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Arizona sun., 1949-11-11

for adequate medical care. AS a
matter of fact, for nearly half of
our population, where the total
family income is less than $4,000
a year or $50 a week, even ordi-
nary medical care cannot be fitted
into the family budget. And GER
tainly anything so vital to sound
medical practice as preventive med
icine is entirely beyond the reach
of the vast bulk of the population.
Let me say at once, all this is
not the fault of the medical pro-
fession. Doctors have to live just
as much as you and I do. Most
of them try to operate on sliding
scale of fees for their poorer pa
tients. They also give lot of serv-
ice to patients who cannot pay.
The real difficulty is that the prac-
tice of medicine has come long
way from the era of the country
doctor and his little black bag.
Modern medicine is a vastly COM
plicated matter = involving highly
trained specialists, X-ray equip
ment and all the rest of the para
phernalia of present-day medical
science. And it costs money to prac-
tice profession on that basis.
I do not intend to labor this
point. I don't think have to. The
Presidents proposal to establish a
nationwide system of prepaid
medical care is designed primarily
to overcome this serious dollar bar
rier which exists today in the aver
age doctor-patient relationship. By
spreading the risks over the entire
nation = by enabling everyone to
pay for medical and hospital care
through insurance premiums while
he is well and earning wages in
stead of having the whole burden
come when he is sick-the entire
process of financing medical costs
can be organized on an orderly
basis. And by adjusting the pre-
MUM charges to the weekly wages
of the worker, it will bring ade-
quate medical care within the reach
of everyone.
There is, however, another angle
to the proposition which most peo-
pie overlook. I have spoken of our
present shortage of doctors and
hospital facilities to meet even our
current needs. This is true, par
ticularly in our so-called medically
undernourished areas - the small
towns and rural districts. Most
people agree on the necessity of
building more hospitals and train
ing more doctors. But the real rea-
son we do not, today, have enough
doctors and hospitals is that there
are not enough paying patients"
to support them. Unless we can
make the money for paying for
medical services more widely avail
able, we shall not be able to over
come this central obstacle.
Federal subsidies alone will not
Arizona sun., 1949-11-11
g
Nov. 10, 1949.


Well Folks
According to the latest issue of
the post" hunting accident now
days is when a hunter shoots q
deer. / guess at that rate Pm safe
from hunting accidents, althO may
try again this week end.
Did you see our ball game, last
Sunday? Johnson's Plumbers used
to be an easy team for us to beat
but this winter they have picked up
some players from organized ball
and are no pushover. OF course,
our big league player, Ford Smith,
'sorta' helped to even up that diff
ference. Ford is playing with us
this winter, helping out with the
coaching and in turn keeping HIM
self in shape to go back with the
New York Giants in the spring.
If you want to see good game,
come ON out to East Lake Park,
Sunday, November 1S. Reddy's
Corner Boosters ere scheduled to
play the Phoenix Bears and from
all reports those college boys can
really play ball. (The team is made
up mostly of Phoenix Junior Col
lege Students). That should be
real game and your support would
mt go amiSs.
OF course, we here at Reddy's
Corner and all of Reddy's Boosters
never feel that any support you
can give us is in anyway amiss.
We really appreciate every bit
of it.
AS always,
Annie Mae, Virlee
and "Reddy"
Arizona sun., 1949-11-11
The Presidents Health Program
PART |

Health Plan we present the following talk by Mr.. Oscar
R. Ewing, Federal Security administrator at recent con-
vention of the National Association of Retail Druggists
This speech quite lengthy and it will be presented to
you in two installments.
What is the basic structure of the Presidents health
program? Far too many people, have discovered be-
eve the Presidents proposals begin and end with
project to establish nationwide system of medical nsur
ance This project s of course important element
in the overall program But it is by no means the entire
program
First and foremost the President is emphasizing a
radical expansion of public health services Certainly
weorganized and efficient Public Health Department
Evening star., 1949-05-22
Deaf Boy Hears Phone for First Time With Hearing Aid

