; so pere to all outstanding Series Bond sales throughout our vision antennae on the haps the problems of her day applies E and H Bonds sold on or after for each station in the Washarea and certainly be added of are still the problems today! a million feet June 1, 1969, if held to mat- - incentive." ington arpa--ha- lf Rig-ge- ( 1 recent passed a bill provld- inn funds to examine the West Front of the Capitol Build-inin Washington. D.C. This is something Ive promoted ever since I've lieen in Congress, the West because, actually, Front is falling down: The Fast Front was rebuilt into a magnificent entrance in the late 1930's. I'm glad that my colleagues have seen fit to provide funds to begin the reconstruction of tiie West Front. Something many people find interesting--alon- g with the talk of the nation's Capitol falling down--i- s that the Presidents home, the White House, has n been in that same crucial many times in history, and has been virtually rebuilt from op to bottom. It all started in 1792 when a national contest was held to find the best design for a mansion Mo serve a President. The winner was James Hoban, a entire -- over-the-coun- ter gs roof--on- jKjsi-tio- r S''3 by a simple rectan-168 feet mansion, 'feet r u I ", v - three-stor- y gular-box-shap' i e architect who won approval wide and GO jyere porticoes long, 83 12 feet high. There with four marble columns highlighting the north and south entrances with six the chimneys jutting from roof. .gently tapering 'k President Washington never lived to see the mansion completed, but President and Mrs. John Adams moved into their new home on November 1, 1800. Only six rooms were partially ready for occupancy. As a matter of fact, the East Room, which is now used for official receptions, nationally televised press conferences, Presidents' lying in Li state, poetry readings, ballet performances and chamber music recitals, was used by Mrs. Adams as a laundry room; At the time, there were no indoor bathronms--o- r plumbing of any sort. (That came 78 People concerned wfth youngster? years later!) By the time of the war with the British in 1812, 23 rooms had been completed. As we know the British, two years later, completely burned the White House, leaving nothing but the walls remaining standing. Then the mansion underwent maior and minor repeated that reflected remodelings First Family tastes, pocket-book- s and Congress' willingness to appropriate money. President James Polk added to replace gas lights in candles. President Franklin Pierce installed a hot water heating system five years later. ..but perhaps it was Abraham Lincoln who first told of the deteriorating situation at the White House. When President Lincoln learned of his 18-1- -- wifes proiect to remodel the mansion, he said: Ill pay for it our of my own pocket. It would stink in the nostrils of the American people to have it said that the President of the I'nited States had approved a bill an appropriation of $20,000 for for this damned old house when the soldiers cannot have blankets.' 'Congress nevertheless paid the bill.) over-runni- ng flub-du- It was in 1881 bs that President Charles Arthur added an ele- vator and moved all kinds of furniture out of the White House for public auction. " When ATysses S. Grant took over, 'heavy rains had flooded the kitchen. making necessary floors tie nailed down. President Theodore Roosevelt often heard the mysterious creaking noises throughout the White House." On Christmas 1920, President Eve, Herbert Hoover was dining when a fire broke out because of the wood shavings which had been left by the Teddy Roosevelt order that remodeling tie done on an expedient scale. Twenty-on- e fire companies were called to the scene as President Hoover watched from the White House roof. The big reconstruction came when President Harry Truman took charge. There were creak-ing- s from the walls, swaying of the chandeliers, etc., and finally Mr. Truman said his bathtub was sinking into the floor. (Incidentally, the bath-,u- b was directly over a ) 3 Savinas Report from Washington Rep. Laurence J. Burton December 1, lBGO Valley View News December 18, 1969 Page When it comes to activities for youngsters, Kennecott people are people for all seasons. 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