The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 23 January 1968 — Page 4

Pagt 4

The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Indiana

Tuesday, January 23, 1968

Backstairs at the

White House

virtually all of his time at 16001 made permanent fixtures of the i members of the family to dis- Those who confer with John- three cameramen, on of whom

Pensylvania Avenue making: staff while remaining on the pense along the way.

son. have lunch with him. travel is constantly on hand at 1600

motion picture* taken of them, about them and around them

day and night, week after week still photographs of various pre- payrolls of their respective After Kennedy’s death, these with him. meet him in distant Pennsylvania Avenue to record and on over a period of years, sidential activities. services. pictures made by government place—within days, they have any event of significance inWho does all this photogra- This one man, the late Abbey They p h o t o g raphed the personnel with government one or more large, expertly volving the President. This mophic work? No statistical list is Rowe who made thousands of Kennedys, their family and equipment, all became strictly made photographs of them- vie footage every four weeks available, but it is safe to say pictures at the White House in friends, as well as purely of- Kennedy family property. Many selves with the Chief Execu- or so is edited into one basic more than a few federal em- his lifetime, soon needed help, ficial functions in volume never of the still photographs were tive. film known as ‘‘The President’s ployees. most of them on what On special occasions during the known before. released to selected book pu- The top White House photo- Month.” This becomes part of a

Bv MERRIMAN SMITH , was never done until the C ur- iamounts to P ermanent assign- Eisenhower tenure, expert ca- When the Kennedys went Wishers for inclusion in many grapher is a talented still man. va st photographic record pre-

V i n f fVl WVltto T-TmiCO I maramnn f o A Cirrr*e»1 <**o wit-mam f omamto- ^ + Vn*. /"M A _ _ . . J»

WASHINGTON UPI —Backataira at the White House: Insiders say the actual figures

ment at the White House. ! meramen from the Army Signal yachting, government specia- of the works written by friends Yoichi Okomoto, a well-paid The critics arfe wrong when Corps on the Naval Photo-, lists recorded everything from and staff associates of the late member of the Johnson staff ' * ‘' e< or ,listoni fmhi ' os of they say the White House graphic Center here were dis- family charades to water-ski- President. who came to the White House JohnRnn administration. What are these people think- photographic operation is some- patched to the White House, ing on color film, movies and What happened during the from the U.S. Information

rent White House administra

tion

family who determine what, If the Eisenhower administration any, use is made of the highly j when one photographer from professional photographs and! the National Park Service spent

Judging from practices of at least the two presidents who preceded Johnson, it will be up

was expanded extensively. Two j family recorders, presentation I photographic project today is The Naval Photographic Cen- to the Chief Executive to decide

Would be astounding. Knowledg- ing about ? Snapshots and home thing thought up by the During the residence of the ; stills. Still prints by the hund- Johnson era has been a notable Agency. At least three other able fault-finders say the cost movies. Made exclusively for Johnsons. As the system is John F. Kennedys, the White reds, in color, as well as black exansion of a long-standing photographers work under Okowould be monumental if the President Johnson and his known today, it began during House photographic operation and white, were turned out for operation. The White House moto.

•p« ration was conducted by ®ther than federal personnel. And outright critics claim this

highly skilled photographers ; to friends, official guests and one Army and one Navy, were 1 carried abroad by travelling

bigger, more productive than ter has a special White House where this film is deposited and ever • : movie unit consisting of at least what use may be made of it.

whoxje:

At IGA we wry your groceries out for you — Wo really care. % LOIN

CUT UP FRYERS..29

FRYER PARTS

STANDING

BREASTS LEGS THIGHS

Pork Chops

Rif Roast 89’ RIB STEAK

FRESH DAILY

MUCHMORE

Ground Chuck..

Sliced Bacon....

Roll Sausage ....39- Wieners 49

Canned Ham

RED

Fresh Produce

Lb.

POTATOES

HAWAIIAN

LB.

Pineapples.... 49

WASHINGTON STATE

FLORIDA

Temple Oranges 59

Pears

CALIFORNIA

GOLDEN DELICIOUS

APPLES 6

GREENCASTLE FOODS INCORPORATED CORNER FRANKUN AT IOCUST