6 Thursday, August 23, 1945 VERNONIA EAGLE Huge Tax Proposed in New Social Security Law Note: The following article deals with S. 1050 which includes proposals for personal health service for all social security beneficiaries and their depend­ ant». This article explains some parts of the proposal and it has been requested that the infor­ mation contained be published in The Eagle so Nehalem valley people may more fully acquaint themselves with the problem. "On May 24th, Senator Wag­ ner introduced in the United States Senate a new bill amend­ ing the Social Security act. The bill, S.1050, is a book length document of 185 pages covering every phase of social insurance. "A study of this document re­ veals a remarkable admixture of cold steel intentions expressed with softening phrases and sheer preachment and propaganda dis­ guised as integral parts of the proposed amendments. "The bill levies a direct tax of 8 per cent on all wages and salaries of all workers in private employment up to $3,600 of an­ nual earnings and a direct tax of 5 per cent on the earnings of all self-employed people up to $3,600 per year. It is estimated that this tax would produce each year a fund in excess of Eight Billion Dollars. In all likelihood this is the largest amount result­ ing from any1 single tax levy ev­ er made anywhere at anytime. Yet, in all, of the 185 pages of text, the term “tax” does not ap­ pear save with reference to re­ funds prior to 1946 and to make records conform to sections of the Internal Revenue Code. The term “Social Security Contribu­ tion” is substituted for the un­ popular term “tax.” "Approximately $3,142,000,000 of the total tax fund would be earmarked to provide Personal Health Services. The Surgeon General is "authorized and di­ rected to take all necessary and practical steps to arrange for Personal Health Service Benefits for all Social Security benefici­ aries and their dependents.” These include general medical, special medical, general dent»', special dental, home nursing, la­ boratory and hospitalization ben­ efits. The Surgeon General is es­ tablished by law as the agent to dispense and pay for medical, dental, nursing and hospitaliza­ tion services for an estimated 110,000,000 people. The Bill states that the meth­ ods of administration shall in­ sure the prompt and efficient care of individuals, promote per­ sonal relationships between phy­ sician and patient, provide incen­ tives for professional advance­ ment and encourage high stand­ ards in the quality of service. These are worthy objectives. They will be quoted endlessly by proponents of this legislation and by those who strive to establish centralized controls in the Unit­ ed States. They are nullified by direct proposals of the Amend­ ments. The sacred nature of the physician-patient relationship is destroyed by the introduction of an administrator and the public recording of symptoms and case histories. Professional standards are automatically and dangerous­ ly lowered when political favor takes the place of personal com­ petence. The real incentive of the doctor is forfeited when he is made subordinate and subser­ vient to the bureaucrat. “In introducing his Bill, Sena­ tor Wagner said: “But health insurance is NOT socialized medicine; it is not state medicine” and I believe in the American system of Free En­ terprise.” “It is a fact, however, that under thq proposals the Surgeon General of the Public Health Ser­ vice, working under the Adminis­ trator of the Social Security Board, becomes the dispenser of all health care and the final ar­ biter of the mental and physical well-being of the nation. If such a core of collectivist control is ever established in this country applying to the most sacred and vital wants of every human be- LUMBER—Wholesale and Retail Farm Jobs Await Jap Surrender Is Surprise War Workers Several then»«».! jvb* in the Oregon harvest await roeent in dust rial war wvwkvra who haw finished their war plant jobs now that the conflict >a ever, ac­ cording to JI. K tteck. alate os tension service farm labor super­ visor. With the late summer and ear. ly fall farm labor demands at their peak, at least 9.000 of these war industry worker*, es­ pecially men. will be badly needed. Increased demands are already being felt for addition­ al harvest workers for hops in the Willamette and Umpqua val­ leys, pears in the Rogue river valley, pears and apples in the Hood River valley, walnuts and filberts in the Willamette valley and potatoes in the Klamath ba­ sin and central Oregon. Mexican* to Be Replaced Harvest work for even more will be available-if and when the former war industry workers apply for jobs in great enough numbers to replace Mexican workers who have been brought into Oregon to assist with farm work. Just as fast as war workers show a desire to take over the jobs now being done by Mexican nationals, these Mexicans will be repatriated and sent back to their homes in Mexico. Families without trailer hous­ es or other housing facilities can be used in most of these harvest jobs only in limited- num­ bers, except for picking hops. While cabins, wood, light and water are available for families at practically all of the Willam­ ette valley hop yards, on-farm living quarters are extremely limited in the other crop areas. Information about all harvest jobs is available at all county farm labor offices. ing, it would require a miracle for Free Enterprise in any of its forms to survive the impact. “Voters should write their congressmen and their senators voicing their protest against the Socialism that is inherent in the Federal Government dispensing medical service.” RIVERVIEW — Fred An- drist and his sister. Mrs. Earl Carpenter, Longview, came from their vacationing at Seaside for a visit with the Bert Basset family Sun. In order to get a look-see at the new Crewford heir, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Crawford, Mrs. Vir­ gil Powell and Mrs. Cloice Hall acrempanied Middleton Crawford to Portland Tues. They saw a fine, big boy who will go by tha name of Dennie Stanley. This group also helped with the V-Day celebration. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Combs and Mrs. Fraler and neice of Portland were here Thurs. for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Hillyer. Mr. and Mrs. Claud Gibson and family were in Portland Tues, having dental work done when Japan’s surrender was announced. Well, after that they could keep their mouths closed, at least un­ til Fri. Another group who got caught by the announcement were Mrs. Chas. Ratkie, son, Waldon, and grandaughter, Jo­ anne Teck, who were in Vancou­ ver and found everything closed. They remained overnight at the Harvard Malmsten home. On Wed. Mr. and Mrs. Monty Dewey and son, Dean, accompan­ ied by Mrs. Anna Dewey and son, Leonard, and John Wolf of Vernonia motored to Port­ land for a visit with Monty’s aunt, and uncle and grandmother, namely, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ba­ ker and Mrs. Sarah Justice. Jack and Davey Buell, sons of Mrs. John Dichaut, were dis­ charged from shipyard work th s week and are now preparing for the coming school work. A picnic dinner was spread on the beach at Seaside Wed. when Mr. and Mrs. George Bell, Mrs. Polly Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. Mc­ Mullen and daughter, Margaret, and Kenna Lou Bell arrived there and met with Mrs. Art Camp­ bell and daughter, Janet Lee. Grandma Bell says, “And did we have a good time.” Miss Rena Greenan of Salem visited Sunday at the Rex Nor­ mand home. Mrs. Alice Davis of Tillamook is here for a visit with her son, George Davis, and family. Mrs. Ida Condit spent the week end in Portland with her daugh­ ter, Mrs. Dave Buchanan. Mrs. -John Wilcoxen was a Jewel viator Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Cephas De Ros- ia of Birkenfeld spent Sun. at the Olin Robbins home. Miss Waneta Parker came from Sweet Home Thurs. for