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Milford chronicle., 1952-12-19

comfort you need for todsys level parkways or
rough, rutted byways plus nearly effortless
steering, braking, and parking And you'll see beauty
that belongs wherever you may drive
When you see this new Ford at yorr Ford Dealers.
when you Test Drive it and Value Check it, you'll
understand why it is worth more when you buy it
worth more when you sell it. You'll agree that here,
indeed, is the New Standard of the American Road!
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-19

FUIl-clRclE VISIBILITY with hues.
curved, ons-pises windshIsld. car.
wide, one-pieeo rear window and Bic
picture windows olI Ground = sivss
you visibility unlimited.
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-19
New Harbor

The harbor at Monrovia, Liberia.
Is under development under aus
pices Of the United States and was
opened as a free port July 26. 1913
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-16
Problem, Not Solved
For Many Citizens

We are now partially solv-
ing this problem for many peo-
pie through voluntary medical
and hospital plans. But for
many. many more Of our citi-
zens the problem Is not solved.
Many tenant farmers and low
income workers and older peo-
pie do not have the money to
obtain health services to an ex-
tent even remotely approximate
ing their needs.
Over all the land there are
examples such as these. And
so I say to you, What shall we
do about it?" This great free
enterprise system of ours has
made it possible for more Amer
leans to have more things more
Of the good things Of life-than
any people anywhere on, earth.
Can it now also make it pos
sible for every American to pro-
tect his health? I would not call
such q: goal socialism" I would
call it q goal Of enterprise
American enterprise.
Meeting the health needs Of
our people is one Of the most i'm
portant ways we can make our
American promises come true.
It also is one of the mainstays
!. Of national defense. Only the
. strong can survive and only the
healthy can be strong. o.
This is why, last December. I
appointed a Commission on the
Health Needs Of the Nation. I
asked this group Of prominent
professional leaders and lay
citizens to survey the situation
and then make positive recon-
mendations for action that
would bring our people better
health. That commission now
has been hard 1t work for six
months. It is gathering a lot Of
highly important facts. It is
going to the grass roots Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-16
General Death Rate
Declines 10 Per Cent

From 1874 to 1850, the gen.
eral death rate in our Nation
declined 10 per cent. Deaths
from tuberculosis were reduced
46 per cent. from influenza and
pneumonia so per cent, and from
syphilis So per cent.
Contrary to what some Of you
may have been led to expect, I
do not claim sole credit for these
remarkable achievements. I am
sometimes accused of claiming
credit for every good thing that
has happened in the United
States while I have been Presi-
dent, and. by the same token.
accused Of never admitting a
mistake.
AS for the mistakes I know
that I make them like everybody
else does, and I do admit them
from time to time. However, it
has not seemed necessary for
me to spend a great deal of time
calling attention to my mistakes
because there have always been
plenty Of other people who were
willing to do that for me.
You hospital administrators
know what I mean because you
have to serve as the whipping
boys for a lot Of other people,
too.
Actually, our magnificent
achievements in the field of
health have resulted primarily
from teamwork. We could not
have made this record unless
every one had done his part
doctors, nurses, and hospital adj
miniStrators, and all the other
workers who are devoted to
keeping people well. We all
have our places on the team,
and none of US could do the job
without the help Of the others.
One Of the best illustrations
of what can be accomplished
through teamwork is what has.
happened in cur medical Fro
gram for veterans.
At the end Of World War II,
We set out on a; program to re-
vitalize the medical services Of
the Veterans Administration
and to make sure that men and
women who had been disabled in
the defense of our country would
receive medical care second to
none. That program has been
successful beyond what anybody
thought would be possible.
This success has been made
possible by the wholehearted
cooperation of the pri-
vate practitioners. professional
schools. and hospitals, The Vet
Grams Administration has Sc
cured the part-time services of
over 100000 experts in the med
ical field to aid its full-time
staff. And the faculties Of
nearly every leading medical
school in the country are now
working with the Veterans Adj
ministration to provide an ever
higher quality of medical care.
I am delighted it's that way.
This unexcelled medical care
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-16