He is one Of two children. born
deaf. who demonstrated to mem
bers of the Middle Atlantic Con-
ference of the American Hearing
Society the progress they are max
ing with hearing aids. They were
brought here by Miss Mary Wood
Whitehurst Of the Private Hearing
Rehabilitation Center In New York
City.
In the past. Miss whitehurst
said. main emphasis with the deaf
has been placed on lip-reading.
But the use of hearing aids, es-
pecially in children. to bring even
a slight amount of sound, she said,
is "a slow but definite trend"
With Roddy was Louise Maier.
8, whose speech has been helped
immeasurably since she began
wearing an aid three years ago.
Even though she can hear words.
though. her vocabulary is limited.
Just as she learned words and their
meanings as she saw them come
from lips. Miss Whitehurst ex-
planned. she must learn words all
over again. from their sound.
His mother, Mrs. John r. Mac
Innes, said 1t was discovered that
Roddy was deaf when he was 18
months old, and his lip-reading
Evening star., 1949-05-22

training began almost immedi-
ately. Within two months, he was
able to distinguish about five
words. Now. he is a proficient lip
reader, and the sound he can hear
will help his understanding.
But the biggest thrill I ever
had was the other day when the
phone rang" Mrs. Machines said,
The first time. he didn't know
what it was. But the second time,
he said, Mother. the telephone
said B-Z-Z-Z. Fl"
Louise also was about l8 months
old when doctors told her parents
she was deaf.
After that, I used to sit with
Louise in my lap and talk to her
for hours" her mother, Mrs.
Reinhold Maier, said.
Louise has worn her aid regu-
larry since one day when her play
mates began pushing her to get
her attention. Now she can hear
them when they speak to her.
In a discussion at the session
yesterday, methods Of testing new
hearing equipment by the Ameri-
can Medical Association Coun-
Gil of Physical Medicine were out
lined by Howard A. Carter. coun-
Gil secretary.
He said the councils greatest
Evening star., 1949-05-22
DC. 10 Study Uniforms
For Special Police

The Commissioners have sched-
uled session Tuesday to consider
whether to order all special police
men into brown uniforms or grant
exceptions.
When the Commissioners ap-
proved regulations governing the
Districts 1,400 special police last
fall, Police Supt. Robert j. Bar
rett was given authority to ap-
prove distinctive uniforms to be
worn by store policemen, District
Building guards and others cov-
cred by the order.
Maj. Barrett ordered all special
police into brown uniforms by
January, 1850. The only special
police exempted were plain clothes
store detectives.
Several large corporations pro-
tested changing the blue uniforms
worn by their men. They con-
tended the change would put them
to great expense and make their
Washington employees dress differ
ent from their employees in other
cities.
AS a result Of their protests, the
Commissioners appointed a special
committee last week to make rec
concentrations On whether the
uniforms of all special policemen
should be identical as well as dis
tinctive and whether there should
be exceptions.
The committee was told to re-
port promptly. It's members in
clude Roland M. Brennan, District
purchasing officer; Howard o.
Akers. superintendent Of Dis
trict buildings, and 1t. James Cox
of the Police Department.
Evening star., 1949-05-22

concern IS with claims made by
advertisers for their products,
directly mainly at deaf people who
do not now wear aids. Manu-
facturers feel they hare 10 put
their best foot forwarc-which
sometimes ends up with Just plain
lying" he said.
Mr.. Carter said it is estimated
that about 5000. 900 persons In
the country need hearing aids
and that only about 1000 900
people wear them. There has been
an increase within the last year
however, as more and more peo-
pie are becoming educated 70
their benefits. he said.
Evening star., 1949-05-22
U.S.. 10 Sell Copies Of Page
With Literary SIGNATURES

A reproduction on q single PAGE
Of signatures cs son.e Q. Amer
scas most eminent 18Th Century
literary sSures car e~ purchased
NJ The Archives Building for %
cents n copy. Dr.. WAYNE c. Grover
Arcnlvist Of the United States an
nounced yesterday.
The signatures appear OF q pesl-
ton IN 1880 10 the Secretary c'
State urging that sn international
copyright treaty be adopted. But,
Dr.. Grover recalled. IL VAS not
until March J. 1891. that legtsla-
tion was adopted authorizing th-
extension. on the basis Of rec proc -
lty or international agreement. OF
Evening star., 1949-05-22
British Speed Trophy
Awarded TO jet Pilot
D. sAs Asse< e.s~ Pres.

