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4 The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Tues., Aug. 7, 1956 lilinl n ucu dm inn hit i, iua m m iHiia it lmt.it. mm Htr act if Mircl t 11)1. CHARLES V. STANTON, Editor and M.nig.r Member APDYE WRIGHT, Auf. But. Mar. GEORGE CASTILLO, Am. Idirsr of the Associated Press, Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, in. Audit Bureau of Circulations limiMlil ai wfsi H0U01Y co. inc., ninti n i m. icm, liiml iaa frueiict. ui Aiitlii, Sisltli. Pirllul, Dtivif Published Daily Exc.pt Sunday by tha News-Review Company, Inc. lUliOIPIIOK MTtl-ll tmii-l, Hlil-Pn till. I2 M: til U St. Urn M, 11 II. Ollllll O'Uia St MliUril Yllf. lll.H; III 111, 7 H; Una Illtll. Sl.Sii I; Km i,ii tinitr-fir !m, SUM 111 Miiiii), lill ttai oaa ll, III U, (III REASON FOR FEAR Bv Charles V. Stanton Discussing the Coastal Streams Closure proposal to come before Oregon Voters in November, the Bend Bulletin makes an interesting observation. The Bend newspaper noints out improved escapement figures on the Umoqua River following removal of nets and then says: "With these reports in hand it is hard to understand the continued opposition of commercial inter- ests to a proposal which, in the end, may be their salva tion from the decreasing salmon resource of the Pacific Const." The Bend editor may be enlightened by a statement contained in the Aatmian-Rtidefet, for many years the mouthpiece for the commercial fishing interests. Says the Budget ; . Tha main raatont wa oppose afforti to abolish commarcial fishing on coast ttraams ara, first, that wa ara convfncod It will not accomplish its allaged purposa of consarvation and, second, that wa ara convinc.d a successful closura of coast straams by maans of tha ballot will parsuada foas of tha com marcial fisharmen to try tha same thing eventually on the Columbia. Closure Extension Feared Obviously the second reason listed by the Astoria edi tor is the compelling reason. The fish proposed to be tak en out of the commercial category by closure of the coast al streams south of the Columbia compose such a small segment of the commercial fishery that thev are not worth the opposition the proposal generates. They consti tute only about three per cent of the total commercial ton nage and only about ten per cent of the total catch of salmon and steelhead. Less than 170 gillnet licenses are issued for coastal streams, other than the Columbia and Tillamook Bay. Limited net fishing would be permitted in Tillamook Bay under the provisions of the closure bill. But, while gill nets are comparatively few in number, catch studies show they are taking around one-third of the fish population. On the Alsea River, for example, 45.8 per cent of a silver salm on run was taken by the offshore troll, 31.3 by gillnets, 4.3 by the sports fishery, leaving 18.6 for escapement. The Alsea River, one of the coastal streams which would be closed by the bill, has been used for experimentation by the Fish Commission and is one of the best managed of the coastal streams. It also lias a higher percentage of sports take than most streams. But now take a look at the Columbia! Parallel studies on the Columbia show 35.9 per cent for the offshore troll, 50.9 per cent for the river gillnet fish ery, and 13.2 for escapement, less the sports catch. Naturally, the commercial industry is fearful that the Columbia be closed to gillnets and is prepared to fight to the last ditch to prevent closure of coastal streams, be cause pressure to close the Columbiai where jrillnets now are taking half the fish, might follow. Slight Change Noticed in Our Domestic Reds i Would Aid Industry Of the 167 gillnet licenses last year on coastal streams, not one operator depends upon commercial fishing for a complete livelihood. It is a sideline or vacation occupa tion. If these gillnet operations were eliminated, no one would be seriously hurt financially. At the same time around one-third of a river's salmon population would be added to present escapement, making around one-half the total population. Through increased escapement, it should be only a few years until coastal streams would be con tributing far more fish to the offshore troll, which lakes roughly one-half the population, '.while, at the same time, the migrations into the rivers would be increasing. Thus, as the Bend Bulletin points out, the closure pro posal may be the salvation of the commercial fishery. The editor of the Aatnrian-Budpet, who fears that the closure "will not accomplish its alleged purpose of con servation" certainly can hold no brief for present policies, which have resulted in a decline of more than six million pounds in commercial catch from coastal streams in the last 30 years. It seems to me, in the light of the record, he should, as a person interested in the welfare of the in dustry, be willing to try almost