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About Central Point times. (Central Point, Or.) 1964-19?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1965)
B O X H O LD ER L O C A L OR RURAL ROUTE Ore. CENTRAL P O IN T TIMES Crater Plays Medford Here Sat. RambliHqA, by N o rm ajean ROOUBH RAMBLINGS _, The American Medical Assocla- t ion ha« offered Cnngreaa a pro gram of health care for the elder ly which merit» thoughtful consid eration by members of Congres« who are sincerely interested in Br«irich //IH6 of the M eet helping people over 65 who need Reserve Association u ill hold help with their medical expanses. ts next regular meeting Feb. This new program advanced by 4. 1965, in the Jackson County the nation's doctors has many ad Courthouse. A ll men cligahlc vantages over the controversial for .tiemhership in the o rg an ize medicare tax prngrun which f'on- lion are cordially invited to gre»s has repeatedly rejected over uttend, bring your wife and the pust six years. eome on down. Coffee and The Doctors* Elder cure l*rogrum do—nuts w ill he served alter a because it would be administered short business meeting. by the states, should have partic ular appeal to the muny Anaintuns who are becoming uluinaid over the increasing trend lowurd duslrucl ion of our lederal system of gov ernment. The AMA plan would employ the machinery of the existing slute- administered Kerr-Mills program. Il would, in fuel, enlurge on this program, strengthen it und make it Molisists uf this urea quite eusier for the elderly to quulily often excuse themselves from for benefits. l-urlhermore, it responsibility m accidents would minimize government in during the- winter months with volvement in the practice of med slutcmcnls like "there was icine by providing benefits through snow on the road” and “ I private insurance agencies. One couldn't see in the fo g ," of the serious objections to the Police Chief I dward J Zander medicare lax progrum has been that il would permit bureaucratic said today. interference with doctors and hos Although winter weather pre pitals to the detriment of put- sents more driving hazards lor ients, motorists to cope w ith, acci To qualify for u policy ol heulth dents arc as uvoiduhie in winter insurance covering a wide range of us at any other time of the year hospital and medical benefits un- tic commented. Winter driving • der the dra.lors* plun. an elderly just requires more alertness und' person would simply tile a state patience. Chief Zander udded. ment ol income with a slate agen II motorists only remember cy. If his income is below a min the physic ul laws reguruing imum esluhhshc-d by the- state, he turning und braking on ice and pays NOTHING for his policy. If snow, and do not be so impatient it is above the minimum, he pays Ihul you drive In n fast for a prop<«tionulc amount ol the pre wculchr conditions or lake mium. increasing with the level of unnecessary chances. winter his in c is n c driving cun be safe und plea— uni. T hu s. the plan would help those who need help t o Hie degree they needed Ivlp . Invite Membership Chief Cautions Drivers The doctors' plan would not re quire a burdensome new pavroll lux on the nations* workers, it would not dissipate tux tunds by providing henetrls to wealthy u- mong the aged, and it would not create another self perpetual tug evergrow ing Inaeaucr.ic v central iz.ed in Washington. I lie medicare lax scheme would do iu»t that. As for lltc- cost ol medicare, it would lie largely borne by low in come groups since the plan calls I k a lax on tin lust *5.h(H) ol annual earnings I hus the man earning $5,<><H( per ve.a would he paying the same lax as the cor- pcaatnwi executive earning $56.IMM> a year 1« more. And at a rale of three per cent, a wage earner would he taxed $168 per year on a »5.him salary und would not be eligible few a cent of Is-nelil un t il he reac hed age 65. Medicare would provide lillle bes tiles limned hospilaliz.il 1011 Il would not pay for physicians' services cw few drugs outside 1 he hospital or nursing hoax-. What it would provide is up to 45 days of hospital care consisting ot bed and hoard and nursing care but without the services of u physi cian cw surgeon. Il would provide NO THING lew doctor b ills, sur geon fees, dentist b ills , drugs, m edicine, eyeglasses 01 hearing aids. Nursing home care would con sist of a maximum of 60 dues of residence A F T E R discharge from hospital with medical attention as provided by interns and residents