FOLLOWING is the tert OF Presi-
dent TruH,dn's address today
before the. American Hospital
Association in Philadelphia:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-16
Jaycees Hear Speech
BY Senator Williams
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

The only way to insure q Gov
eminent free of corruption, Sem
ator Williams, Republican, of Del
aware, told Jaycees at Salisbury,
Md, last night, Is to elect Republi-
cans in November.
Senator williams, whose inves-
legations led to uncovering the
New York and st. Louis tax scam
dals. appeared before about 800
at q Junior Chamber of Commerce
banquet.
Senator Williams was intro
duced by Senator Butler. Republi-
can. Of Maryland.
Other political developments
pointed up Maryland as an i'm
portant center in the national
campaign. With both major
presidential candidates already
scheduled to speak in the Free
State. word was received that
Senator Dirksen will speak In
Cumberland Saturday to the Re
publican Women's Federation of
Maryland and in EaSton on Oc-
tober Is. Senator Dirksen is
chairman Of the Republican Sen
latorial Campaign Committee.
Another Maryland paper, The
! Annapolis Evening Capital, an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-16
Teamwork Praised
As President Halls
Medical Progress

!. Following is the teri of PreSi-
dent Trugtdn's address today
before the: American Hospital
! Association in Philadelphia:
: It is good to be here today.
This meeting gives me an OPP
portunity to talk on one of my
favorite subjects--the health
of the American people.
: I feel very close to you people
who are here today. In fact, I
think perhaps I can qualify as a
hospital administrator myself,
because the Federal Government
operates the largest group Of
hospitals in the country. You
see, have some of the same
headaches you do. know some
thing about the nature of your
problems, and I also know about
;the wonderful work you are
doing.
I am proud that our Federal
hospitals are members Of the
American Hospital Association.
All our hoSpitals-voluntary.
municipal and State, as well as
sFederal-and all the people who
serve in them-can take. great
pride in what they have done to
help lift the Nations standard
of health in recent years.
We now have the highest
standard of health in our his
tory. Life expectancy has never
been so high: the occurrence
of communicable diseases has
never been so low.
Typhoid fever, smallpox, diph-
liberia, pellagra; ricketts,. and
malaria have been virtually
wiped out. In fact, these dis
eases are so rare today I am told
that many Of our younger
physicians have never even seen
q case. -
I. We have overcome the major
causes of infant mortality, and
today only one mother in 1.400
dies in childbirth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-16

matter how it's done. They just
want to stand still, with things
as they are. or even move back
ward.
Even now they seem to be
advocating the amazing propo-
sition that Government should
have nothing to do with health
except for locally administered
INDECENT medical care pro-
grams"
That's about like saying we
don't need any form of social
security except the county poor
house. These people really want
to 60 back to the horse-and-
buggy days.
Fortunately We have gone
ahead in this country, despite
the "pullbacks," to accomplish
what we could over their opposi-
ton.
AS a matter of fact, we have
accomplished a great deal.
We established. in 1916. a
Federal-aid program for the
construction Of hospitals to be
owned and operated by the peo-
pie in local communities. As a
result, thousands upon thou
sands are getting hospital care
who never had 1t before, es-
pecially in the rural areas. BY
now more than 1900 projects
for hospitals, health centers and
other medical facilities have
been approved. Already this
program has added $4,000 beds
and about $50 health centers to
the Nations health resources.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-16
Military ChapIains Elect
Rev. Robert ]. Plumb

