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6 B MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOHD, ORE. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1960 Summerfield Could Quit in If Across-Town Mail Service By A. ROBERT SMITH Mall Tribune Washington Coriaipendant Washington Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield the only member of the orl ginal Ellen hower cabinet to survive and not have to be banished from public view during the elections (Ezra Benson is the only other survivor), is b e coming quite an expert in moving the mails over long distances swiftly. lie has fired the first rocket mail run in a successful launching off the Florida coast. He has sent the first photo electronic letter in a fascinat- Ilk A Bakt-Sl ing demonstration from coast to coast. And he has Just about moved the Portland regional post office to Seattle to denv onstrate that the hand of the Postmaster General is quicker than the eve. Now if he will Just figure out how to get a first class letter across town In less than two days, a grateful nation will let him retire to his larg est of all automobile agencies In Flint, Mich. Career Man Elaclad It will be interesting to see who President-elect John F. Kennedy puts In Summer- field's place. This cabinet job used to always go to the No. 1 politician in the president's official entourage. Jim Far ley, Roosevelt's first PMG, is the most famous of all. President Truman, the most partisan of all president!, The Family Council Edltur'a Notai T.a Family Conacll tonslsta of a ludta. a aeh1i trlst, threa cUrfymtn, thraa adltori and a womaa'l aditor. Each arUda Is a summary of aa actual cm history. Tha Council roporta on problems wal BETO ata. .sail Wll. 97 coumeiors. Mrs. C. R. - I tell him to keep it a secret. People are cruel. Frank R. - I don't want to worry that it will come out. Mrs. C. R. - Our son had a nervous breakdown In his first year of college. After gome emergency treatment at the campus clinic, he was sent home for therapy. Fortunately, the psycho therapist who worked with him was able to get to the root of his trouble. It was his terrible anxiety to make good. Anyway, Frank took ex tension courses near home for a while, and then he was able to sign up at a local college as a sophomore. Last year he did excellent work as a Ju nior, and also held a part time Job. To our great Joy he is now a senior and plan ning to study law. State Fair Group Plans Meeting at Grounds Nov. 29 Salem - A full tlati is plan' ned for the Oregon State Fair Commission meeting Nov, 29, with business to start at 10 a.m. under the direction of Chairman Urael Narver. First on the agenda will be the carnival people. Robert Bollinger of the Oaks, Port land; Ed Johanns of Interstate Amusement com pany; Ed Browning of Salem; Andy An derson of Tacoma; Robert Colin, i San Francisco, repre senting West Coast Shows, are among those who have asked for time to present their offerings for the 1961 Stale Fair. Henry Christcnscn of Chris tensen Brothers Rodeo, Eu gene, will also appear to make a bid for the 1961 night event. Howard Maple, State Fair manager, said that any others interested In presenting a ro deo will also be heard, al though as yet no others have asked for schedule time to make an appearance. Dan Opie, Burns, president of the Oregon Qunrter Horse association, has requested to be heard in reference to 1961 horse events. Annual Raport The annual report will be discussed, and Maple will make his report. A new greenhouse Is being erected on the State Fair grounds, Maple said. This will be used to grow the flowers decorating the grounds during the summer and fall. The greenhouse was obtained from a state agency at a reasonable price, Maple said, and it will be manned by year around employees during their slack periods. For merly, plants needed were obtained from the State Hospital gardener, but In recent years. Maple said, the gardener has been so busy that it has been an Imposition to have him grow the plants for the State Fair grounds also. Cuttings have already been taken of many of the plants used this past season on the State Fairgrounds. These are now being stored in the poul try house until the green house is assembled. Since the State Fair closed two months ago, all of the buildings have been complete 1 ycleaned and are now being put back into shape for the 1961 event. Alio completed li the School Art display. Forty pic tures, selected as top entries from the State Fair school art , show, have been hung on pan els and this is available to any schools interested. It is under the direction of the de partment of public instruction from where schools may ob tain It, Maple said. , responsible agencies and But suddenly there's the problem of what to write on application blanks. When they ask about previous ill ness, or being treated by a psychiatrist, should we tell the truth? I know a man who't been lying