of the hospital with which the 11111 sing hoiik- is affiliated . NOW my friends! Ask yourselves this: How muny nursing homes 111 South ern Oregon are affiliated with a hospital! There is no reason for the con gress to act hastily and rush through an inadequate, little un derstood progrum like medicare which would create new problems without solving old one». It isn't as if Congress had nothing bettei to consider, the doctors have giv en them something belter. But, from 11II indications, med icare as proposed and sponsored by the President w ill soon become a law. And we don't believe it w ill be enacted because of a man date of the people but rather be cause of a lack of know ledge by the people. Now, on the brighter side of life....Spring is springing! Or so it looked in the Valley over the past weekend. Everyone but every one waa enjoying the balmy wea ther by going for a drive, raking the yard or testing the ground to see if it had drained enough to start digging in the earth. One (cont'd. pg. 2) a All blood donors in this area are urged to make their contributions when the Bloodmobile visits Central Point next Monday, February 8th, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m . The Bloodmobile will be parked at the Central Point Grange Hail. Prospect Man Hits Train Approves Rezoning Central Point Man Injured In Crash On M t. Ashland Road Central Point’s city father T uesday night approved five new ordinances and held two public he arings. The council unanimously gave A Ce.i'ral Point man was in- jured Saturday in a two-car accident at 11:45 a m on the Mt Ashland Ski Area Road three miles from Highway 99. Treated and released at Rogue Valley Memorial Hos pital for lip lacerations was Herbert Antone Wheeler. 22, Central Point. Wheeler's car was struck by an oncoming vehicle driven by Daniel Charles Martmec, 19, 4260 Highway 99 Martinec was cited by Oregon State Police for failure to drive on the right side of the highway. fumes laiuts Garrett 4.1. <rf Prospect was seriously injured Monday morning following a col lision about g:40 a .m. between a log truck he was driving and a train at a crossing on fable Ruck Road near Kirtland Road. According to the Central Point rescue squad, Garrett was driving a logging truck pulling a “ low boy" trailer with a caterpillar tract'» on it when his brakes pr e- sumeably failed near the train crossing Garret could nut stop the- truck und saw he was going Io hit the train. Al the Iasi minute he jumped from the cab of the truck over the fork lifts of the Iracli». According to reports the jump from the truck is the on ly thing that saved his life. The cab of the truck was completely demolished. Invitations to the Beaux Arts Garred was taken to Rogue V a l ley Memorial Hospital where his Ball to be held Feb. 27 will goon condition was described as c riti be in the mail to members of cal. the Rogue Valley Art Associa lie was found by the Central tion. Point rescue squad lying on one The gala, to be held in the side of Ihc rig partially under a ballroom of the U S Hotel in boxcar. The rescue squad admint Jacksonville, will be the firat stered first aid before hts depar to be held by the Association, ture in a Medford ambulance. according to Mrs. Thomas Rut Members of the rescue squad ter, president The John Lusk answering the ca ll were L t. Fran ces, Marshall, Boh Gibson, and Band will play during the eve ning and refreshments wil be Harry Hurd. Art Association Plans First G a la served the go-ahead on an ordinance to rezone the property on East Pine Street near the Interstate 5 over pass from residential to commer cial nroperty. This particular prop erty has been the subject of some controversy during the past few weeks. A public hearing was held in the council chambers last week on the issue where Robert Jones of 45 Bigham Drive appeared to speak for residents of area who were opposed to the change. J'nes said he felt it would be poor planning to make the change, property values could go down as much as 25 percent in the adjacent residential area, and that the noise and lights from a service station could present a problem. A representative of the Texaco company also appeared and said the company plans to spend in ex cess of $65,000 developing the area and in his opinion anything built would be a "com plem ent" to the area. In other business Tuesday night City Recorder Freeman Mason told the council flood damage has been appraised at $985. According to Mason, the sewer plant incurred $180 