11. Our food : eggs and dairy products (27:25)

Date:
196u
Summary:
William C. “Bill” Smith of Oregon Educational Broadcasting, who hosts and narrates this group of programs, takes youngsters on a day’s jaunt to an Oregon “egg factory,” a dairy farm and a dairy manufacturing plant to show them that, though milk, butter and eggs still come from the same old reliable sources, the ways which they are processed have changed considerably. On a farm where 100,000 laying hens produce enough eggs in one day to feed cities the size of Schenectady; New York; St. Joseph, MO; and Kalamazoo, Michigan, we see how eggs are gathered, cleaned and graded, and sent to market. On the dairy farms we see modern milking methods and milk being transported to a manufacturing plant. Processes involved in bottling milk and making cheese are seen, and the ice cream bar section is visited.

12. Maxim Freeze-Dried Coffee "Untitled" (01:00)

Date:
1969
Main contributors:
Maxim Freeze-Dried Coffee
Summary:
An advertisement for "Maxim Freeze-Dried Coffee," or instant iced coffee, narrated by a man who is accompanied by music. The scene depicts percolators being used in fourteen different ways other than to make coffee, such as a fishbowl, during the summer. The scene ends with a close-up of the product on ice as the narrator says, "You may never "perc" again."

13. Fountain House (29:09)

Date:
1969
Main contributors:
John Beard, Executive Director, Fountain House, Robert Kaiser, Gary C. Bergland, Larry Novak
Summary:
Shows how Fountain House, located in the "Hell's Kitchen" section of New York City, reintegrates patients returning from mental institutions as functioning citizens. Explains that the house is non-residential and most of the people who come there do not have jobs. Records how Fountain House helps its people find housing, provides vocational training, arranges jobs with nearby businesses, and offers community services in the house itself. Includes conferences between patients and staff at the house and at places of work.

15. The suicide clinic : a cry for help (27:51)

Date:
1969
Summary:
Indicates that a suicide attempt is a cry for help, sympathy, and understanding--all of which can be handled by the suicide clinic. Indicates that most suicide attempts are the result of a crisis which passes leaving the person fully recovered. Shows that suicides cross all socioeconomic levels and that these individuals are not necessarily emotionally unstable. Links most suicides with long-term depression involving love, work, or physical illness. Looks at the need for recognition and therapy of persons with suicidal tendencies.

16. Safe living at school (second edition) (09:42)

Date:
1969
Summary:
Stop-action photography of common school mishaps illustrates potential safety hazards and ways they can be avoided. Points out that a school building is constructed for maximum safety: accidents are caused by people. Stresses the individual child's responsibility for accident prevention.

18. Dial Gold "Untitled" (01:01)

Date:
1969
Main contributors:
Dial Gold
Summary:
An advertisement for Dial Gold soap narrated by a man. The scene depicts a small, cramped car picking up a group of men who are carpooling and looking at one another suspiciously. The scene ends with a close-up of the product and the narrator saying, "Aren't you glad you used dial, don't you wish everybody did."

19. The heartmakers (58:53)

Date:
1969
Summary:
Develops the need for a artificial hearts while arguing for cautious human experimentation. Interviews Dr. Denton Cooley, who made the first artificial heart insertion, and Dr. Michael DeBakey, who is opposed to heart insertion. Shows the famous Karp operation where Dr. Cooley inserted the first artificial heart. Explains that the main problems in using artificial hearts are the power source and the internal lining of the heart, which sometimes have an adverse effect upon red blood cells.

20. Tupperware "Untitled" (00:59)

Date:
1969
Main contributors:
Tupperware
Summary:
An advertisement for Tupperware that is narrated by a man. It begins by showing various produce absurdly outfitted with mechanical locks to express that "You can't put a lock on freshness, without Tupperware." The advertisement then displays that only Tupperware containers are able to lock in freshness and ends with a close-up of the Tupperware logo.