
While the President was gone he visited two homes. These were two of the poorer families of the country. A boy paralyzed from a car wreck was watching from a cot set up in Norms yard. Her house is located on a hill and from this slant he had a good view of what was going on. Sheriff Mike Handy mentioned on the two way radio set hooked up to the President that J.C. Blankenship was in that yard and would the President have time to shake hand and speak to him. One of the secret service men vetoed the idea saying that they were already quite late. Mr. Johnson said as long as they were already late a few more minutes woulden matter. Our President and his wife took time to get out of the car and walk up to J.C. speak a few words and make his day a little brighter. When the president boarded his plane and left there was a hush over the crowd. The people of Eastern Kentucky will long remember the President who had time for us. SHELBA PACK BROWN