11Tfcs Statesman, Salem. Ofqon, Tp day. May 10. IS43
' - . i ' & .
McKay Defends State Old Age
Assistance Bill in Statement;
(Story also on Page One) '; x
Following is the text of Governor Douglas McKay's statement on
signing the 1949 legislative bill on Old Age Assistance which he
signed Monday. '
The text:
"As a candidate for Governor I made, two commitments to the
citizens of Oregon receiving old age assistance, first. I promised to do
my best to place all liquor re
ceipts, from which assistance pay
ments have been made in the past.
In the general fund, and to have
assistance appropriations made
from that fund. This has been ac
complished. I also stated on num
erous occasions that I believed our
senior citizens should receive a
minimum of $50.00 per month and
In my message to the retent ses
sion of the legislature asked that
this sum be provided. I believe
that this has been done by Houe
Bill 436. I have given this ,bill
most careful and thorough study,
and it is my firm conviction that
under its provisions recipients of
eld age assistance will be greatly
benefited. There has been a great
ion, properly administered, will
prevent unjust burdens, ;j
Defines "N'eedlj"
"The act recognizes as needy
any person ofqualify'ng age who
does not have income and re
sources sufficient to provide food,
clothing, shelter and other neces
sary essential; needs to afford a
reasonable sustenance to maintain
life compatible with tlecency and
health and states the minimum
amount of suArh income and re
sources so deemed and considered
as sufficient is herein fixed at fifty
dollars ($50)1 per month. The
'resources' of an applicant or re
deal of misunderstanding as to its j cipient. which can be considered
provisions, and I urge that inter-! in determining the amount of
ested parties consider these facts: j monthly grant in each case, does
ffm Urn' Prevision ! nGt include pmmal effects, cloth-
-there is no 'lien provision in : furniture or household equip
the law. No one will be asked , ment- nor any o t h e ri personal
under its provisions to sign away j P"oPrty that the state public wel
any property. The attorney gen- j fare commission may determine
eral has advised me that the act necessary ta the benefmary s
does not provide for a 1-en again-t : fenal welfare, considering agV
any recipient. Provisions are ! health, livingjconditions! and such
made that If both recipient hus- : "ther matters as may be deemed
band and wife die and leave an , Prtinent and as may be in com -estate
other than an occupied I P 'an Wlth j?1 ru, nd T;
home, a claim may be filed ! unions applicable to 'f-'Mmixes.
againrTsur estate, which may be ln other words, in any proper
considered a preferred claim " un- ca- n applicant or recipient un
der the law. A home or place of i der this Iaw mav be allowed to
residence, or part thereof, owned Possess and keep any personal
or possessed and occupied bv an Property that is allowed under the
otherwise qualified applicant or .federal low without loss or re-iri-nt
will (r. nn Ka .,k; riuction of assistance grant. It
to any such claim duringthe life
time of the recipient.
"The act a Wo vests the Public
Welfare commission with di-cre-
further provides that .ownership
or possession? of a home or place
of residence -tsf the beneficiary or
his family shall not render such
beneficiary ineligible to receive
tate public k welfare commission
hall take into consideration the
funrjs available for public asswt
ane and estimate and allocate to
tion to dispose or any such claim assistance. Jt requires that the
in any manner deemed equitable,
or to waive payment in any case
In which such commission finds
that the enfoicement there' f. in the different:; categories of public
.whole or in part, would be in- j assitance the available funds for
equitable, and would tend to rie- 1 ""nt.al needs to maintain a
. . I standard of living during such per
fect the purpose of the pubhc as- iort compatible vith decency and
sistance law.' The latter provis- health. In addition, each eiijriblf
person under the act is entitled to
receive medical, dental, surjical.
hospital, nursing or other care to
restore and maintain health,, pur
suant to accepted standards of
medical practice and compatible
with decency and reasonable com
fort. It follows, of course, that
this is within the limitation of
available funds provided by the
federal government, the state and
the counties.
