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century, he would have been the equivalent of eight feet tall
today), he was not at all self conscious about it but became very
successful in the real estate and coal business. He stood
straight as an arrow, wore a magnificent turn-of-the-century
moustache and dressed elegantly, having his clothes tailor-made
in New York and sent to him (there were, of course, no Tall Men's
clothing stores in those days).
As one of the leading businessmen of Knoxville, Iowa,
and undre doubtedly as one of its leading characters, he often
would represent the town at the railroad station when an
important dignitary stopped by on the cross-country train passing
through. When he did so, he wore a red, white and blue Uncle Sam
costume -- including the stovepipe hat -- exemplifying the
patriotism of the citizens of Knoxville. I have a photograph of
him, imposing in this grand regalia, greeting President William
Howard Taft, who has just dismounted from the train.
Even more importantly, perhaps, my trust in the
government grew out of my experience in the military, during
World War II and thereafter. I had entered the Army with my
Louisiana National Guard unit a year before Pearl Harbor and
enjoyed the experience sufficiently that the Army came to be
something of a surrogate family to me. After being commissioned
a Lieutenant in the Field Artillery, I volunteered for training
as a pilot to fly grass hopper planes for observation of enemy
targets.
After I received my silver wings, and following tactical
flight training at the Army's artillery center at Fort Sill,
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