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THURSDAY. KKITKMHUK S. IUKJ MKUKOItU MAIL Till BUNK. MfcDFOKD, OKEGON Fair Season Signal for Governors to Hit Sawdust Circuit . i i cnt 1 qmH litA in an- ( Editor's note It's County Fair season and that's an automatic signal for state governors to set some of the affairs of stale aside and head for the sawdust and hotdog circuit. The following dispatch tells how Ohio Gov. James A. Rhodes and his fam ily spent an afternoon and evening at the fair winning canes and stuffed podles, eat I n g hotdogs and shaking hands.) By HASKEU, SHORT Columbus, Ohio-(UPI)-At 2:18 one sunny afternoon Gov. James A. Rhodes waved to his secretary he was not in for any more calls, put on his coat, stuck a couple of newspapers under his arm, and set out on one of those time-honored func tions that is the bread and but ter of state governors. "We'll have a lot of fun," Rhodes said happily as he went down his private elevator, ex changed pleasantries with sev eral typists as he walked through the basement office and on to the parking lot to head to a county fair. The governor sometimes is aboard his plane at 6 a.m. headed for a fair but business this day had kept him at his desk forcing cancellation of plans to visit nine other fairs. But he was all smiles as he started to the Clark County fair near Springfield, his boy hood home, and maybe, he hint ed, another fair or two some where before he got home. . The two-car caravan sped along U.S. 40, the route Rhodes used when he thumbed a ride to Columbus to enroll in Ohio State university 36 years ago. "These fairs are a part of America more people should see," Rhodes said. "Our county fairs are making a big come back. It gives you a chance to appreciate the farmers, their crops and livestock, and the work the women do on the farms." At 3:20 p.m. the caravan en tered a rear gate at the fair. Rhodes always goes in quietly. He paid $5 admission for his party, drove past a deputy sheriff reclining on the deck of a parked car and parked near a sheep barn. Family Group Rhodes lit his pipe and held up a restraining rope as Mrs. Rhodes and their daughters, Sue, 20, Saundra, Id, and Shar on, IB, and Sue s fiance, Dick Moore, 20, of Cincinnati, ducked under and headed into the fair. In three minutes, Rhodes and has family, recognized at first were tossing rings at canes at one of the concessions, 10 throws f o r 15 cents. Rhodes and Saundra had the best luck. His party won 21 canes in 310 throws. The governor, handing out canes as he went along, headed for an exhibition building where he entered the Democra tic party booth. Although he is a Republican, Rhodes was wel comed warmly. He chatted a few minutes, told Democrats who shook his hand that it was the two-party system which made America great. Rhodes posed for pictures with local officials during a vis it at the Republican booth and, escorted by County GOP Chair man Russell D. Rouch, headed for a model home. Sue and Dick, who will be married Sept. 7, paid close attention as C. A. Thrasher of the local electric company explained some electrical appliances. Rhodes carefully noted the various "made in Ohio" prod ucts in the house. Given Souvenir The governor was handed a nail file as a souvenir as he left tlic building. He saw Karen Ticmsnn, 9, with pad in hand and quickly signed an auto graph for her while her broth ers, David 4, and Danny. 5 watched. Their mother, Mrs. Helen Tiemann beamed as Rhodes and Saundra patted the boys on the head. Across the way, George Hughes, a scrapping youngster from Chillicothe, yelled. "Hey, Jim, I'm been waiting for you!" The governor went to Hughes' concession and missed three basketball shots. Hughes grinned, explaining, "He took me at the Xenia fair but I took him for $4 25 at the L'rbana fair." Rhodes then took off his coat, put his glasses and his watch into a trouscr pocket and boy, Clay Reed, 4, obwousty 1 12, who explained the menu was had no idea of what was going hotdogs, sloppy joes, hot or FAIR SEASON Oregon's Gov. Mark O. Hat field is no different from other governors around the nation when it's time for state and county fairs. United Press International's reporter Has kell Short in the accompanying article tells about Ohio Gov. James A. Rhodes and his day at a fair. When Gov. Hatfield visited the Ore gon state fair in Salem this week he admired the prize-winning Devon bull held by its owner, Glenn Jackson, right, chairman of Oregon's state highway commission and owner of Cas cade ranch near Medford. Sen. Wayne Morse, left, who raises Devon bulls and took several blue and championship ribbons with his animals talks with the two men. aisle in an exhibition building looking at the television sets, ap