LONDON. May 7i.-A Jet plane
pilot today vas awarded the Sea-
grave Trophy. Britains top speed
award. for setting q new closed
course speed record IN az expert
mental jet fighter.
The Royal Aero Club gave the
trophy 10 Pilot John Derry, who
aew a DeHaTilland l0s around q
FIVE sided. 100 kilometeg ts2,S =
mile, circuit at sos 3 miles Ar
hour. The plane has q single Jet
unit and sweptback wings
The Aero Club gives rs Seagrave
Trophy annually for the "moSt
outstanding demonstration OF the
possibilities OF transport by land.
air or water"
Evening star., 1949-05-22

A few weeks ago, 7-year r-old
Roddy Machines heard a tele-
phone ring for the first time. The
next day, he heard an automobile
horn.
In eager, practiced tones, little
Roddy yesterday showed a group
of people how he could talk. He
listened intently to a few well-re-
hearsed words and showed he
knew what they meant in SEN
tences.
Talking isn't new to Roddy. But
hearing is.
Evening star., 1949-05-22

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Evening star., 1949-05-22
TruesdeII PTA Reception

The Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton of the Truesdell School. Ninth
and Ingraham streets NV, will
hold a reception at the school for
Mrs. James Cox, president of the
P.T.A. District Conference, at 8
pm. Tuesday. Mrs. Cox Is Sched-
uled to install officers of the Trues-
dell P.T.A. who were elected last
month.
Evening star., 1949-05-22

Submarine sulphur eruptions
have left Walvis Bay, Southwest
African fishing center, without any
fish to eat or pack, for weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-22
GOV C0MMuTES
SENTENCES FOR
Two PRISONERS

Gov. Ernest Gruening granted
executive clemency to two appli-
cants now confined in federal peni-
tentiaries.
A communication of sentence to
time already served was granted
Thomas Contreras, a Filipino who
was convicted of murder in 1920
and sentenced to life Imprisonment.
In making the recommendation, the
Pardons Advisory Board considered
statements in Contreras' behalf
from the trial judge, former Dis
trict Judge Robert w. Jennings,
now deceased, as well as reports by
penitentiary officials during the %
years of Contreras' incarceration.
In the second exercise of execu-
tive clemency, the Governor de-
parted from the Board recommen-
dation that the sentence of Nicho-
las Kitka, convicted of, manslaugh-
ter in 1912 and sentenced to serve
fifteen years, be committed to time
served.
Governor Gruening committed
Kitka's sentence to ten years.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-22
STATEHOOD
BILL GOES
ON SHELF
Action by House Not 10 Be
Pressed This Year.
Says Peterson

WASHINGTON, July 22-tR-
Chairman Peterson (D-F1a) of the
House Public Lands Committee
said today he will not press for
House action this year on bills to
give statehood to Hawaii and
Alaska.
WIN the House rushing to adj
journ and with SO much contro-
versial legislation still waiting for
action, we might jeopardize the
legislation by forcing a vote on it
now" Peterson told a reporter.
He said he had considered, but
given up, the idea of trying to
force a House vote despite refusal
of the Rules Committee to clear
the bill.
1--WE will press for action early
in the next session, instead, when
there will be more time and our
chances will be much better" he
said.
GOVERNORS STATEMENT
Informed that the statehood bill
will not be pressed at the present
session of Congress, Gov. Gruening
made the following statement.
THE decision of the House Lead
ership not to push through the
Alaska Statehood bill at this session
of the 81st Congress is naturally
a great disappointment to all of
us who feel. as l do, that statehood
is absolutely essential to Alaska's
development and progress and to
the fulfillment of it great destiny.
in view OF the early satisfactory,
progress of the bill, its favorable
report for the second time by a
House Public Lands Committee in
March, in view of the overwhelming
public sentiment in favor OF
Alaskan statehood throughout the
nation and the obvious justice OF
granting the expressed wish of the
people of Alaska, failure to act at
this session is, Of course, highly
regrettable. I have discussed the
matter by telephone with Delegate
Bartlett who is informing the
people of Alaska as to the circum-
stances which lead to this set
back.
But while we have had re-
verse, there is not only no cause
for Encouragement, but on the
contrary every reason for redoubled
efforts on the part on the people
of Alaska. am communicating
with the members of the Alaska
Statehood Committee for their
views, and it is probable that as
soon as Delegate Bartlett is avail
able we will seek to develop a
program of action"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-22
Salmon Pack
Report Shows
Big Decrease

