Folder 5

1960 May 01, 4 p. w/env. Letter to Brother Has been purposely avoiding talking about the political situation in Turkey which is under “a virtual dictatorship”; “Elections are either fixed or no election is held when the constitution calls for one;” was told to stay in her home over the weekend; Schools have been closed for one month, “Two police officials who interfered with the student mob in Istanbul were torn limb from limb. We think there were some hurt but few killed here. The newspapers of course print nothing;” All the out of town traveling has been cancelled and there is a 9 pm curfew.
1960 May 05, 2 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Turkey is under Martial Law; Upset because her second washing machine didn’t work and they never brought another, “Well I finally got a 3rd by raising h___ and putting a block under it;” is trying to get out a three fold pictorial brochure called “What is Home Economics Extension;” described the orphanage she visited “It’s fearful and terrible.”
1960 May 06, 5 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Has bought a German Opel that will be delivered in three months and is working out selling her car; had a few demonstrations in Ankara, “Like all dictatorships it seems the Prime Minister just found out that he isn’t popular with the people;” gives the address to the office; is sending her folks money and is trying to arrange for them to visit her in Ankara; Turkey is still holding up the postage from America, except letters still go through
1960 May 07, 4 p. w/env. Letter to Folks “When the young woman who had been here told me this was skirt and sweater country, she wasn’t lying;” Is about to have her walls painted; is having a hard time figuring out how to handle the money coming in from the down payment on the car she’s selling; got a letter from Washington D.C. that said they were sending excerpts from Mary’s newsletter to all state land grant schools; “This country is beautiful. If they ever get it cleaned up it’ll be perfect tourist country.”
1960 May 11, 4 p. w/env. Letter to Brother Talks about three Home Ec grads who are married to important American men at Ankara; “All the Turks talk about here is [Caryl] Chessman,” Turkish teacher asked the U.S.I.S. librarian if she knew Chessman in Turkish conversation, she got offended and left the class, the Turkish teacher did not know much English; “The American Church Board here is translating to Turkish “Renille of a Persian Village,” Mary is trying to get copies out to make it a required reading in her Training Center; heard there was am Extension opening in Israel, “I thought of indicating interest but I’m sort of pro Arab in sympathy;” is working on a program for a six girl field committee that will be the planning committee for her Short Course; “Our political troubles seem to have blown over here for the present.”
1960 May 18, 4 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Sunday Night Had a Turkish teacher finish language school and is not working in the Ministry under Mary; is working on a lesson for city women on nutrition and weight control; counterparts are wanting to cook for her now since they have been fed by Mary so often; asks about folk’s itinerary for visiting.
1960 May 18, 3 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Washington D.C. sent another Home Ec. to Libya for a month to advice in their program; “This place is getting like K.S.U. I can’t seem to plan anything for myself ahead;” “I’m ashamed of it but my counterparts have no interest in nothing except trip money and free handouts. It’s a shame to ask people with an education above the 8th grade to try and work with them.”
Economics Extension report, 4 p. March-April 1960, Issue No. 12
1960 May 25, 5 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Curfew in Ankara is on again, 8:00pm; had a bit of a crisis as usually I.C.A. picks 5-6 candidates to go into an English language program so they can study abroad in the U.S. but this time at the opening, Mary was surprised with 40 people and the Extension Head is on vacation so she is trying to figure the problem out herself; the demonstrations in Turkey are continuing
1960 May 29, 5 p. w/env. Letter to Folks “Suheyla went off to Vienna and left mw with a National field committee meeting. I had 5 very bright girls and we got quite a little done without help or support of my ministry counterparts;” got up in the morning to the sound of commotion, there had been sounds of tanks and machine guns “I saw the American Ambassador tear by with all flags flying; her neighbor who had recently resigned as Minister of Justice was taken by gun point, “I guess they have the Prime Minister, the Pres., and Minister under lock and key in Military quarters;” “You’ve got to hand it to the Turkish Military for a well planned coup and to the people for a sane celebration.”
1960 May, 5 p. no env. Press Release U.S. Editors See ‘Spirit of Atatruk’ In Turkish Events; News roundup; In the U.S.A.