pliances, and furniture, stoop ing for a hurried conversation with Mrs. Marilyn McClure who proudly told newsmen, "I'm Jim's cousin." The governor bought eight bags of peanuts from Dick Slultg, 14, and gave away five canes as he headed for the parking lot after an hour's stay at the fair, announcing he had time to visit the Miami County fair at Troy, 40 miles away. Deputy Sheriff Bill Baker ad vised which road to take to Troy and Rhodes was on his way to the Miami County fair. There was a round of picture taking as fair officials greeted the governor. "I'm so thrilled," Mrs. Myrtle Leveck said after shak ing hands with Rhodes as he headed toward the concessions. His luck was bad as he tossed rings at the cane but he took off his coat, immediately ringed one. Sharon ringed a couple. Their party won 19 in 300 throws. The governor autographed a cane for Walter Boger, whose mother, Mrs. Eugene Boger, said the boy "pestered the life out of me to find the governor when he heard on the speaker he was here." Rhodes then threw six base balls trying to break a phono graph record without success. A man pushed up to thank Rhodes for commuting his pri son sentence. The governor said he had no idea who the grateful person was. Rhodes handed out three canes as he headed toward a youngster he saw on the edge of the crowd to push a stuffed teddy bear into his arms. The Happiness Books Dick West Planning Several Parts In New Publication on Washington Sr. 8. - - I 9 hit six in a row. For that heiiMtion Test.' By DICK WEST Washington (UPI) If I read the signs and portents correctly, we arc on the brink of being inun dated by hap piness books. I base this fore cast partly on the success of a book called "Happiness is Warm Puppy." Illustrated by characters from west the comic strip "Peanuts," it equates happi ness with such childhood pleas ures as gong barefoot, making an "A" in spelling, etc. But mostly I base the pre diction on the success of book called "Happiness is Rat Fink." A parody of the original, it equates happiness with such adult pleasures as seeing your moiner-in-law arrested on a mr- cotics charge and having a pret ty neighbor whoundresses with the shades up. There is an old saying in the publishing business that one good lampoon deserves another, so it seems logical to assume that a number of other books of this sort will be forthcoming. There will, for instance, un doubtedly be a happinrss book for teen-agers, "Happiness is a Stolen Hubcap. " "Happi ness is a Riot at Ocean Citv, aid." And, of course, a happiness book for colleges. "Happiness is 49 Fraternity Brothers in a Telephone Booth." "Happiness is Cribbing on a Religious Ed l fuls: "Happiness is Gov. Rocke-1 This Year." "Happiness is Be- feller Getting a Divorce. The Democratic National com mittee: "Happiness is a South ern Member Who Isn't Unhap py" The Treasuray: "Happiness is a Temporary Increase in the Debt Limit." The Senate: "Happiness is Not Being up for Reelection ing Recognized by the Tour ists." "Happiness is a Five-Hour Speech." The House: "Happiness is Passing a Tax Cut and a Pub lic Works Appropriation on the Same Day." "Happiness is Be ing Mistaken for a Senator." "Happiness is a Wife Who is Your Secretary." won a white stuffed poodle Del W o o d h o u s e pushed through the crowd of 43 per sons formed around the gover nor to recall they played bas ketball on the local high school team years ago. Both men beamed as they introduced their families to each other. Down the Midway to a res taurant. Rhodes went into the kitchen, shaking hands and lis tenine carefully as Mrs. Lillian Unrue explained the coffee making process. He bought 10 hotdogs for his party. There was a minor crisis when two 4-11 club girls discovered the mustard jar missing. They were on the move again. Stephen Hugh, 12, atked in amazement us the big friendly man shook hands, "Are you really h e governor? I never thought I would sec the gover nor in person." Rhodes browsed down t h e Before the market cools off, I hope to be able to interest a publisher in a huppincss book for Washington. I plan to call it "Happiness is 51 Per Cent of the Votes." The book I have in mind would be divided into several sections to cover various areas of the capital, something like this: The Pentagon: "Happiness is Phasing in a New Program Tte- lore tne Old One is Finalized." "Huppincss is a Parking Place Within Five Miles of Hie River Entrance." "Happiness is a Sec retary Who is Younger Than Your Wife." The While House: "Happi ness is Someone Else's Turn to Walk the Dogs." "Happi ness is Cancelling a Newspa per Subscription." "Happi ness is a Wife who In Young er' That Your Secretary." Republican Presidential Hope- !1 W i si mi -. I Ills V vrJ m on as he grinned and continued eating his cotton candy. