The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-23
By ERNEST 3. vAccARo

Harry S. Truman, welcomed home
in roaring receptions that moved
him to the verge Of tears, began
looking for work Thurs. lest idle
ness lead him into ''deyilment. :"
After nearly eight turbulent
years and unprecedented response
bilities at a time of world crisis,
he suddenly found himself with
nothing to do but unpack and find
a job.
Harry Truman, ex-President of
the United States, is a restless
man who has been working II
hours a day at the White House
in Washington, and he's already
worrying now long he can take
it easy.'k
cts nof> hard work that gets a
man into trouble" he told report
erS. cts the lack of it. When a
fellow has nothing 10 do he gets
into devilment."
Offers of high-paying jobs con-
tinued to pour in from all parts of
the country but he withheld any
acceptances until he can find some
thing to his liking and suitable to
his talents.
He already has rented private
office in the Federal Reserve Bank
Building In nearby Kansas City
and put Miss Rose Conway, his
personal stenographer, to work on
his mail.
The ex-President and Mrs. Tru-
man, happy to be home again.
stepped from the presidential pri-
vate car Wed. night to find crowd
estimated at 10000 gathere d
around the little depot to give them
an emotional greeting.
Truman choked up as he gazed
at the assembled thousands, some
of whom had been waiting for
hours.
Il appreciate this reception he
told them. TITS m gnificent.
There's not any more can say
except that we are back home for
good"
Another throng of 1850 waited
In the street when the Trumans
drove up to their big, white frame
home on North Delaware, and
there were more cheers and de-
mands for speech.
Truman was deeply touched at
the depot when Mayor Robert
Weatherford Jr. told him, you'll
always be Mr.. President to US"
II can't tell you how much l
appreciate this reception" he said,
his voice breaking. II never ex-
pected anything like this. There
fore, it is closer to my heart"
But his inevitable humor came
to his rescue.
Il am in the army of the I'M
employed" he said. And then, talk
ing again like the Democratic
campaigner of "give 'em hell"
fame who credits the employment
situation to party policies, he
couldn't resist adding, ''but it is a
very small army"
He said Mrs. Truman had ap-
pointed him the "official unpack-
er" of the goods and chattels"
and he had to get that jot, done.
After that. he said with IA grin,
he'll be tout of a job" and "open
to dinner invitations" to keep from
going hungry"
Humans big ambition is to lec-
ture to high school and college
students on the United Nations and
the necessity for preserving the
peace in an atomic age, and 10
convince them that the future will
be one of wonderful advancement
once atomic energy can be de-
voted entirely to peaceful pur-
poses.
He wants to travel abroad, but
those plans haven't ielled. He also
wants to see constructed on the
family farm at nearby Grandview
a Ia million dollar cultural center
to house his presidential papers
and provide a place for student
research in music, the arts, history
and government. Fund raising for
tn project has already been start
ed by group of mis- close friends.
Margaret. the Truman daughter,
didn't come to Missouri with her
parents. She had to 90 to New York
to keep an entertainment engage
ment.
''She had TO 60 TO work, " Truman
explained 10 trainsine crowds en-
route. ''She is the only one in the
family with a job