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t I Free Medical Care Valued Highly In Russia, Mrs. Roosevelt Says New York In the Soviet Un ion today, free medical care is one of the things which I think is valued more than anything else by its people. During my visit, and through the helpful ness of Professor Zhdanof, dep uty minister of the Ministry of Health, we were able to see much of the way medicine is organized to provide this care. The divisions in the health ministry include pediatrics, mat ernity and child welfare, gyne cology, school hygiene, labor hy giene and other branches. Pro fessor Zhdanof told us that the general rules are made in Mos cow and must be followed in all the agencies throughout- the country, but these laws and rules are adjusted to different localities by the local officials. To become a doctor in the Soviet Union you must study six years after a ten-year school, and then give three years to the state. Three types are trained medical doctors, pediatrictians and sanitation doctors. After the three years given to the gov ernment, a young doctor is free to choose his specialty. We were interested to find that a doc tor is not supposed to work more than a six-hour day. Visited Medical Centers There is a medical center in every district in the Soviet Un ion for the care of mothers and children, we visited a number of these, and I can best describe them by telling you what is done in a district center in Leningrad. They deal only with healthy children and their mothers; if a child needs medical care, it is sent to a hospital. This district has 19,000 children. There are three nurseries in the city, and four outside where children are sent for their health. They have 18 kindergar tens and 11 schools. They have 90 people on their medical staff, with 51 doctors who have 300 children each under their care. A doctor spends two hours in the center and four hours visit ing. A specialist spends five and one-half hours in his office. In this particular district only one child under a year old died last year, and only four chil dren under 16 died. They have no venereal disease and no pros titution in this district. There are 35 to 40 similar centers in Leningrad alone, with 2,000 doctors devoting themselves purely to preventive medicine. Musi Do Certain Things You must keep in mind that in this preventive medicine set up the individual is obliged to do certain things. A mother must go to the center for pre natal instruction and care. She MONEY At Crater Finance you may borrow for any worthwhile purpose on your FURNITURE AUTO p SALARY and repay in monthly Install ments. You may choose the terms most suitable to you up to 24 months. Leans may ba paid in advance or in full at any time Crater Finance CORPORATION 135 Pine St. - Central Point Phone NO 4-1273 Frank Wilkinson, Mgr. CLOSED SATURDAYS Open Mondays Until 9 p.m. NOBEL WINNER The Honorable Lester Pierson, former Canadian Minister of External Affairs is shown as he left the Parliament in Ottawa, Canada, after the announcement that he was named winner of the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize. Pistol-in-the-Pocket Holds Robbers at Bay Detroit (IP) Earl Stan, pro prietor of a gas station in the suburb of Ecorse township, dis covered two robbers looting his station. He held them at bay by a pistol-in-the-pocket technique. His hidden hand held a banana. has a given number of days off before the baby is born and 57 days afterward, during which she is paid and does not have to go to her job. During the first month the district doctor will visit her once and the nurse three times, if all i3 going smoothly. Then the mother must take the baby once a month to the center, where both she and the baby are examined. Dental care is given, and any other serious condition will be discovered and sent to the pro per place for care. That monthly visit and super vision goes on until the child is 17 and has finished ten-year school. Because the basic set up in the Soviet Union makes it possible for mother and fath er both to work, the schools take the children to camp for two months every summer Every worker has a month's hol iday, and if they are in need of any special care they will be sent to one of the many sanitar iums. Union Pays Part of Cost We visited Socchi where there are 50 sanitariums, some owned by the government industries many owned by trade unions If a doctor certifies the need for a worker to go to a sanitar ium during his month's vaca tion, 70 per cent of the cost is paid by the union. The worker will only bear the cost of trans portation, which is made low, and 30 per cent of his holiday expenses.. In cases of serious illness, the time spent