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Todd Reed of Piqua, shook hands with the governor. Eats Hotdog Rhodes bought a hotdog at the refreshment stand, smeared it with mustard, took a couple of bites and gave the remain der to his wife. Others in the party ate cherry snow cones and caramel apples. "Let's go see the Herefords," the governor said to one of the men and was away quickly. Daughter Saundra found him, talking with Mike Thompson, a member of the Future Farmers of America, who called the governor Jim as he proudly showed his prize winning live-I stock. The Republican Oragnization booth was next. Rhodes was photographed with local Rcpub- j lican officals and talked with persons strolling along the aisle in the Exhibition building. He noticed Nancy Suber, 16, a member of the High School band trying to take a picture. He quickly gave the camera to a newsman with instructions to take her picture with the gov ernor. Next stop the archery range, where Rhodes met his only de feat of the day. Charles Pum mel, 17, Columbus, the conces sion manager, joked as Rhodes missed the balloons, offering to blow up one "real big" for a target. "I don't need a big balloon," Rhodes said. "Let me put a little Jackson county English on this," a reference to the southeastern Ohio hill country where he was born. He missed again. It was shortly after 7 and Rhodes figured he might as well go on to the Mercer Coun ty fair at Celina, 40 miles away. "Won t take long and we will stop after the fair for a good hot meal," he explained. On a Celina street, a few min utes before 8, Rhodes pulled up beside a young driver, whose arm was around his girl friend, J and asked directions, talking as the two cars moved along side by side. The grinning boy, un aware he was talking to the governor, said two blocks i west, three south and then turn west. Not Recognized It was after dark when the governor surprised the people at ; the fairgrounds. He paid $9.50 ! admission. A deputy sheriff in a jeep soon recognized the gov-' ernor, gave his siren a blast and escorted the embarrassed party to the center of the fair. I There was a round of picture taking as Rhodes explained to fair officials he could not stay long, the party not having din ner and had to drive back to Columbus. Somebody said he could eat on the fairgrounds and local radio station WMER would like to have him on the air after 9 p.m. Rhodes handed out canes and iwo poodles to youngsters as the party made its way to the Ce lina band boosters restaurant at ! 9:10. There had been some dis-! cussion among the waitresses over who would have the honor of serving the governor. It fell to Regina Lawrence, cold ham sandwiches, hot choco late, coffee or soft drinks. Has Two Cups of Tea "Rhodes got a cup of tea and sat down by his wife. He got up 43 times to shake hands and signed 37 autographs for young sters. His dinner consisted of two cups of tea. Otis Johnson, a local Republi can, led the party across the harness racing track to intro duce the governor to the grand' stand audience. Rhodes intro- had visited the fair many times and promised to return. Then ne headed for the radio booth, handing out seven canes along the way. It was 9:58 p.m. and Colum bus was 106 miles away. A boy pushed up to the car as a dep uty opened up with his siren to escort the party to the county line. Rhodes gave the boy a cane, discussed farming. The governor stayed awake all the way home. He remarked everybody had a "few genuine blessings ana mine nas oeeu mj duced his family, recalled he family." He said Sue would be married SoDt. 7 and live in an- other part of town while she and Dick finished their senior year at Ohio State. The day af ter the wedding, Saundra, would leave for Stephens College in Missouri. "They are good kids," he said as he rode along, recalling they had gone to 94 fairs and politi cal meetings with him in his campaign last year. It was 12:13 a.m. w 11 e 11 absolutely essential for public officials, and said he was ready to go ahead. He was. He was on his plane at 6:30 a.m. the next day bound for Lima to attend a ceremony opening a new cigar factory. THE DANMOORE HOTEL 1217 SW Morrison St. PORTLAND, OREGON All transient guests. AH those who come, return. Rates not high, not low. Free garage, new location 'i block from hotel. Open until 10 n m. TV's and radios. Reoutation Rhodes arrived at tne executive or cleanliness, mansion. He had enjoyed the CHILDREN UNDER day immensely, doing what seven NO charge most political experts believe is mmmmmmmmmmm BACK-TO-SCHOOL Court Records MKltKORD Ml'NIrlPAI, COl'RT Calvin Summers, violation of basic rule, $15. 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