damage and damage to the city's streets was $805. Chief of Police Ed Zander re ported that 41 percent of police cases reported in January had been solved. Valentine’s Day Coming -----„ ------ vumij uctwcen me c ra te r Comets and the Medford Tornadoes at C rater High gym Saturday night, there will be a very special half-time trea t. The Cheney Forest Products Courtiers will be with us to further enliven the evening. Many of us have enjoyed these boys in past exhibitions. The group have patterned their antics after those of the Harlem Globe T rotters - only they pace their exhibition to music. The boys have gained national recognition for themselves and their sponsor, Chney Forest Products, for their outstanding exhibitions. Pomona Grange Discusses Flood Damage The regular meeting of the Jackson County Pomona Grange was held Saturday, January 23, -a t the Gold H ill Grange H all. _ There was a discussion of the flood damage to the area by Arnold Bohnert, Chairman of the Agriculture Committee, in which he stated that the problem of cleaning up and making the fields productive was fantastic. Beyond Grants Pass, the hop fields have sand bars in them and many of the mint fields are ruined. lt w ill take at least a year to produce crops again. If the alfalfa fields stay wet too long they w ill have to be re seeded. The fertile W illiamette Valley has received untold damage to those rich farm lands. During the Lecturer's pro gram, Victor Croxton read, “ Ten Easy Ways to Lose Our Freedom” SWEETHEART— Just as pretty ns her picture is Linda Wilson, above, 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wilson, Route 1, box 280, Central Point. The Tim es’ candidate for Miss Valentine, 1965, Miss- Wllson has recently undergone a series of photographs for the cover of a popular magazine. She is a junior at C rater High School. And what is m ore, there are four more nt home like her. GRAPHICS WEST PHOTO By Al Hooker Ignore responsibility 2. a compia iner 3. Stop Thinking 4. Avoid being w ell-inform ed 5. Narrow your mind 6. l.et “ George" do it. 7. Never speak against injustice 8. Do not learn your ’"'onslilutinnal rights 9. Feel it is too complicated 10. Think " i t can't happen here. Several important Resolutions were acted upon by the members one, a resolution that Jackson County Pomona oppose the ,he closing of the Camp White Domiciliary and wires were sent I o this effect to Sen Morse and Neuberger and Rep. Duncan asking them to use their in fluence to keep this fac ility open. Also the members feel that Rogue Basin Project and copies of this resolution have been sent to our Senators, Representatives, State Sen. Lynn Newbry and to the Jackson County Court. Court. February 17, was set for tie Officers Conference al which time all Subordinate Grange officers w ill be instructed in their duties and given an opportunity to practice. Pomona Home Economics Chairman, Frances Hoffatt w ill be in charge of light refreshments. Winners of the 1964 V isitation Contest were Eagle Point, 1st and Phoenix 2nd in Gourp 1; Gold H ill. 1st and Sams V alley 2nd in Group II. Muster Mel l.attie announced that plans for the 1965> V isitation w ill be made at the Officers Conference, February 17. $2.00 Subscription I hope you can appreciate the amount of abuse I am getting from home because 1 am trying to give the following words a little more personal touch by using the above picture. Perhaps being able to visualize a jovial fat man will help you appreciate how I feel. We have ended our first chapter in our drive for subscriptions. When the drive neared its end, they were coming in so fast we still have been unable to get an exact tally. All we know is, the results are so fabulous for a fledgling paper neither we nor our publishing friends can believe it. To each of you charter supporters we extend our thanks. We want you to know your support is deeply appreciated. If best wishes and "good lucks" were money we could almost pay the national debt. Words of encouragement have helped us over many a rough moment. All have come from folks who want Central Point to have its own paper. To all of you, m ere "Thanks" seems so, you may say inadequate, that its an injustice to use the word. We are going to try instead, to publish a consistently good paper as a token of our appreciation. This paper is not the production of any one indiv idual. Our thanks go to our staff who have helped beyond the call or ordinary duty. 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