in a spec ial hospital or sanitarium is not counted as vacation time. - Socchi is quite a remarkable rest place. They have what I think is a very good arrange ment whereby they permit either men or women workers who are going to a sanitarium to take husband or, wife with them. If the husband and wife do not happen to work in the same place, one of them will have to pay the full amount for the time of stay. On the whole, it seems to be quite possible for many of the workers to do this We saw husbands and wives en joying the beach at Socchi, ly ing in the sun and taking a com plete rest. The Black Sea is quite beau tiful. Its beaches are pebbly, not sandy, and the swimming look ed good to me. The combination of mountains coming down into the sea is very beautiful. The people place great stress on their holidays, and in fact never realized how important holidays were until I heard them discussing it in the Soviet Un ion! (Copyright, 1957 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) Try and Stop Me -By BENNETT CERF- ,WITH A BLACK OLIVE. GEORGE HOUDESHEL, of York, Pa., who admits to being 76 years young, writes, "Double-barreled stories are the ones I like best. Take the boy, for instance, who boasted, 'My brother's so tall that if he gets his feet wet on Monday, he doesn't get a cold in the head till- Friday. 'That's . nothing,' pooh-poohed his friend. 'My brother's so tall he has to stand on top of a 12-foot ladder to comb his hair.' 'Why doesn't he put the mirror down lower?' asked the first boy. 'He can't do that,' explained the sec ond. 'It would mean he had no use for the ladder.' " There's a platinum-stressed . widow out in Movieville who insists on her own etiquette code. When her fifth husband died she ordered black olives in her martinis for a solid month. Jack Lemmon knows a Boston girl so swanky she calls a bobbie pin Robert. C 1967, by Bennett Cert. Distributed by King Features Syndicate.' HORNBROOK Family Returns From Trip By MRS. H. H. CHAPMAN Hornbrook Mr. and Mrs. Tom Collister and son, Tommy, returned Friday from a two weeks' vacation trip in Beatrice, Nebr. His mother, Mrs. Martha Collister, made the trip with them and plans to remain in Nebraska for a longer visit be fore returning to Sacramento to spend the winter. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fischer, of Washington, Kan., returned here and will spend the winter in Hornbrook. Before leaving for home, the Collisters were guests of honor at a picnic in Washington, at which 72 mem bers of the family and neighbors were present. ' , Their trip . also took them through Yellowstone park and through parts of Idaho. En route home near Casper, Wyo., a car which passed them on the high way proved to be that of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lichens, owner of the Henley Way motel, who were returning from a six weeks' trip through the Eastern states. Louis Rohrer, son and daughter- in-law of Mrs. Rohrer. Mrs. Minnie Bloomingcamp and son, Charles, drove to Cen tral Point, Saturday, where they visited the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Wyatt. In the afternoon, Mrs. Bloomingcamp, Mrs. Wyatt, Mrs. Lawrence Leonard, also of Central Point, Mrs. L. J. Rohrer of Eagle Point, Mrs. George Han sen, Mrs. Gerald Hansen and daughter, Jerilyn, all of Browns boro, drove to Shady Cove, where they visited Mr. and Mrs. COPCO CUSTOMERS! In Addition To The Regular Dealer's Allowance For Old Water Heaters (Any Type) Traded Now For A New, Quick-Recovery ELECTRIC WATER HEATER DURING . Why "Get By" with yesterday's equipment when a modern, quick recovery electric water lieater will supply enough hot water for the average homemaker to wash con tinuously and still have enough hot water to take care of all other household needs I If you trade that old water heater now, you can save at least $20 through Reddy's Round-Up Bonus Plan! Your fa vorite electrical dealer or plumber knows about this offer. Ask him for details today! THE CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY A Western Company owned and operated by Western Peopl Dick Tyrer of Sacramento is visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Tyrer. Mr. and Mrs. Loren Cummins, son, Loren Howard, and daugh ter, Jennifer, and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Farmer and sons, Steve, Dale and Gene, drove to Ashland Saturday where they spent the afternoon skating at the roller rink. Miss Dolly Bloomingcamp -of Los Angeles is visiting this week in the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Minnie Bloomingcamp. Mrs. Milo Dilley of Reno, Nev., a tormer Hornbrook resident, spent the week end here, where she visited at the homes of Mr, and Mrs. Ardon Burns, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bear. Her son, Chuck, who was attending the University of Arizona at Tempe, has transferred to the University of Nevada at Reno. About 99 per cent of the cal cium in the body is used for framework; the other one per cent remains in body fluids such as the blood. Without this cal cium muscles can't contract and relay, and nerves can't carry their messages. Wednesday October 16. 