anything that would give even a remote promise of changing the trend. Baldock Admits Making Mistakes, But Maintains. Department Record Good By PAUL W. HARVEY JR. SALEM 11 "We've made many mistakes," said R. H. Bal dock, looking back over the years he has been Oregon Highway De partment engineer, "but our rec ord is good." "Many states have studied our highway system as an outstand ing example," he said, "and Ihe federal government and other states have recognized and hon ored many of our men." Baldock. who leaves the middle nf this month to head a highway mission to Iraq, has himself re ceived many honors. He has been president of the American Assn. of State Highway Officials, and now is on its executive commit tee. He also has headed the West ern Assn. of Stale Highway offi cials, and the Highway Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Baldock received the George S. Bartlelt award in 1950. the highest honor that can be paid to a road builder. Never has a major scandal touched the highway commission. Baldock said he can remember only threo instances in which em ployes proved dishonest. He's not only proud of the gov ernors and commissioners under whom he lias served, but he also is proud of the Legislatures. "Oregon has tha most honest government of any state I know J of, he said, "and I v been in a lot of states." For a long time, there has been a move in the Legislature to in crease the number of highway commissioners from three to five. "I'm opposed to that," he said. "Our three-man system has been eminently successful. You should not change a system unless you can change for Ihe belter." When asked what facet of his character has helped him most in dealing with the many problems , ne nas lacea, ne answered: I "You've got to keep a sense of humor in this business, parlicular I ly when you Ret nasty letters from people w ho don t like the location of new highways." Baldock has had Ihe same sec retary during all of his 24 vears. She is Miss Helen Ingrey, his de voted Girl Friday. 1 thought this occasion of his departure would be a good time lo clear up a myslerv. That is: Why is Robert Hugh Baldock called "Sam." "It's a mystery to me. too." Baldock replied. "I first was call ed Sam in college, and everybody has called me that ever since." Tree Farms Open Door To Wider Opportunities WASHINGTON, D.C. (Special) The American Tree Farm System of growing timber as a crop on private lands gained nearly 2 mil lion acres during the first' half of 1956, according to midyear figures announced by C. A. Gillctt, man aging director of American Forest Products Industries, the national sponsor. Certified Tree Farm acreage in 4.1 participating states now totals 39,587,554 acres as compared to 37,- 910 acres last Jan. 1 and 35,- 396.564 on July, 1, a year ago. Ihe tree rarm program is an industry - sponsored movement to recognize private landowners who voluntarily protect their woodlands from fire, insects, disease and de structive grazinaFand who harvest for repeated crops. Georgia, with 3,795,743 acres en rolled, retains national leadership, followed closely by Florida with 3,603,014 acres; Alabama, 3,558, 242; Oregon, 3,324,931 acres; Tex as, .l.Jtfy.stn acres; Arkansas, 3, 372,423 acres: and Washington, 3.- 322.994 acres. Mississippi leads in the number of certified Tree harms: 910. Tex as is second with 831, and Ala- oama tmrd wiln 663. Various Benefits Listed "Tree farming not only assures regular timber harvests through scientific management, but provid es multiple use of the land," said Gilletl. "It means water and soil conservation, cover and food for wildlife, better streams for fishing and ideal watersheds for reser voirs and streams. The humus on the Tree Farm floor enables soil to store up water which otherwise would cause erosion, muddy streams and water losses." Gillctt said the Tree Farm pro gram, now onJy 15 years old, is opening Ihe door lo new opportuni ties for private woodland owners around the country. Farmers and other owners hold 61 per cent of the country's total commercial for est land. The government owns 26 per cent; industries 13 per cent. "The 4,250,000 small woodlot owners of Ihe country hold, to a great extent, the key to this coun try's ability to keep total timber growth ahead of harvests," said Gillett. "It is indeed encouraging to see that more and more of these landowners are showing an interest in growing trees as a crop." Adlai Will Be Nominated Again On First Or Second Ballot, Manager Predicts By D. HAROLD OLIVER AP Staff Writer Adlai Stevenson's chances for a second Democratic presidential nomination on an early ballot have turned up sharply since Sen. Estes Kofauver withdrew in his favor a week ago. But Gov. Averell Harriman of New York, Stevenson's leading op ponent in the first ballot test at Chicago next week, says he's in the race to stay to give the Demo crats what he