The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1950-10-12
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message carried elsewhere on thi,
page in the form of the question
Who Runs American"
There is food for thought in thi.
soner message which is brought e
the readers of this newspaper b,
the doctors of Holmes county ano
the nation. II is worth youl
theughtful attention.
This same message is appearing
this week in every newspaper
throughout the United States. II
is a thorough and comprehensive
effort to get the people of this
country to consider seriously the
question as to which way Ameri-
ca should go-to decide whether
we Eshall 60 the. socialistic way of
Europe and the other countries of
the world, or shall we try to stand
alone in the world for the demo-
cratic way of doing things, the
voluntary way, if you please.
The writer of THIS column does
not believe the American people
can ever be happy and satisfied
with a totalitarian government
a government that tells us every
thing we can and cannot do. She
believes, as a matter of fact, that
we have already let too much of
our liberty slip away.
Furthermore, she believes that
unless we wake up at once to the
very real dangers facing us, we
are going to find ourselves at an
early day saddled with a compul-
sorry health insurance bill by
Congress - q measure which will
socihlize our medical profession
hndIstop progress in the medical
kield with resulting lowered stand
nrdS Of medical care.
This danger is real. 1t will be-
come q reality unless YOU, the
readers of this newspaper and the
American people generally speak
out in such a loud voice that there
win be no mistaking their wishes
In the matter.
We do not believe the people of
this community and Holmes coun-
ty want to see the government
come in and tell them they are
going to take over the medical
profession and everyone is going
to get free medical care from now
on ~ we know there is q catch to
it. We know the kind of care we
would get would not compare with ,
the kind of care we demand and
get from our privatesdoctors. We
know medical research would
suffer q tremendous setback and
prorress would be slackened II
not stopped altogether.
Not only would medicine be So
cialized but every business,
every industry. II our government
succeeds in socializing the medi-
cal profession through the COM
pulspry health insurance bill the
sociAlization Of other industries
and businesses will follow - just
as surely as night follows day.
The experience Of England with
sociSlized medicine is Or shoule
be enough to awaken the Ameri
can people. After s~ocializing me
diciSe the Labor Government i
now going on to s~ocialize the iror
and steel industry. We shouit
profit by England's experience.
Carried throughout this news
paper are a large number OF ad
vertjsements which are carried
by II aous firms in this communl
ty which are interested in seeing
the American system of privat'
enterprise survive - in order tina
we might continue to enjoy tn
highest standard of living IN tn
world a standard OF ilvinl
which the private enterprise sys
TEN has given us.
We ask that every reader rea'
every one of these messages :
thew are well worthwhile. me
stand up and be counted Tor TN
American voluntary way OF dom
everything - and oppose WIN a
your might the compulsion OF IN
totalitarian and socialistic state.
You owe it to your forefather
who founded this country an
gave you a priceless heritage 9
freedom. You owe a debt 70 un
born generations to see that tneI
too. enjoy the freedom In the II
ture you enjoy today.
The drive for membership
1 the Holmes County Farm burea
is now or.
Every farmer in the county an
everyone interested in farming II
directly. which means all pusme'
and professional men and wome
in ne county, is eligible to JOIN
and should join. -
There are I,056 white Tar,
families in the county ano on
"a are active members OF On
Farm Bureau. The quota In la
years membership drive was 2.
Members in Holmes county ana "
secured 234. The dues then wei
$1,000 annually.
This years quota for Holms
Is as members and a goal OF d
to 600 members is sought. IN
dues this wear hav ebeen loWere