State May Pay Burial
"In addition thereto, in case a
beneficiary dies and funeral ex
penses have not been paid for in
advance, and the deceased leaves
no real property or money suf
ficient to provide a decent and re
spectable burial, the state public
welfare commission is authorized
and directed to provide such bur
ial out of funds available for
j carrying out me purpose oi
act.
"I appreciate that the act does
not incorporate all of the provis
ions of the so-called Old-Age
Pension Act adopted by the
people at the last November elect
ion, but it does contain many of
them and strives to that goal. It
is in compliance with the rules
and regulations of the United
States government which is neces
1 sary to meet government stand -I
ards and obtain federal funds.
Lead to LIUgaUea
"To disapprove the act would
j lead to confusion and almost cer-
tain litigation, which would jeop-
ardize our federal grant in the ab
jsence of further legislation to
comply with the Social Security
i act. could result in reduced pay
! ments to recipients, and might
! necessitate the calling of a special
session of the legislature, with
j great expense to the taxpayers
and with no assurance that any
j more favorable act would be pas
; sed by it.
! "I am not unmindful of the fact
that if I were to consider only j
j political expediency and disregard
my public duty, as I see it. my j
! oath, and my conscience, I would ,
disapprove rather Hian approve
i the act. But I am convinced that ;
the welfare of the state and of the
! aged citizens who are in need will
be advanced if this bill becomes a
i law. and that I would be derelict
! in meeting my oblieations if I
disapproved it. Therefore, after
a conscientious consideration "f
all the circurrstances in the public
welfare commission program, 1
have approved it."
Some of those "pearls which
look so smart on women's neck
are made of glass beads covered
with lacquered scales of small fisli
such asherring.
Rhythm Training
-V
j
for Pupils Demonstrated
im i ;
v
r
A W
V
MONMOUTH Elementary! school students i of Men men th are being given special rhythmic training to
give them confidence to move freely and ' well. The photo shows a group of sixth grade papils learn
ing a rhythmic dance based on the Paul Banyan legend during a recent elementary school conference
at the Oregon College of Education la Monmouth. (OCE news bureau photo.)
Drowned Boy's
Body Found
By Searchers
HALSEY. May 9-(Special)-The
body of 12-year-old William Hen
ry Harding was recovered from
Muddy creek about 9 a. m. today.
The boy drowned Sunday when
the bank crumbled throwing him
into the water.
The body was found about 100
feet below where the boy fell into
' the creek. It was almost the iden
tical spot where I. E. Gardner,
! Halsey Srea farmer, was drowned
I last year.
Hardi4was born in Portland,
Jan. 20,; 1937 and moved to Halsey
: with his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Harding, while still an in
fant. He was a member of the
Christian church, a boy scout, and
in the 5th grade.
Funeral services will be held
, Wednesday at 2 p. m. in the Halsey
i Methodjst church with the Rev.
jOrvflle Covalt and the Rev. I
' Jones of the Christian church of-
ficiating. Burial will be in Alford
; cemetery with Fortmiller-Freder-
icksen mortuary in charge.
Survivors besides his parents
are. brother, Robert; grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Harding. Hal
sey, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brock,
Eugene; several uncles and aunts,
Mrs. Alice Wilson, Salem, is an
aunt.
FORESTER TOTALS COST
The total cost of protection dur
ing the calendar year of 1948 on
forest lands under jurisdiction of
the state forestry department and
its cooperating associations totalled
$3,648.594 61. Nels Rogers, state
forester, announced, Monday. 1
Rhythm Gass
Introduced in
Grade School
MONMOUTH What can be ac
complished through a modern pro
gram of rhythm in the elementary
school was shown in a demonstra
tion covering kindergarten to Jun
ior high school at the recent con
ference on elementary education
at Oregon College of Education.
Under the direction of Mrs. Faye
Knox, instructor in rhythms and
dance, students of each group per
formed typical rhythmic activities
of their school level. j
Beginning with kindergarten
kids, exploring, familiar themes
and experiences in a new way, free
to learn and express themselves
through rhythmic activity. Mrs.
