Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-22
By ROY j. GIBBONS
NEA Service Writer

W IlEtt W. Liz May I'.I'c-
hind the mask that fame so fre-
quentlv forces upon its favoritcs
their rest this neverbeforetoll
tale Of the deep and abiding filial
love of Harold Red Grange for
his father.
This love has been the handspring
III Red S life. He proudly
saws it has been the real cause of
his rise to football >tardom and
riches.
And now it has moved him to
accomplishment of the greatest
touchdown in his career - that of
assuring comfortable old age and
wcll-deserved rest for his dad.
The redhead has dreamed of this
since bovhood. He began dream
ing Of it at 6, when his mother died
and left his father to be father and
mother to the Red one and his
Younger brother. Garland.
Builds $4,000 House
With money pouring in from all
! sides in the form Of gate receipts
movie contracts and ROYALTIES for
the endorsement of multitudinous
brands of sausages, cigars. candies
and what not. Red just now is
putting finishing touches on a $75,-
COO house here that will be one of
the show places of Wheaton when
finished.
This. he has given to his dad, just
as he has presented him with an
eight cylinder car which Papa Lyle
y. Grange selected himself.
And Red has assured Brother
Garland that there will be plenty of
money 70 finish his college course.
Thert is nothing lacking in Papa
Oranges house. 1t has been dec
Grated from cellar to garre;.
1t will have billiard room and
every other convenience.
But most of all, it will have q
large and spacious garden surround
ing it.
This is what the old dad has al
WAYS wanted to putter around in but
never could afford.
{ On his modest income as deputy
sheriff the family for many years
! lived in a flat above corner groc-
/ cry store.
! Trains in the Garden
! The garden will also be Red 5
gym. Under the watchful eve Of his
! father, who is a real trainer. Red
! is routed out of bed every morning
! at to busy himself with the spade
| and bucksaw under regimen
J which his father supcrvses.
He's the real boss SAYS
Red of his dad. "Il follow
his advice because he : everything
J We got. Nothing else counts much.
| We got him fixed now He'll nev-
or have to worry. IN satisfied. .
This was long speech for - Red -
He says very little. In fact he is 4
/ bit shy. But he is an entirely differ
cnt redhead at home here.
- Harold, says the father proud
/ lv. has been taught the art of in
! dustry ever since he's been a baby
and he's going to keep busy as long
as | live.
81 never had the chance for
much schooling when ! was IA lad.
~ was raised in PENNSYLVANIA
/ and in the lumber camps where
/ worked as foreman it was necessary
for fellow to be a regular fellow
If he wanted to get along.
! ''That s how | raised Harold and
that s how | am raising Garland.
! ! We tried to put real spunk and
! character in them and we tried to
! give them chance to be what | al
ways wanted to be but never had
the opportunity.
Money Won't Bother Him
Harold will never be a playboy
His money will never bother him.
He got the Grange spirit too deep
" planted in him.
AS for the Redhead he has no
definite plans. He'll be out in
! California most of the summer in
the movies. A 100000 retainer
has already been deposited in his
hame in Wheaton bank to assure
fulfillment of that engagement.
And next fall he plans to enter
school again to complete his studies
FOR degree at the University Of
Illinois, which he left last year to
play professional football.
81 know this can t last forever, -
says Red Of his present fame. But
We got everything We ever want
cd. And I'm going to make the
best of what's at hand while it
here
81 honestly haven t a single bus.
mess program mapped out for my
self when | finish playing football.
- may 90 into the lumber bust
ness but | haven t given it any def
mite thought.
And you may put this down as
! gospel truth. I'm positively not
! planning to marry anybody, either
here in Wheaton or any other city.
Insists on Working
My dad and brother Garland