calls a "fighting leader." Former President Harry Tru man and a batch of "favorite sons" appear to hold the key vi an early decision. With 686',ii of the Natonal Con vention's 1,372 votes needed for nomination, an Associated Press tabulation of pledged votes and preferences expressed in polls Stevenson 460 Harriman ' 164 Others 321 Uncommitted 427 Hope Pinnad On Truman James finnegan, Stevenson s campaign manager, predicts Stev enson will have more than 600 voles on the first ballot and will win no later than the second. Frank McKinney of Indiana, for mer Democratic national chair man and a Harriman leader, be lieves Harriman will have "in the neighborhood" of 450 first ballot votes. Harriman supporters obviously are hoping Truman who has Repayment Pact For Talent Project Water Users Set Testimonial Dinner Set To Honor R. H. Baldock PORTLAND im Government; ana transportation groups are sponsoring a testimonial dinner here Aug. 10 for H. H. Baldock, who is quilling as Oregon High way Department engineer to ac cept an engineering post, in Iraq. Charles A. Sprague, Salem pub lisher, is general chairman and scheduled speakers include Gov. Klmo Smith and A. C. Clark of, Washington, D. C, deputy com missioner of the Bureau of Public Koads. Invitations have been extended) to Western governors, highway of-i I ficials and to past Oregon high-, .way commissioners and state of-, ! finals. i Attendance will be limited to: 500, the capacity of the Multnom ah Hotel ballroom. The OreRon State Motor Assn. is handling ticket distribution. AIOI IN ROSEBURO Social Security representative C. renton Ford Fi, ,,,.. i,.....i., assistant wilh h,m r-rt. l- today to aid in an expected rash of questions regarding the newly enacted Social Security Art. The assistant I name is James D. Ham-blet. Top Number Immigrants Are Admitted To U. S. WASHINGTON More immi grants were admitted lo the Inilcd Stales in the first six months of 1954 than in any other similar period since 1929. the im migration service said today. Commissioner Joseph M. Swing of the Immigration and Naturali zation Service said the number ad mitted in each of the six months averaged about 26.500. In a report to Ally. G e n. Brownell, Swing said about 38.000 of those admitted came in under the provisions of the Refugee Re lief Act. The report said a total of 100.000 persons out of the 209.000 author ued by the act had been admit ted by June 30. WASHINGTON Ml Details of a repayment contract for water users of the Talent Division of the Rogue River Basin reclamation project have been approved, Sec retary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton said. The contract will be submitted to a vote of the users shortly, he said. It calls for irrigators to pay their share of the costs of the dams, canals and other works which are designed to provide a full water supply to 5.310 acres of land and supplemental water lo 10.030 acres already under irriga tion near Ashland. The works also are intended to supplement the supply to 14,000 acres of the Mod ford and Hogue River irrigation districts near iwedtord. There will be three dams and reservoirs, 133 miles of canals and laterals and a 16.000-kilowatt pow er plant. Total cost is estimated at $19,932,000 with $11,300,000 of this allocated to irrigation. Power revenues are expected to pay for non-irrigation costs and also finance $4,700,000 or the irri gation costs not covered in Ihe proposed repayment contracts with the Talent. Medford and Rogue River districts. The proposed contract calls for the Talent district to repay not more than $5,810,000 over a period of 60 years. If construction costs justify it. the repayment may he sealed down to an even five mil lion. As soon as water users approve the contract, construction will start. Seaton said, on Howard Prairie Dam and Reservoir, the Green Springs power plant, col lection canals, delivery canals and laterals. An appropriation of $2,400,000 for fiscal 1957 has been set aside for this. professed neutrality will come out with a public plug for the New York governor. Favorite Sons Listed Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson of Tex as. Senate DemnerDlie learlei- has 5814 votes in his column, and Ste venson forces have been eyeing these hopefully. Gov. Frank J. Lausche of Ohio, with 55. says he doesn't know whether Kefauver's Withdrawal Will aller hie nuin plans as a candidate. Mark R. Holioran. leader in the Missouri move to obtain the nom ination for Sen fitliai'l Cumindlnn of that state, says Missouri's 38 voies proDamy win go lor Sym ington as instructed "and then switch to Stevenson at the end of the roll call if the results show what they are now expected to show." Neither Gov. G. Mennen Wil liams of tliriii0.-n nnr Kan War ren Magnuson of Washington has imucitifu any intention 10 release favorite son first hallnf vntnc Wil liams tlac idl I'nla, anrl Xf-nn..