Knox's pupils showed gradual in
tegration of rhythms into all life
and learning experiences. In sec
ond grade, increased skill in move
mnet was illustrated, with move
ment expressing ideas and con
cepts. Third and fourth grades per
formed a rhythmic activity based
on study of Paul Bunyan legend.
Here the children were demon
strating manipulation of movement
skills. H
Fifth garde has been studying
about Mexico, and so chose for
their rhythm exercise a dance
"La Cucaracha". Individual and
group initiative were apparent,
even though the group was learn
ing a set pattern of movement. The
dance was staged in Mexican cos
tume. Final activity in the demonstra
tion was a typical square dance,
called by Mrs. Knox, with fifth
and sixth graders dancing.
It picked Bp, horned toads tnmy
puff themselves out.
themselves, j
or deflate
"Oldat 40,50,60?"
Man. Yea re Crazy
M Iff Tl 1 ar m , M 7 Try
vita 4 nif iwi i tm
im ii m mtmtr mf
1h Tnwt' lor pa, j niwt hMi
At all drag store everywhere ta
Salem at Fred Meyers
RE-ROOFING?
The waUffy J-M Asphalt ;
ShlngUs will pretext your j
bom give it nw boaury
Attradre, easy to apply, and :
fire-resistant Johns-Man-
ille Asphalt Shingles will :
giye you new beauty and '
procectioci. Let us show you '
samples and tell you bow ;
little tbey ooec
10 Year Ouaranteo
Nothing Down 3 Years to Pay
iiathis onos.
noomiG co.
14 So. ComX !
Ph. 3-4442 Ivo. 2-1M7
AT
Salem, Oregon
Entire stock of long summer coats
Re-Grouped and Re-Priced
For Final
One Group of higher priced
Long Coats to sell at
Unheard'of values in women's ail wool fabric coats expertly tai
lored and carefully styled for smart vefring. Gabardines, iherk
skins. Buy yours today!
PENNIY-S SECOND FlOOl
SPECIAL PRICED COATS
Worth much more 100 wool gabardines sharkskins at a huge
savings carefully detailed for smart wearing. New season colon!
PEN N FY'S SECOND FLOOR
tUicyn
88
SPECIAL SUIT CLEARANCE!
SUMMER SUITS
Better quality suits at a savinrs price.
lUill UlUdllVUAl f
PCNNFTS SECOND FlOOX
SUMMER SUITS
Summer suit in summer colors Just
right for months
ahead. Low
priced!
PENNFTS SECOND FlOOX
fey fmkmml Av i yy ' v-;
The winter of 1953-54 is the new date for the first power
from McNary Dam, huge treasure chest of power, which will
have an installed capacity almost twice that of Bonneville
Dam. This is the first new major power source which will
help to feed thi power consuming Northwest. It is only
part of a comprehensive program being undertaken by th
government andiyour power companies to build new power
projects to meet the electrical needs of this region.
Located on! the Columbia River about 25 miles north
west of Pendleton, McNary Dam has been under construe
tion since April, 1947. Initially (in 1954) it will suppty
140,000 kilowatts and S40.000 more later, totaling 980,000
kilowatts nearly twice the Bonneville output. For the
far future! when more power is needed, the output
(nay be increased by still another 420,000 kilowatts
tn .l l-sr-r-
Miwrarz a -si-
try addition of extra units already provided tot In Cm
plan of construction for-the dam.
Powor wi romain critical for a Hmo
The Northwest was short of power last winter, and con
ditions will continue critical for several years to come.
Stepping-up completion of McNary Dam is one of tht
things the government is doing to speed its program fot
new power here. Portland General Electric Company and
other members of the Northwest Power Pool are also dotaj
their part to build new power sources and to use al
available power to its best advantage. !
CofirMrWoaT Power Distributor
9
I
A