Evening star., 1954-09-20
Eisenhower Returns
To Denver Today,
Feeling LOT Better
By Gornett D. Horner
Stor Staff CORRESPONDENT

President Eisenhower returns to
his summer White House Office
in Denver today after five days
of nearly complete rest and re-
Taxation beside a Rocky Noun
tain trout stream that have left
him feeling "a lot better"
He faced considerable work in
completing preparation of two
major speeches and blocking
out brief remarks for two other
public appearances he will make
during a flying trip into four
Western States later this week.
In three of those States
Montana, Oregon and Califor-
nia-there are key Senate races
whose outcome in the Novem-
ber elections may determine
whether the Republicans or
Democrats control the Senate
next year. Republican candidates
hope the Presidents appearance
will help their campaigns.
Sought Giant Trout.
Gen. Eisenhower delayed his
return to Denver for a day in
order to get another full day
and night of relaxation at the
Byers Peak ranch. near Fraser.
-and have another try at CATCH
ing q giant rainbow trout that
had been eluding him. s
He planned to drive back yes
terday afternoon, but changed
his mind yesterday morning
after night that saw the tenn
perature drop to nine degrees
above zero where he was staying,
nearly 5000 feet up on the west
ern slope of the Rockies-and set
his departure back until this
morning when he left Fraser at
8 am.
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty told reporters
the President simply wanted
another day Of rest and getting
to bed early" He had been re-
firing by about $50 each night
since he drove up from Denver
to the secluded ranch of his
friend. Aksel Nielsen, last We'd
nesday.
Mr.. Hagerty pointed out that
this was the first time in a
'helluva long time" Gen. Eisen-
hover has been able to relax for
five days at a stretch and said
he had enjoyed it "very much'
and "feels a lot better He
added that the President seemed
to have "unwound" lot of
nervous tension during this va
cation period.
Hasn't Gained Weight.
He has tanned from hours
under bright sun, pitting his
skill against elusive trout in st.
Louis Creek. Mr.. Hagerty said
the President-who did all the
cooking on his fishing trip-had
not gained any weight, but
weighed 176 pounds, two pounds
less than the day he was in
augurated 20 months ago.
Fishing luck improved a bit
toward the end.of the Presidents
stay, but still he was able to net
no more than six in any one
day. Mr.. Hagerty said. The big
gest of these weighed about az
pounds. Gen. Eisenhower thought
he hooked a giant five-pounder
Saturday, but it got away. Mr..
Hagerty insisted a campaign to
net this big trout had nothing
at all" to do with the Presi-
dents decision to extend his
stay.
Gen. Eisenhower began work
Saturday on the speeches he is to
make this week, and planned to
continue work on them when he
returned to his office at Lowry
Air Force Base today.
He will fly Wednesday to Mis-
soula, Mont, for propeller
stop" speech at the airport in
connection with a demonstra-
ton of forest fire-fighting tech
nique by Forest Service para
chuting "smokejumpers."
VIII Address AFL.
Thursday morning he will
dedicate the 1886 million Colum-
bia River McNary dam on the
Washington Oregon border.
That night he plans a frankly
political speech to a California
Republican rally in the Holly
wood Bowl: and Friday morning
he Is scheduled for brief re-
marks to the American Fedora
ton Of Labor convention in Los
Angeles.
The McNary dam and Holly
wood Bowl speeches are billed
as the major efforts of the tour.
Mr.. Hagerty said the President
probably will speak from pre-
pared texts for about half an
hour on each of those occasions.
Republican senatorial candi-
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