about this on all his applications, for years. He ad vises us to do the same. . Frank R, - I know my mother's trying to protect me from the stigma that still clings to mental Illness. But there are so many reasons for coming right out with the truth. First of all, I'll never know when someone who knew me back at the old college will spill the beans. Why should I have to live In dread of be ing "found out" when there's really nothing to be ashamed of, nothing to hide? That's another reason for speaking up. I'm proud to be a living example of an ex mental patient, someone who was helped by psychiatry and Is back on his feet. It may help people understand more about mental illness if I can tell them about myself. And it seems the fair thing to do, too, when you apply to a university or ask for a job. People have a right to know whom they're dealing with. I know If I ever feel seri ous about a young lady, I'll tell her all about myself. I'd certainly expect her to do the same. I'm ready to take my chances with the truth. Up to now, though, I'll ad mit I've kept muml The Council - Frank admits he hasn't put his brave re solve to the lest. Unfortu nately, he will find that pub lic attitudes are often anti quated where mental Illness is concerned and. as Mrs. R. sense?, stigma has not been erased In many fields. Where the true nature of mental Illness is understood, that is, among doctors, psy chologists and social workers, there is no stigma. To these it is the clear result of clear pressures, just like heart di sease or a water-main explo sion. It can come to anyone whose capacity tor stress Is overtaxed. But on other levels, over the lunch pall or around the water cooler, the old cliches may prevail. It may be the better part of valor for Frank to be discreet. From the facts here, It seems Frank was never "In sane." He was emotionally 111, disabled by blocks. These were removed by the patient probing of psychotherapy. His best bet is to answer legal, confidential forms hon estly. A driver's license appli cation, for example, inquires about treatment. Frank's ther apist should give him a clean bill of health, as follow-up, and that would be that. And while an employer should be informed as to background, if he asks, there is no point In telling all to one's fellow workers. Similarly, in social situations, the Information may serve no good purpose. Until our society sees men tal Illness as just another Ill ness which anyone can suf fer. Frank should divulge his experience only when It is constructively relevant. (Copyright 1960. Central Features Corp.) CLOGSTON'S Metal Weather Stripping and Screens IsNmaiea flltdlr Phone S MOM Evenings pulled a switch and elevated a career mailman from the ranks, Jesse Donaldson. This was a noble concept for elimi nating politics from the postal service, but the man chosen was less than cabinet caliber. President Eisenhower picked a business-politician. Summerfield had served aa the chairman of the Republi can National Committee dur ing the 1952 election cam paign. In some respects, summer- field has lived up to his ex perience in both fields. He has tried to put the malls on a less costly budget by pushing Con gress for increased postal rates. He has installed much new mechanized equipment in post offices, especially in large cities, to keep abreast of the increasingly heavy use of the postal service by an ex panding population. He has painted the mail trucks and boxes red, white and blue. Lift Didn't Help Politically, Summerfield has been busy up to the eyebrows. In 1934 he and his depart ment decided to give incum bent Sen. Guy Cordon (It Ore.) a break by locating the regional post office at Port land. But it didn't help, for Cordon lost the election that year to Richard L. Neuberger. When Neuberger got as signed to the Senate Post Of fice Committee, Summerfield wisely let well enough alone instead of moving the region al office to Seattle as the poli ticians of that city wanted. Summerfield, in fact, turned to wooing Neuberger to his cause of higher postal rates, and the Oregon senator be came a convert to that cause. His vote gave the postal rate increase bill just enough sup port to come out of the com mittee in 19S7 and eventually pass, pushing rates up to 4c for first class, 7c for air mail, and graduated increases for other classes. Another part of this bar gaining between the politically-shrewd PMG waa the new Portland postal annex. He dangled this in front of Neu berger and said only higher postal rates would make it possible. Move Annunced Last March Dick Neuberger died. A Southern Senator took his place on the Post Of fice Committee. And a few months later Summerfield an nounced the regional post of fice at Portland would be moved to Seattle. . But then another election Glory Speeded campaign got underway. Another Republican candi date for the Oregon Senate seat asked Summerfield to hold off this drastic