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Fair Season Signal for Governors to Hit Sawdust Circuit
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( 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.
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Riley Fred Bean, violation of
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James Alexander Rodger, viola
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of hnsic rule, $10.
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of basic rule. $10.
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