Show Arthur S Flemming: 'new fbJisiE 2 A i y 74 Co Ov HOT '4 IolV b y lean man told the cab driver “Take to the Department of Health Education and Welfare” “Which entrance?” the cabbie responded “You want the cranberry entrance or the entrance?” poisoned-chicke- n Usually his gag got a laugh but not this time so the driver added “That was a joke Mister” A hollow groan came from the back seat “It’s no joke t6 me my friend” the passenger said He was Arthur S Flemming Secretary of Health Education and Welfare whose prochemicals nouncements on in our foods have stirred up the biggest hornet’s nest in recent Washington history are still hard put to Capital understand what happened When President Eisenhower appointed Flemming the latter was known only as a fine administrator a sturdy Methodist and a nice shy gentleman He was expected to serve out the tail end of the Eisenhower administration with flower-fres- h 4 popular fragrances: flordl spice mint and pine cancer-produci- i More women buy FLORIENT 3d-tim- than any other air deodorant Vfcrever Ycjr Feet Hurt ! ng ers self-effaci- ng efficiency Drive Safely Plagued Day And iglif v'iitli Oladder Discomfort? Unwise eating or drinking may be a source of mild but annoying bladder irri— tations — making you feel restless tense and uncomfortable And if restless nights with nagging backache headache or muscular aches and pains due to strain or emotional upset are adding to your misery— don’t wait— try Doan’s Pills Doan’s Pills act 3 ways for speedy relief 1 — They have a soothing effect on bladder irritations 2— A fast on nagging backache headaches muscular aches and pains 3 — A wonderfully mild diuretic action thru the kidneys tending to increase the output of the 15 miles of kidney tubes So get the same happy relief millions have enjoyed for over 60 years New large economy size saves money Get Doan’s Pills today over-exerti- on on r 1 tonic water and the coloring agent in black jelly beans were questioned Suddenly Flemming was famous — or infa- mous — as a Don Quixote of the Potomac who in behalf of the housewife and her family had taken on powerful pressure groups without batting an eye People began asking “Who is this guy?” — Formerly a political-scienteacher Arthur Sherwood Flemming resigned from American commisUniversity to become a sioner in 1939 specializing in recruiting workers for nine years For two terms he served on the reorganizatice civil-servi- ce Hoover Commission with two powerful fellow workers and friends on-minded Milton Eisenhower and Nelson Rockefeller Later he became President Eisen-director hower’s But for 20 yern’s nobody mistook him for a ball of fire Then came those cranberries When pressure from businessmen and growers mounted some observers were startled to see him stick to his guns' But not those who knew him They would have been stunned if he had taken even Xsmall backward step A lay leader in his church he holds deep convictions which he applies to every aspect of his life More than any other cabinet member he has given his abilities made headlines With Cranberries to national religious projects serving as vice president of the and capons then with National Council of Churches His career is all the more relipstick and jelly beans markable because he never intended to become a Government this is no headline official His chosen field was edu- a dedicated man faced cation When he was tapped for And then as the saying goes the roof blew off Flemming called a press conference 17 days before Thanksgiving and announced that some of the new cranberry crop was contami- - -nated by a poisonous weed killer labeled aminotriazole In tests on rats it produced cancer of the thyroid The law was clear: any food containing a chemical that rl caused cancer in an animal could " not be offered to humans Close on the heels of the cranberry incident came the discovery chemical in of a cancer-causicaponettes Another Flemming warning swept $10 million worth of chickens out of supermarket with problems refrigerators Social Security to There was more to come Penicillin turned up in milk Seventeen dyes used in lipsticks were s banned Quinine' flavoring in H' defense-mobilizati- on yet hunter just ng ranging from the Black Death By CURTIS MITCHELL 14 ”‘"“7 °Oft The tall Mates air smell & eft Ol-- O 1 Ko' ° STUFFY ATTIC & Family Weekly May 22 1960 ) the Civil Service Commission whei) 34 years old he talked it over Nvith his1 wife Bernice Virwho ginia Molen an was American University’s registrar Europe was at war and we ex-teac- her |