Nyssa gate city journal., December 07, 1944, Page PAGE 4, Image 4

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THE NYSSA G ATE C IT Y JO U R N A L TH U R S D A Y DECEMBER 7, 1944
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My Doctor
Last spring a woman of cultura
left her home in one of America's
principal cities to spend six months
in Arkansas. Soon after her arrival
she came down with a common ail­
ment and needed a surgeon. Her
new neighbors almost failed to con­
vince her that the village doctor was
safe to consult. She asked: " I f he's
so wonderful, what's he doing here?
A really good doctor can make a
lot of money in a city.*'
She was right on one point. This
doctor could make a lot of money in
a city. He has not fared poorly
where he is. but he never will be
rich. He is not so much Interested
in money, however, as in a certain
kind of success that's not measur­
able in dollars. He has a priceless
estate of human lives. He can’t
leave his house without meeting peo­
ple who owe their very existence to
his skill.
A Rich Estate
This country doctor has the un­
feigned love of his neighbors. His
work and ethics have their unquali­
fied approval, but that’s only part
of the story. He likes them too.
Nobody suffers for medical atten­
tion where he lives. "H e gets paid
tor it," do you say? Yes, he col­
lects from about half bis patients.
But the humblest share-cropper can
huve the best doctor he ever heard
of, and never see a bill.
Writing this, 1 have a particular
physician in mind, but I ’m satisfied '
you are thinking about another doc- |
tor as you read it. There is one in
just about every country town; two
or three in big places. America still
has plenty of neighborhoods where
men grow up and live to a ripe old
age at one address. These are the
spots where a doctor is a real per­
son, not just a service.
The Case History
Knowing the people of his neigh­
borhood is worth a great deal to a
physician's success. Even a special­
ist, who treats strangers almost ex­
clusively, will agree that a patient’s
history is more helpful to the doctor
than an examination. That's why 1
don't want to swap doctors with you,
and I hope you feel the same way.
Together, we can save this country
from the political curse of socialized
medicine.
A firm protest from the forks of
the creek, mountain coves and farm­
ing towns can keep the Wagner Na­
tional Health Bill, now decomposing
in a pigeon-hole of a Senate sub­
committee, from ever coming to life.
It was Introduced with small hope ol
passage. Its chief purpose perhaps
was to raise the issue and gtart
people talking about medical serv­
ice as something to be standardized
and rationed like gasoline.
Certain to Lose
My doctor is a busy man. He
works more nearly 16 hours a day
than eight. A standardized working
week of. say. 40 hours for him would
make two new doctors in our neigh­
borhood necessary. Of course both
new men would have to study the
community's health record, have to
be as well schooled as the older doc­
tor and have to receive suitable sal­
aries.
It would be a bad deal, three
ways: (1) Some of my doctor's pa­
tients would have to accept treat­
ment from a man with all to learn
about them. (2) Since three men
cost more to maintain than one, all
of us would spend more money for
medical aid. (3) My good doctor
wouldn't be busy. This is the worst
feature. The work he loves (his
estate of lives) would be taken away
from him. 1 figure his agile mind
would turn to something else, and
that he'd quit being a doctor at all.
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Let’s ail get b eh in d the g re a test
m arch in h is to r y — th e
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to T o k y o — a n d v ic t o r y i
On countless invasion fronts, thousands
of your fighting men are taking up the
battle cry: "On to Tokyo!” We’ve got to
back them up with what it takes for com­
plete victory. Remember, the supply lines
in the Pacific are long and your fighting
men will need more materiel than was
required for the entire European invasion
to crush the Ja p foe.
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Let’s Echo The Cry With Bonds
Our boys w on’t quit until they’ve
reached their goal. Let’s not stop
buying Bonds until we’ve reached
ours! In this 6th W ar Loan Drive,
the Nation’s goal is $14 billions...
our individual job is to buy at least
an extra $100 Bond . . . another and
then another.. . let’s keep on go­
Kingman Kolony
ing . . . let’s keep on buying. . . let’s
Charlie Wilson returned home
from the hospital Monday. Several
friends have visited Mr. Wilson
since his arrival home.
Silas Shaw returned to Jamelson
with Sam Sham. Friday to help
feed cattle.
Ida Mae and Dorothy Deffen-
bail ah. with some of the Adrian
Free Methodist young people, att­
ended the missionary meeting at
Homedale Sunday night.
Word has been received that Ch­
arles Wilson is in France.
Mr and Mrs D. L. Hurst and fam ­
ily shopped in Caldwell Saturday
Mr and Mrs Ray Drowns and
family of Adrian and Mr and Mrs
Jim Nelson o f Nampa were dinner
gueata Sunda at the Dale Ashcraft
home.
The Kingman Kolony Orange
will hold an open meeting Dece­
mber 11 at the school house. The
Oregon Trail Orange will present
the program. Installation of officers
will be held. The public is invited
to attend.
M r and Mrs Oscar Pinkston and
Orrtn Sleeper of Big Bend were
Sunday dinner guests at the Walter
Pinkston home.
Word has been received from
James A. Shaw, 8 2-c that he likes
his schooling.
Letty Bronson and Fore*tine W il­
son were Sunday overnight guests
at the Mac Belnap home Letty and
Mrs Belnap are sisters. The Bel-
naps have purchased the B lio t
place
keep on saying it with Bonds. . .
"O n to T o k yo !’’
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Gamble Store
Owyhee Drug Co.
Nyssa Elevator
Polar Cold Storage
Nordale Furniture Store
Main’s Cleaners
Boise Payette Lumber Co.
Golden Rule Store
Wilson Brothers
Brownie’s Cafe
Nyssa Lumber Co.
Powell Service station
Nyssa Packing Co.
Gate City cafe
Sugar City Bakery
Inter-State Oil Co.
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Curry Produce
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