move. The PMG, at the GOP Na tional Convention, agreed to Elmo Smith's plea for mercy for Oregon. No Nov. 8 Elmo Smith lost to Mrs. Neuberger. On Nov. 10 Summerfield announced the move was about to be completed, much to the de light of the Republican Con gressman from Seattle, Tom Pelly, who has been pressing hard for the change. Maybe on the New Fron tier, President Kennedy will consider bringing back the pony express. Fern Picker Dies In House Fire Remote - (UPD - Truman Mc Casland, 38, a fern picker, burned to death early Satur day in a fire that swept through a one-story dwelling at Bridge, seven miles west of here on Highway 42. Remote is a commounity 17 miles east of Myrtle Point. The fire was believed due to defective wiring. McCas land's body was taken to Myrtle Point Mortuary. He is survived by five children of a former marriage. Small Worlds Around Us i By Lynn M. Watkins Boy Scouts Troop IS Phoenix - Leaders and com mitteemen of Phoenix Bon Scout Troop 15 met Monday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. to make plans for the Scout overnight trip to Bear Creek Nov. 19. Lester Igo, Lawson Scott and John Higdon escorted the Scouts on the trip. The Scouts met at the Phoenix Commu nity club. The boys were scheduled to return to the Community club Sunday at 10 o'clock this morning. Bugs Benefit Some Businesses Benefits from bugs? You may think this is ridiculous, but it's true. It's a pretty wise businessman who knows just who all his benefactors are; his business and .resultant profits depend on things he seldom if ever considers. He has many little helpers that he never appreciates. Prob ably even he would deny it. The builder, the lumber dealer and truck-driver, as well as the painter and the carpenter, reap a profit1 and have more work just because termites and wood-boring in sects destroy buildings and foundations. The insect ex terminator, if he stops to con sider a minute, would be out of work if all the world's termites were eliminated. Without termites, he's done. Once-Only Sales Rather narrow-minded of the hardware man who would like to kill all the flies and mosquitoes; he wouldn't make any profit if he didn't sell mosquito screen. The man selling insecticide benefits from survival of insects. Otherwise his sales would be a once-only sale, and there's little profit in that. The manufacturer of arms and ammunition, as well as the periodicals advertising them, advocate the wholesale destruction of so-called "var mits," pests, and predators; they will be in a bad way, profitwise, when and if the elimination of those animals becomes an actuality. The sheep raiser received a heavy jolt to the chin when synthetics came into univer sal use; now what few gar ments are still made from wool must be renewed when clothes moths perforate the fabrics. Although he would hardly admit it, the wool rais- er, as well as the men in the mill, should be at least a lit tle thankful that the clothes moth still munches away on woolens. Only Guarantee Considering wool bathing suits alone, the lowly and de spised carpet and clothes moth just about gives the man ufacturer of these garments his only guarantee of future business. So, if you are a dealer in insecticides, or a manufactur er of them; or the man who squirts the stuff under the house that has termites; or the dealer that sells fly-screen or bathing suits or a host of other things, be glad that none of the "sure-cures" al ways works perfectly. To business in this complex world, where profits are the pinnacle of man's hopes and aspirations, even some bugs and some varmints are val uable liabilities. (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1960) They'll Do It Every Time 1 Aoaff"t I eIU Ol Ala J I il f"ljM.A Squatwelj. can blow his roof, VELP OUT HIS WIFE, AND WAGE WAR ON THE GAS CO, OVER A$3 BILL LCOK-I NEVER GET EXCITED" I'M NOT EXCITED NOW-SPUT- LITRUT HOW Ik! TACNATIOM- COULD YOU BURN $39 WORTH , OF GAS IN TWO MONTHS r WHADD4YADOIN' WITH rTLAUMCMlN& A DIRIGIBLES f U ft JTTT I V J I I -51 By Jimmy Hatlo But he spent a young fortune building a barbecue on which so far he5 cooked six ham burgers SSARENT WE EVER bCmf" TO HAVE ANOTHER NOT TODAVA StSX BARBEGUE.POP? JI SElD'-ITZ fffifea- wj-aVW I've h ao A ,1 vlP5xjir W BUSY WEEK.' 2 ZP-2Zir'Z' MLAKEwEwAve, fa Griffin Creek School Plans Annual Program Griffin Creek school will present its annual Thanksgiv ing program Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 9:45 a.m. in the school gymnasium. Entitled "Why We Should Be Thankful," the program will include students of the fifth and sixth grades and the school chorus. Parents and friends are invited to attend. The program was written and directed by Mrs. Harriet Eitemiller. S. Hurok, one of the top flight impresarios of noted dance and musical concert stars, once was a young clerk in a hardware store in his native Russia. 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