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Is That So? By EUGENE BURNS Ranger-Naturalist (Editor's Note: This is the sec ond of three articles on the new camp foods by Ranger Gene Burns. The first appeared last Wednesday. Suggestion: . I' think you'll want to save these. Many of the new concentrated and dehydrated foods now on the market are tasty, lend va- riey to what might otherwise be monotonous fare, and most im portant these foods save weight. To give you an idea about the latter, milk powder weighs one- fourth as much as fresh milk. Powdered eggs weigh only one fifth as much as whole eggs which means that one pound of egg powder has the same food value as four dozen fresh eggs. When scrambled, one ounce of dry powder serves one man. And I say nothing about the con venience of packing, and break age, and spoilage. But the really big weight sav ers which make it possible to take vegetables into camp to break the monotony fruits and vegetables are usually over 9 per cent water. Dried, these weigh just about l10th as much. Grocers now stock dried vege tables carrots, spinach, cab bage, onion flakes and of course potatoes in tough, waterproof packages. Better yet, to simplify your packing some of these are obtainable in mixed packages soup mixes which go good in rabbit or grouse stews. As for the concentrated, in stant, coffees not only do they save weight, but also time and trouble. Heat up the water and each man stirs in enough coffee to suit himself. And there goes the old coffeepot. Admittedly, the cost of some of these foods is still slightly high but the price is coming down. In fact, some of them like dried milk can be purchased in concentrated form at around 10 cents a quart. Potatoes, too, are coming into line. And when the camper keeps in mind the ease of packing; the lack of spoilage; the cost comes out in favor of the concentrated foods. Keep in mind that one pound of dehy drated potatoes is the equiva lent of about 10 pounds of fresh potatoes and besides, there isn't the loss of peeling and cut ting out bad spots. Potatoes Terrible There was the time, of course, when it took a long time to pre pare the dehydrated foods: I re call going on a rescue search be fore World War II and carrying such dehydrated food. To make matters worse, It was at a 6,-000-foot elevation. The potatoes, which ad been soaked for sev eral hours and then boiled through most of the night, when eaten were simply terrible. Today that's different. Soak ing time is halved and it is pos sible now for long-trail campers to enjoy potatoes three times a day. Simply soak them 20 min utes in twice their bulk of water. Then boil in the same water from from 10 to 12 minutes, adding salt and mo.re liquid if needed to prevent sticking. They can be eaten with butter or gravy; mashed; made into potato -salad; or fried brown in bacon fat. Or you can add them to stew and soup. If you want to add a fresh touch, fry soaked union flakes with them they too take about 20 minutes' soak ing time. But brown them first, and then add the potatoes. And if you want to add authority to the dish, put in some powdered egg. See what I mean by adding variety to your cooking once you get into the swing of using con centrated foods? But we'll go into the prepara tions of these foods in our next piece. (Copyright, -1957. by Eugene Burns) (Released by McClure News paper Syndicate) Free: By special arrangement COW BREEDING Minneapolis (IP) The Uni versity of Minnesota Extension Service said that 528,719 dairy cows, or about a third of the cows in Minnesota, were bred with the editors of the Encyclo pedia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week to the reader who sends me the best true-life nature adventure, the best nature observation, or, the best question on nature and wildlife, a complete 30-volume set of this world-famous ref erence work in a handsome Sealcraft binding. Each week new submission will be con sidered. Sorry, but I simply can't answer your many friendly letters. Please address your let ters to: Is That So! co Medford Mail Tribune, Box 575, Sausalito, Calif. Buy At Builders Supply oualitt BLOCKS' Bricks, Flues, Drain Tile 127 W. McAndrews Ph. 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