Good News from Ken Turner '28

Past issues of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE have told the story of Kenneth W. Turner '28 who, struck down with the worst kind of paralytic polio four years ago, has been making a courageous comeback and has been establishing a home-based business of his own, handling magazine subscriptions. For the interest of his many Dartmouth friends, we print the following letter which serves as a heartening progress report from the Turners:

DEAR FRIENDS:

Soon it will be two years since that first, so-important magazine subscription arrived at our house in July of 1956. There was a good deal more than a subscription in that envelope. There was hope, and promise, and a challenge—all badly needed by our beleaguered family of four. Now, a brief 21 months and an incredible number of subscriptions later, much that was broken has been mended. Life has new meaning - a sense of purpose, and usefulness, and self-reliance again for the Turners of Tomkins Cove.

This modern day miracle - for so it seems to us - has been made possible only because of friends, and the friends of friends, and the generous, sensitive people beyond our circle who only needed to know of our problems, not to know us. We thank each of you, humbly, and with deepest sincerity.

We think you'd enjoy looking in on our busy, happy family these days. Every member has his important part in the work: Fidelia, devoted wife, so aptly named; Gail who is ten, and Parker, now eight. For me, every day's mail brings fresh excitement and renewed challenge. There is no time for dark doubts and questionings, and - thanks to all of you - there is now a measure of financial independence for us, achieved through our own efforts. And that means a lot to a man.

I must speak my special gratitude to members of my Dartmouth class, and to men of Dartmouth everywhere who have championed the Turners. I can only attempt to repay them, and all the other good friends, by doing my job well. I base my hopes for continued patronage and new business strictly on superior service, not upon personal factors. My concentrated experience in the periodical field can, for instance, save the subscriber money because of awareness of "current special" offers and term rates. The subscriber also has assurance of my highly personal interest and complete follow-up of every detail of every transaction, at no extra cost. Frankly, we need not only those valued renewals, but new business as well, because there's a lot of uphill still ahead. We ask the chance to prove we can do the job - and do it better.

With appreciation, and every good wish.

Free Hill Road, Tomkins Cove, N. Y.

Ken Turner '28 with his wife Fidelia, his daughter Gail, 10, and son Parker, 8.