SEATTLE, July 22.-tR- The
prediction made yesterday in Ju-
neau by Haakon B. Friele of dire
shortage in the salmon pack in Al
aska comedies with report
issued by the U. S. Fish and Wild
life Service of sharply reduced
early take.
The report listed 521 ,6O8 cases for
the Bristol Bay area, as of July
16. 1t compared with LII 1858
cases on July II last year. Most
of the pack is red salmon.
The Western Alaska total, includ-
ing Bristol Bay and the Alaska
Peninsula north side is listed at
Sal, 648 cases on July 16, compared
with 1,218,16 at the same period
last year.
The Service reported the early
Central Alaska total at SAG, POT cases
compared with 346.056 at the same
period in 1913. The Southeast dis
trict total for July 16 was 1872
cases. 1t was 21,581 for the same
period last year.
The Alaska July 16 total was
904,227 cases, compared with 1885,
1877 year ago.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-22
R. R. Engineer Speeds
His Train Throuq h
5eeihing Flame Wall

MONTEBELLO, Calf, July o.
PA heroic engineer who brought
his streamliner train through a
seething wall of flames is near
death today.
The driver of the gasoline truck
hit by the train died last night. He
was Harry G. Heaton, Of Bell,
Calf.
The engineer, H. E. Byers, SIS, of
Las Vegas, New, was credited by
officers with saving some $50 pas
sengers by staying at the controls
and rolling the Union Pacific's
"City of Los Angeles" through the
flames, which roared several hum
dred feet high as the gallon
truck exploded.
Byers was burned critically on
his arms and upper body. A Sec
ong engineer, Edward M. Dennis
As. Las Vegas, was burned less SER
iously.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-22
REQUEST IS
In MESSAGE
T0(oNGRE55
Overwhelming Senate Ap-
provd| Of Atlantic Pact
Promotes Action
Nv JOHN H. HIGHTowER

WASHINGTON, July 22.-tR-
Overwhelming Senate approval OF
the North Atlantic Treaty cleared
the way today for President Tru-
mans formal request that America
help arm its European allies.
The White House announced that
the President will send the pro-
posed program to Congress Mon
day. Vice President Barley said
it will be pressed for passage at
this session.
Barley, who attended a Cabinet
session, said the Administration
hopes to pass both an authorize
ton bill and an appropriation to
finance the arms program before
1t quits around Sept. /.
He said he does not expect as
much debate on the arms program
as occurred in the Senate during
consideration of the pact, which
the Senate ratified yesterday by a
vote of 80 to l3.
The President originally planned
to send the arms message to both
houses today, but postponed this
until Monday to suit the conven-
fence of Senate leaders, Charles G.
Ross, Presidential Press Secretary.
told reporters.
Authorization BiIl
1t is understood that the pro-
posed authorization will be for
$1,450,0 100000 for foreign military
aid, of which sl.l30.0o0 600 would 60
to this country's associates in the
North Atlantic Treaty.
Ross said the message will run
from $500 to 5000 words and that
1t is already prepared.
No Atomic References
Ross denied the communication
had been held up to write in
atomic references in response to
questions raised on the Senate floor
as to whether the pact obligates
this country to furnish atomic
weapons to its new allies. He would
not say whether there are any
atomic references.
The Presidents proposal was
also expected to provide bar
against giving the Europeans atom
bombs. 1t was understood the
Administration bill would specify
that nothing in it would super
cede the Atomic Energy Act, which
forbids release of atomic explosives.
The 20-year treaty won through
to ratification late yesterday af-
ter Administration leaders had CIV
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-22
PACT OkEH
GOOD news
FOR PEACE
Approval Of Alliance by U.
5. Hailed in Western
Camp Areas
BY OsGOoD CARUrHERs

LONDON, July 22-tR-Govern-
ment leaders. politicians and plain
men in the Western camp hailed
the us. senate's approval of the
Atlantic Pact today as good news
for the cause OF peace.
Eastern Europe maintained, as it
has from the start. that the Pact
is the first step to imperialist war"
The London News Chronicle
headlined the story Of the Senate
vote for ratification "82 Votes Be-
gin New US. Era"
The official Soviet Army news
paper in Berlin, Taegliche Rund-
schau, front-paged the news under
the headline: Atlantic System
Doomed to Failure"
Just before the French National
ASSEMBLY began its debate on the
Pact today, Radical Socialist Floor
Leader Jean Paul David described
the Senate's action as IAN act Of
faith"
Europe has been awaiting the
solid support of the great American
Democracy" he said.
Deputy Paul Antier. leader of the
small Rightist Independent Repub-
leans, said "the alliance means
peace and a check to Russia
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-22
Trial Rum
Farm Plan
Defeated
BY EDWIN B. HAAKINsON