- son 26. Gov. A. B. Chandler, with 30 Kentucky votes in his pocket, says he has a chance of augment ing these from followers of Sen. Kcfauver. Adlai Mum-on Running Mat The Kefauver withdrawal stirred new interest in vice presi dential nomination prospects, with many of his supporters urging a Stevenson-Kefauvcr ticket. Kefau ver left the door open to accepting second place, but said there had been no "deals." Stevenson refused to express a preference for a running mate, but said Kefauver is "certainly among" many he would consider satisfactory. Sen. Hubert Humph rey of Minnesota is the only avoweo canninaie lor vice presi dent. Gov. Robert Mcyner of New' Jersey, Sen. John Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mayor Robert Wagner of New York City are on! a long potential list. In The Day's News (Continued From Page One) put together they don't amount to much. What Nasser wants to know is what Russia is going to do. The day's dose of politics: Harold Stassen continues his anti-Nixon canmaign today with charges that the vice-president has evident weaknesses as a vote-getter among labor, minority and in dependent voter groups. He might have aaaea mat nixon Record Of Administration 1 Bases View Of Ellsworth That Ike Merits Reelection column, writtan by m.mber. of j 83rd Republican Congress. tha Oregon congressional atiegi-.Road Eats lougner tion, concerning their part In thai recently adiournad 14th Congress.) WASHINGTON A year or u ago a top government omcer aaiu with reference to the world situa- PYfEF.niMOi.v weak among tion that it was time lor an agon-i j i : , . nAn,nfl,0l, Thav i,ifi0 rpannraisfll" of our Policies. I uycu-111-lllC-ww, u,mu,' rr- , ,-..,..-- L. .nnn him aa Inn nonulariln ordinary words that means lei s .n0A nrneram of hienwav rnn. among voters generally, and would : look at what we've done no matter j strucljon and rebuilding. The op. like to gel na or mm. now mum n nm,. . position majority in tins vungress I iow tnai me setunu wmB." : couid n0L maKe up its mina now to i c n..ant;n nmnn AnvM fho first fnur-vear .isennower escapes this morning from an hon-i presidential term has adjourned, or camp at a forestry project near the voters in our 48 states might Since the beginning of the new Democratic controlled 84th Con. cress in 1955. President Eisenhow. er's legislative program has been mauled, man-handled and has fre quently taken a beating. ine rresiueiu umicu mi a lung Eureka, and road blocks set up in the area failed to catch him. He was sentenced in Trinity county in December of 1954 to a term ot up to five years and ne nao well make an agonizing reappnaS' al of what they did midway of the Eisenhower term when they faced him with an opposition Congress bv their votes in the 19o4 election, prior felony conviction on his rec-l The first two years went smooth- ord, but his behavior had beenjly in spite of some snarp cnanges good enough to win him a chance at honest labor in the great out doors. the trend of things as they had been under the previous adminis tration. Inflation was halted. Price, He WASN T good enoiiRh and i wage, and rent controls were ena- skinned out when nobody was.ed. Keaucea leaerai expenuuurcs looking. There have been a lot of ex- capes from these honor camps, where convicts do useful labor in the national forests and the state parks and other outdoor public enterprises and are paid wages in addition to their board and lodging. The percentage of escapees, however, has been surprisingly small, and I hope the state of Cal ifornia keeps the honor system going. Suppose some of them do take it on the lam. Maybe a few will think it over" and COME BACK. You know what St Matthew says: "If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine and goeth into the mountains and seeketn tnai wnicn gone astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. ade tax reductions of more than seven billions of dollars possmie. rould not make up i disagree with the President and still pass waniea mgnway legisla tion. Finally, after haggling for nearly a year and a half a hill was passed but the construction program was delayed more than a year. The Eisenhower administration fell heir to an impossible situation in agriculture. The mandatory 90 per cent price support program which seemed to be needed to in crease food production for war was still in effect. The price de pressing mountain of surplus com. modifies in government warehous es, in idle ships, and in box cars A phoney truce in tne Korean war had become a growing multi-oil- was halted and actual peace es- )ion dolar neadachc , The 83rd Con tablished Confidence in govern- M (ook off he ri id contro meni and a stab hzed economy "j , .... J; , . - - -.'iiiu autdiivcu alliums utauusdi. DUl brought investment capital out of. (h House ; he first , , hiding, resulting in tremendous in dustrial plant expansion and more people