MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON
Trends Toward U.S.
Socialism Cited in
Rotary Club Talk
Trends toward socialism in . ing government problems so
recent years in the U. S.. that the right men will be
through the New Deal, the ! elected to office. This type of
Fair Deal and now the New 1 good citizenship is not a party
Frontier, were cited here responsibility but instead the
Tuesday by Dr. Edwin Durno job of every loyal frecdom
in an address before the Med- loving American. One of the
ford Rotary club. best steps in this direction is
Speaking at a luncheon to carefully watch and study
meeting at the Rogue Valley j the voting record of those who
Country club, the former rep-1 hold responsible positions in
resentative in Congress from I government.
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trict warned against the I
steady increase in the power
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1913
of big government
Dr. Durno. in discussing his
"impressions of Washington,
D. C.,"' said he suffered politi
cal bumps and bruises but
looked back upon his congres
sional experience objectively
and without rancor.
Free enterprise started in
Jamestown and with the Pil
grims after the experiment of
communal living had utterly
failed. The experience of
early-day Americans proved
the axiom that those who are
governed best are those who
are governed least.
Money and power and in
separable. Dr. Durno empha
sized. The mounting national
budget and increasing drain
upon American taxpayers
keep pace with the growing
power of central government
at "Washington.
Medicare tied to social se
curity is dangerous, he said.
It is unwise and unfair to
saddle the staggering respon
sibility of medical care for
elderly people upon the financially-pressed
young work
force of this country.
Big Government in the
U.S.. owners of one-third of
all the land area and with one
of every six persons on its
payroll, is continually forcing
local and state taxes up so
that federal funds may be
matched in various programs
and projects.
The United Nations must be
reorganized. Dr. Durno told
Rotarians. The Peace Corps
program is a fine approach to
grass roots foreign aid, but
that must be kept free of poli
tics to return the maximum
benefits.
Taxes will not go down, the
value of the U.S. dollar is
going to be less, wages will in
crease, Durno predicted.
It behooves Americans to
become enlightened concern-
Summer Demands
Larger Heaters
Heal, humidity and a more
active life make frequent
bathing and showering a must
in the months ahead this
in turn means an increased
use of hot water.
This, of course adds to the
strain placed on the water
heating equipment during
warm weather. Also added
arc larger family washings
resulting from vigorous out
door activity and the fact that
most summer apparel can be
worn only once.
As a result the inadequacy
of much of the existing water
heating equipment becomes
evident during the summer.
Minimum Size
Not too many years ago a
20-gnllon water healer was
considered big enough for the
average family. More recent
ly, 30gallon water heaters
have become the minimum
size.
Today, with the increasing
demand for hot water in the
typical American home; with
larger families and more bath
rooms, the aO-gallon heater
is generally not big enough
for the job in many homes.
Now 40 and 50-gallon heat
ers arc more common, espe
cially in those homes using
automatic washers.
Status of Congressional Bills
CUTTING STONE-Featuring semi-precious
stones from the Rogue River valley and
other sections, jade from northern Cali
fornia and agates found near and around
the Veterans Administration holdings (part
of which was known to the native Indians
as Agate Desert), the annual domiciliary
Hobby Fair, April 20 and 21 welcomes the
public. Here Charles Coleman, experienced
"rock hound'' cuts stone on modern saw do
nated by the Oregon State Elks association
through Emil B. Kroegcr, Ashland, representative.
County Residents Pay $7.5 Million For Medical Care
How much do residents of
Jackson county spend a vcar
for medical, dental and hos
pital care? What is their an
nual health bill, taking into
account the amount they
spend for health insurance?
According to recent studies,
made by the Department of
Health. Education and Wel
fare and by the University of
Michigan, the cost is going up
rapidly in the local area and
penditurcs locally compare
with S74 per capita 10 years
ago.
These sums apply merely
to private expenditures for
health care. They do not in
clude government outlays or
medical care provided
through private charity.
Becoming More Expensive
The Social Security Admin
istration finds that all cate
gories of medical care are be-
in most other sections of the coming more expensive. In
Number of Farms
Now on Decrease
Washington-iUPP-The num
ber of farms in the nation
last year declined three per
cent to 3.688.000, according
to agricultural department
figures.
This number is nearly two and the remainder the cost
million less than in 1950. Dc- of health insurance,
partment experts look for an- In line with the rising
other drop this year to 3,580,- prices that have been noted
000 farms. nationally, the current cx-
counlry
Because of the higher
prices, especially for hospital
care, lite millions of Ameri
cans who see doctors, buy
drugs or go to the hospital
each month are finding that
their health dollar is buy
ing two-thirds as much as it
did 10 years ago.
County Expenditures
In Jackson county, on the
basis of the latest figures, the
out-of-pocket expenditures for
medical care amount to ap
proximately S08 per person
per year, or 5.4 per cent of
net income.
About 68 per cent of this
represents direct payments
the period of one year, hos
pital care in the United
States went up 9.8 per cent,
nursing - home care, 8.9 per
cent, payments to physicians,
6.5 per cent, and eyeglasses,
hearing aids and other appli
ances, 2.3 per cent.
The net cost of health in
surance, meaning the differ
ence between the amount
paid for insurance and the
benefits paid by tthc carriers,
increased 15.7 per cent.