WASHINGTON, July 22-lR-A
crushing House defeat of its con-
troversial farm plan set the adj
ministration to. work today on sal
wage operations in the Senate.
With a powerful combination OF
Democrats and Republicans in con-
troll, the House late yesterday
voted 239 to ITO to kill proposed
trial run" of the farm subsidy
plan of Secretary of Agriculture
Grammar on eggs, potatoes and
wool. The coalition was led by Rep
Gore D-Tenn), normally an adj
ninistration follower. 1t triumphed
despite plea from Speaker Ray
burn (D-Texas) to give the Bran
nan plan try.
Instead, the House voted 1888 to
% to continue for another year the
rigid wartime farm price supports
att 80 percent of parity. Parity is
l computed price intended to give
farmers purchasing power in fair
relationship to the cost of things
they must buy.
Today Senator Elmer Thomas ID
Okla), Chairman of the Senate
Agriculture Committee, indicated
he hoped to turn the tide in the
Senate, or at least gain a COM
promise
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-22
MRS. ROOSEVELT
IS CRITICIZED BY
CARD. SpELLMAN

NEW YORK, July 22.-R-Fran-
els Cardinal Spellman criticized
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt today
for her opposition to federal funds
for parochial and private schools.
In letter to the former first
lady. the Catholic prelate said
your record of anti-C Catholicism
stands for all to sea- record
which you yourself wrote on the
pages of history which cannot be
recalled-documents of discrimina-
ton unworthy of an American
mother"
The Cardinals attack was based
on articles written by Mrs. Roose-
welt in her column, MY Day"
Mrs. Roosevelt's secretary said at
Hyde Park that the letter had not
yet been received and that there
would be no comment until after
its arrival, if then. Cardinal SPELL
man made the letter public. He
wrote that, after Mrs. Roosevelts
first column on the Barden Bill
June %, he had intended ignoring
it.
But, as the days passed and in
two subsequent columns you con-
tinued your anti-C Catholic CAM
paign, I became convinced that it
was in the interest of all Ameri-
cans and the cause of justice itself
that your misstatement should be
challenged Ii. =" nsi5
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-22
CLIO OFFICIAL DEPORTED

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.-tR-
Louis Goldblatt, one of two Ameri-
cans the British announced today
would be deported from England,
is secretary-treasurer of the CLIO
International Longshoremen's and
Warehousemens Union. His home
Is in San Francisco.
He arrived in London last night
after attending an organization
meeting Of the World Federation of
Maritime Unions in Marseilles,
France. 1t is a department of
the World Federation of Trade
Unions, which is dominated by
Communists.
Union officials In Seattle said
the other man. John Maletta, left
that city July IL to be a delegate
to the Marseilles conference.
He was a dispatcher for Seattle
Union Local 10 of the Longshore-
mems and Warehousemen's Union
and once was business representa-
tive for the union.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-22
Murder
Mystery
Cleared
Bodies Of Two Missing Per.
sons Found Warrant
Out for Ex-Convitt

TACOMA, July 22-iRH-Discovery
of the bunet-pierced bodies of an
elderly Tacoma couple in the Cas-
cade mountain foothills led today
to a first degree murder warran.
against a missing ex-convict neigh
Dor.
Berry pickers found the bodies
of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Easley
last night on log-strewn trail off
the Naches Pass highway about
so miles southeast of here. The
62-year-old man and his wife, 81,
had been missing several days from
their blood-stained home.
Chief Deputy Prosecutor Martin
L. Potter announced the issuance
of the murder warrant this morn
ing against John Summers, 80,
formerly of Kirksville, Mo.
He said search was being
launched throughout the west for
the armed suspect. Justice of the
Peace Charles l.. Wescott issued
the warrant.
Summers, dark-haired and hand
some, was released less than a
month ago from the state prison
at Walla Walla. He had served Is
months for forgery. Deputy Prose-
cutor Potter said he had a previous
Illinois prison record and long
jail record.
Officers said the search was
centering around Yakima, at the
Eastern end of the Cross Mountain
highway. and along possible routes
to Missouri. Summers worked in
the Yakima farm area for a few
days after his release from prison
Discovery of the babies last night
ended a two-day mystery over the
Easleys' disappearance.