working at higher wages than ever before in our history. Those were terrific strides to be made in less than 24 months. To a considerable extent they were made possible because the Con gress for those two years was con- Ow prison system in this coun try doesn't have much to recom mend it. In general, it herds wrongdoers together in idleness, and if they weren't wholly bad when they went in they're apt to be when they come out. U. S. Opposition To Red China Nod Again Stressed DETROIT 11 A Stale Depart ment spokesman declared Monday that the United States government is firmly united in opposition to Red Chinese membership in the United Nations. Rumors abroad that the U.S. position is shifting were dis counted by Asst. Secretary of State Robert C. Hill in a talk prepared for the Detroit Board of Commerce. Hill said Congress, President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles "have expressed them selves so clearly on this point that I find it difficult to understand that the United States position could be misjudged by anyone." Hill cited a long record of congressional resolutions opposing a U.N. seat for the Chinese Reds. He also cited a record of aggres sive Red Chinese activities, listing Korea, the Formosa area, South east Asia and in the treatment of Americans held in China as being among the major reasons for the U.S. attitude. Further, he said, there is "wide spread disillusionment" with com munist rule inside China and the government of Nationalist China in Formosa stands "as a symbol of psychological resistance (to Red China) as well as a military force in being." Ike OK's Added Fund For Reactor Project WASHINGTON ifl President Eisenhower signed a bill Monday authorizing an additional $24,100.' 000 spending by the Atomic En ergy Commission on reactor de velpment and military work. The total included 15 million dol lars to expand the reactor develop ment program and SS. 100.000 for construction items and test sites. 1 WASHINGTON (NEA) The cases of President Gamal Abdel Nasser of ERypt and ex-President Juan D. Peron of the Argentine can be profitably looked at to gether, through stereoscopic lenses. Both got their starts the same wav. They were army colonels. Both became strong-men leaders of small eliaues of officers who seized power, threw out their pres idents, and then succeeded them. Look now at how the United States has handled them. Peron's "junta" took over in February, 1944, to stop the Argen tine government from declaring war against the Axis. ; American policy towards Peron ! was at first lough. There was the ! famous L:. S. State Department j "Blue Book" documenting Argen-' tine collaboration 'with Germany 1 and Italy, issued under the direc- tion of Asst. Secretary of State Spruille Braden in February, 1946. 1 It blasted Peron and his gang on nearlv everv page. BRADEN WAS FORCED to re sign in June, 1947, and the U. S. Government adopted a softer poli cy toward 1'eron and r.vita. ; The I'nited States advanced 1 them money, but most of it went to pay off American exporters who had advanced the Argentine more credit than its shattered economy could pay for. In appreciation of this help. Per-1 on began to play footsie with the Communists. Russia sent a big mission to Buenos Aires and stag ed a big trade fair. Peron made a number of barter deals with Russia but they all flopped. The Commies got meat and grains but ' delivered little in return. It took the Argentinos 10 years to get their belly full of Peron and throw him out of their own free ' will. Question Was that better than forcing him out by earlier Amer ican interference in the Argen-1 line's internal affairs? LOOK NOW AT THE CASE of Colonel Nasser and Egypt. Nasser was the strong young man in the military "cabal" that kicked King Farouk off the throne in July, 1952. and made Maj. Gen. Moham med Naguib president. Nasser succeeded him two years later. The U. S. government did not adopt a tough policy with the new Egyptian government because the ousting of Farouk was a good move. The U.S., the U.K. and the World Bank began lo work with the Egyptians on plans for the 1.3 billion dollar Aswan dam and irrigation project, essential for Egyptian survival. . Then, by coincidence, in Septem ber, 1955, the same month in which the Argentinos threw out Peron it was disclosed that Nasser was playing footsie with the Commies. FIRST U. S. government reac tion was to get scared of Com munist penetration in Africa. Then somebody woke up to the fact that the Egyptian economy was in no condition to finance its 9O0-milIion-dollar., local currency share of As wan dam costs. So last December's V. S. offer of an outright grant of 56 million dollars to help Egypt finance the Aswan dam was withdrawn, as was Britain's offer of financial aid. Actually, the V. S. money would not have gone to Egypt, but to V. S. suppliers of materials and machinery. It