The American public, ac
cording to the latest Govern
ment figures, is spending
S21.1 billion a year for medi
cal care. About 28 per cent
of that bill is met through
insurance benefits.
In Jackson county, the
overall cost of medical care
in the one-year period is esti
mated at $7,547,000.
Washington -lUPD- Status of
major legislation:
Income Taxes - President
asking rate reductions and
some income - boosting revi
sions to give a net cut of $10.3
billion in individual and cor
porate rates over three years.
House - Hearings completed,
Ways and Means committee
resumes closed door consider
ation last week of April. Senate-Awaiting
House action.
Matt Transit-Kennedy pro
posed $500 million in subsi
dies to improve city rail, bus
and subway services. House
Banking committee approved
bill, awaiting Rules commit
tee clearance. Senate - Ap
proved $375 million program.
Education - Kennedy re
quested $5.3 billion across-the-board
school aid program.
House - Education committee
hearings under way. Senate -Nothing
scheduled.
Health Insurance - Presi
dent wants hospitalization
program for persons 65 and
older financed through so
cial security. House - Ways
and Means committee hear
ings expected this summer.
Senate - Awaiting House ac
tion. Foreign Aid - Administra
tion is asking $4.5 billion.
House - Foreign Affairs com
mittee hearings , underway.
Senate - Nothing scheduled
yet.
Medical Schools - Admin
istration asked long range
construction aid for medical
dental schools, loans to stu
dents. House - Committee-approved
$237-million, three
year bill slated for floor ac
tion April 23. Senate - no
thing scheduled.
Military Pay - Administra
tion proposed $1,238,326,000
annual pay and benefit in
creases for nation's 2,700,000
servicemen, 900,000 reserv
ists and 411,000 retired mili
tary men. House - Bill ap
proved by Armed Services
committee woould cost $47
million less, deny increases
for those men (832,000 draft
ees and enlistees) who are
serving their first two years.
Senate - Nothing scheduled.
Youth Employment - Ken
nedy asking new $100 mil
lion youth conservation corps
for outdoor work in forests
and parks; Home town youth
corps for local civic projects.
House - Education committee
has approved. Senate - Pas
sed. Domestic Peace Corps -
President wilt ask for new
organization of skilled volun
teers to carry out work in
this country similar to Peace
Corps projects abroad. House
- Nothing scheduled. Senate
- Nothing scheduled.
Mental Health - Adminis
tration wants five-year, $717
million program for commu
nity mental health centers;
research and treatment on
mental retardation. House -Commerce
committee hear
ings completed. Senate - La
bor and Public Welfare sub
committee hearings com
pleted. Civil Rights - President
asking speedup in voting
suits, more protection of
Negro voting rights, exten
sion of civil rights commis
sion. House - Judiciary com
mittee hearings start May 8.
benatc - Nothing scheduled.
Cotton - Administration
asking relaxation of planting
restrictions and new subsi
dies to provide cheaper cotton
for U. S. textile mills which
now pay more for American
fiber than foreign users.
House - Hearings completed,
administration, industry and
growers nearing final agree
ment on terms of compromise
package. Senate - Nothing
scheduled.
Feed Grains - Kennedy
wants to continue the pro
gram of paying farmers to
hold down surplus corn and
other feed grain production.
House - Two-year extension
approved by Agriculture com
mittee. Senate - Awaiting
House action.
Silver - To combat short
age of silver for coins admin
istration asked authority to
replace existing silver-backed
$1 bills with gold-backed
$1 bills. House - Passed. Sen
ate - Nothing scheduled.
Draft - Kennedy asked
four year extension of sel
ective service and doctor
draft. House and Senate ap
proved; bill has been signed
into law.
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Appliance Finishes
Restored by Cleaner
New York- OITO -Whether
you prefer the ne-v pastel
shades in kitchen appliances
or remain loyal to ever-popular
white, one color that's out
of place anywhere is the
dingy, yellowish film deposit
ed by cooking fumes.
If the fumes have done
their dirty work in your
kitchen, heed the advice of
an appliance manufacturer
who suggests restoring a like,
new finish with a creamy
wax-type cleaner. This con.
tains mild solvents to remove
stains and dirt film. At the
same time, it puts down a
thin, hard shield of wax that
retards soiling and makes it
easier to wipe off spills.
Thomas Jefferson was the
first American President to
serve ice cream at White
House dinner parties.
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Computer's Brain
Akron, Ohio-(l)PIi-A device
that can "pick" an electronic
computer's brain up to 100
times faster than conventional
searching has been developed
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from the
Oldest Brewery
in the west...
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We have just one policy at Blitz-Wcinhard Company that governs
everything we do and every decision we make. That policy is a very simple one:
TO GIVE OUR CUSTOMERS THE MOST PERFECT
GLASS OF BEER IT IS POSSIBLE TO BREW.
There are several fine beers brewed here in the West where nature provides the
finest ingredients for brewing beer. But no other brewery, or beer, can match
Blitz-Weinhard's years of skill and experience at blending these ingredients into a
perfect beer.
takes time to develop these skills and develop a spirit of never being satisfied with
less than perfection. That is why we suggest that you will be very pleased when you taste
the time-perfected quality and character of Blitz-Weinhard beer.
Enjoy the light, consistently refreshing good taste that
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