European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Carl Vinson an All time record for House service today goes to a 79-year-old country Bey from ga., who says the Way lat a off old age la to keep looking Forward not re got to stay Busy and stay abreast of the times explained rep. Carl Vinson u he reached the latest of Many mile Ion in a colourful House Carver that maybe or be matched times move ahead. There s nothing to be gained set ten Back Rani placing it la just this philosophy that hns thrown Uncle Carl Vinson. Dean of the bom and Leader of a so called moderate bloc from the South into recurrent conflict with some of Dixie s More conserve and there is Little doubt As he says that this Outlook also has played a part in helping him Bull his Way uns Currod through the Battles of almost half a Cen Tury of hard work in the House Vinson came to Congress in 1014 at age by Frank Eleaet up staff writer 30, the youngest member of Congress. To Day he has served continuously 48 years 8 months and 13 Days breaking the record set by another House Titan the late speaker sum Rayburn and setting a new one that can t be equated any time soon and could stand indefinitely. On nov. In Vinson will be 80. Next year he will Complete his both year in the House. Nobody in betting that he won t to around for Al Lawsl � few More. Millions have read about the tired old men of Congress usually identified Only As Are supposed to a drugging their feet und impeding the leg isl Nilve machinery. Put it Down that these complaints emn noting mostly from polite Oji science professors and columnists Butao sometime from members of Congress Are not directed at Uncle chairman of the House armed serv ices committee Vinson still runs his Empire just the Way he always has and a any emperor would. He enjoys All his faculties and nobody tries to outsmart him. He drives his subcommittees to get on with their work but Al subcommittee chair Man As often As not will find that Vinson has studied the problem and worked out the solution before Ever handing Over the Job. Now h ulu Vlot Lei do and i m Gonna Hep you is a Slock opening Gunt it with Vinson. Who ii defense Secretary Robert s. Me Namaro was born Vinson was already a Neil toned Houby member. Now Mann Mara with a pretty nimble Empire of his own includes Vinson among the very few people with whom he Al non " expedient to cd car in Advance some of his More controversial the defense Secretary phones Van son s Callol office at. Say 7 30 a.m., very Likely it will i Vinson himself who an Swers. Vinton s staff Lucky people can july Ebuen 1963 iwo la Robort Mcnomara and Gen Lyman 1. Urn liar before hearing. The stars and stems snooze in into by they want just As Long As they get to the office by 8.v,t,son has own bans of the Armel services comm Lect Tot More than \ Lyent and was chairman of in predecessor in vol affairs comm Lucr Tor 16 venom be fore that. Nobody can recall any other or brr who Wai a committee chairman that Sopr and there have been mighty few chairman who held or any Shorter period anything ilk Vinson s unchallenged Sway Vinsont is a member of 1839 con my Slon Sci up by Prelo of Calvin a key role in committing this country to development of both comm rial and it Etenne Nvia ton it win Vinson to whom president Franklin d. Room veil looked for Hilp in prodding Congress Titio t in 1rurtlnn of n two Orrin Navy. And twin Van san who porn lion lev ordered t m Navy to build if own to nth in the Eliho win Vinson who told the Battle Phlp Admiral finally to get him a Pic Ture of one of their vessel no he could Hinnir it on the will of i office. The tin of the Hiltl Phlp. He told them firmly wan tins red with and known Well it the Pursh Lynu Start Long with Wood Row Wilson. He u and in been a demo rent. Without any excuses. He had edited Prenol dont Kennedy one of the greatest and a ticks to int View despite the current lilt rights Fuqua Bulc. On that of course he than it the pull Dent wrong and he will vote with the rest of the South against the Kennedy civil a Oghli Bill. But he hat helped or. K a Nedy repeatedly o Muster needed Southern Voles on other critical issues and. Ai he says. Ill be Hepple him again in the u War of the recent critic Chi talk about oldsters in Congress and actually a tends to agree with some of it. But As for himself he in t old his hearing vision and Energy Are All unimpaired. So is hts eats whatever he sees that looks Good. He had hit last drink of whisky 30years ago. He smokes seven or eight cigars Dally the kind he can buy for 10 cents inthe House restaurant he claims to have quit chewing tobacco. Possibly at 79 he feared Tolx was becoming a habit i feel like i m just beg Nln to hit my stride he said the other Day to a Friend not much More Thryn half his age. Who finally and to give up As too strenuous walking with Vinson Back and Lort through the in Polo corridors of Don t feel like in old Man. I Don t even think i look. I think i look about 60." 11" gets around like he thought he Wasy Ounster than that. Hili up with the Bird reads the Wellington pout and is driven to work by in Iilda with Whoie family he has lived since the death of his wife in 1990. At the rape Tol he reads the Wall Street journal looks at the mall and talks to anybody with the foresight to get to his office that Early. Most mornings hts committee meets until noon when he ambles at a fast Pace through the Tunnel to the House chamber. With Nix seniority. Vinson can have any thing he wants in the Capitol and some times special benefits Are pressed on him he would just a soon weren t. Lately he has acquired a Handy Ault Ejust Oft the House floor where he was supposed to hide out and rest Between votes. Actually its value la mostly senti mental. The suite is one occupied Long ago by the naval affairs committee where he started hts climb up the furnish Lars include a red leather Couch Ideal for an afternoon Nap. But unless somebody else has been sneaking in nights. It has never been slept likes to leave for Home not later than 4, and two or three times a week walks a measured two Milts before Din Ner. He reads the evening Star and hits the sack s countrified looks big nose and Low re Dong spectacles Are part of the con Gressional legend. So is i undiluted Milledgeville drawl. So Are his High handed ways and his withe is one of the few real characters on the congressional scene and has been for m Long it is hard for other members to imagine shut u would be Tike without hims they Hope there is no truth to rumours hat with a half Century s service behind him Vonnon won t run for a 38th term. He has dropped All kinds of hints both that he will and that he won t but when asked the question directly he looks Over his glasses and says "1 never take Oft m socks until x get to the 11