was the same kind of a deal as Ihe U. S. offer of loans to the Argentine to pay off Amer ican creditors. But Nasser had one more trick up his sleeve. He announced seit ure of the Suez Canal and its na tionalization. Question Is it better to try forcing Nasser into a corner now than to help the desperately poverty-stricken Egyptian people and then let them handle him, later: AEC Grants Permit To Build Nuclear Power Project WASHINGTON uB The Atom ic Energy Commission has granted a "conditional" permit for construction of a controver sial 40'j million dollar nuclear power plant near Monroe, Mich. Proposals for construction of the plant, a "fast neutron breeder" type, has been criticized on grounds that it might prove un safe. However, the AEC said that be fore an operating permit is -issued the commission "must be thor oughly satisfied that the reactor can be operated 'without undue risk to the health and safety of the public'." The. commission said it notified the Power Reactor Development Co., of Detroit, a private organi zation which was granted the per mit, that it believes the safety problems "can be resolved within a reasonable time." The development company is composed of 26 industrial con cerns, more than half of which are utility companies. The AEC permit specified that the atomic power plant be con structed no later than Dec. 15, 1960. The plant will be designed to produce 100,000 kilowatts of elec trical power. The power will be distributed by the Detroit Edison Co., one of the members of the development company. In discussing the safety angles, the AEC announcement said the fast neutron breeder type of re actor is one with which "there ii limited experience." Therefore, it said, "much experimental and theoretical work remains to be done." The permit issued Saturday cov ers only construction of the nu clear plant and does not extend to its operation. The AEC said the operating Ii. cense will not be issued "until it is firmly established after com pletion of the plant and after care ful tests, that the final design pro vides reasonable assurance to the satisfaction of the commission that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation of the reactor." the opposition 84th Congress passed a Dill to reinstate 90 per cent rigid parity. The President then made some recommendations for farm legislation which were generally ignored and he was confronted with what he considered an impos sible farm bill, which he vetoed. Finally, the 84th Congress passed a farm bill but not before the hassle over it had delayed its bene fits for a crop year. A nationwide survey ordered by the President revealed a serious shortage of 300.000 school class rooms. The problem was consider ed to be one of emergency propor tions. He recommended a S-year program designed "to give the greatest help to the states and lo calities with the least financial re sources." The opposition controlled Congress brought its own version of school aid to the floor of the House where it was defeated. That plan was to give federal aid to all states on a pro rata basis without reference to need. There is more of this, but I do not want to wear out my welcome as a guest writer. It seems likely that our present happy state may be the result of momentum generated in the first two years when the President and Congress pulled together. There re signs here and there, in the auto industry and elsewhere." that our economy is not moving ahead with the vigor it had not long ago. Our free economy is a sensitive apparatus which invariably reacts to the stability and dependability of government. In view of Mie record which is now written in full it seems that the logical result of careful reap praisal would be to continue Pres ident Eisenhower in office for an other four years and this time give him a Congress controlled by his own party. MILTON E. (Mick) HARD Special Representative Northweittin Mutual Life Ini. Ca. Phone ORchard 3-3751 - 991 N. W. Cornell fKaasay) PEOPLE DO READ SPOT ADS Tt Ii what you aro readinf now. Why Be For Sale?? Call 3-7043, Winter Real Estate and be SOLD! Wa md 3 and 4 bedroom homes & rural acreage. frank explanation The cost of medicine has risen sharply in recent years. This rise may be attributed to two factors. The first is the economic condition which has caused all commodi ties to advance in price. The second is tho use of new and more beneficial drugs which are highly complex in nature and consequently more costly to manufacture and process. However, many drugs now sell for less than 10 percent of their intro ductory cost. Penicillin, for example, was reduced in price 93 percent during its first four years of commercial sale. Although modem medicines are more expensive -than the simple compounds used a few decades ago. the benefits of shortened periods of illness and reduced suffering far exceed in value the increase in cost.