The Rev. Robert ]. Plumb, rec
tor Of st. Marks Episcopal Church.
yesterday was elected to head the
Washington Chapter of the Mill
tary Chaplain's Association.
Other officers chosen at a lunch
can meeting at Fort McNair were:
The Rev. James c. FAIL. pastor of
the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church. vice president. and the
Rev. G. L. Gingras of st. Angus
tines Church. secretary-treas
Mr.. Plumb succeeds Chaplain
Leighton E. Harrell of the Vet.
Grams Administration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-16

our health problems. It has
been holding regular meetings
throughout the country and
finding out. what the health
needs Of the people are and TO
what extent they are being
supplied.
I have not In any way sought
to control the work Of this com.
mission. I do not know what
it viii recommend. But I have
great confidence in its members,
and I am sure that the report
it will file in December viii
help us move forward toward
the thing We all want-better
health for every one.
<. Before We can conquer any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-16

obstacle, we must have the will
to conquer it. I have a profound
faith that the people Of this
great Nation who have willed SO
many miracles Of modern times
also have an inflexible resolve
to conquer our everlasting
mortal enemies-disease and
untimely death.
We have made great progress
toward that goal. We are max
ing progress now. I hope that
in the years ahead we can all
march along side by side to
take full advantage of our OPP
portunities to make q better and
healthier America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-16

best modern medicine available
to everybody-aS it should be-
unless there is some way for
people to pay for it.
The overriding fact is that
many phases Of modern medical
and health care are very ex-
penSive.
It's not like it was q hundred
years ago. Let me read you
this little item I found in q
magazine last week.
(From Rules and Regula-
tons Of the Great Falls tN.H0
Medical Association, 1S47.) -
The members OF this asso-
citation shall charge for their
professional services the fees
in the following table:
For q visit in the village
and ordinary medicines so
For q visit in the night.
100
For advice in ordinary
cases, at ofiice rs
For extracting q tooth.
rs
If more than one tooth is
extracted for the same patient,
at one sitting. for each addi-
tional tooth .12a
For obstetrics, single birth.
400
For obstetrics, twins 600
For excision Of tonsils, 500
Things are different now,
aren't they?
The fact that the best medical
care costs so much today is not
any ones fault. It is simply be-
cause we have found how to do
so much for people who are i'll
that, If we do all of it, it takes
a lot Of time and requires a lot
Of equipment and personnel
and many expensive drugs.
Nobody is to blame, but these
costs have to be met somehow if
we want to reap the blessings
of medical research in the relief
of human suffering.
Our problem is to bring
medical and health services to
people at a price they can at
ford to pay. I have invited the
cooperation of the medical pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-16
Still Have Long Way
To Go ] oword Goal

{ So. although we have come
q long way toward our goal Of
good health for every American.
we still have q long way to 60.
We have to move ahead with q
balanced program that takes ac-
count Of facts as they are.
You can't take care of sick
people just by putting them in
q building. The building is q
shell and doesn't become a hos
pital until 1t is equipped and
stated. You can't make the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-16
More Than Holt in Towns
That Never Had Hospitals


One of the best things about
this program. is that more than
one half Of these facilities are
in towns which never had hos
pitfalls before. This is going to
help correct the problem Of the
proper distribution of doctors.
More young physicians will set
up their practices in the coun-
try If they have modern hos
pitfalls in which they can work.
This Hospital Survey and
Construction program is an ex-
ample Of a happy and success
full partnership between the
Federal Government, State
governments and local commu-
mites. The States take respon-
sibility for orderly planning to
meet hospital needs. Local citi-
Gems take responsibility for rails
ing about 5two-thirds of the
funds and for operating their
hospitals.
This is the kind of teamwork
by which we were able to meet
the needs Of Is million Ameri-
cans-one in eight of our popu-
lation - who required hospital
care last year. It is an achieve
ment in which Americans can
take real pride.
Now I want to remind you
that behind all the work in our
hospitals, behind all our adj
vances in health, and behind all
the health profession can do for
the sick, is the underlying force
Of medical research. The key
to all past accomplishment has
been ,xinT painstaking research
brought to the point Of practi-
cal application.
This will be Just as true in
the future % 1t has been IN the
past.
We must remember that we
advance from one set Of prob
lens to another. Past achieve
ments in medicine have adj
vanced US to the problems Of
the chronic and degenerative
diseases. Having extended the
life span, we are now graphing
with heart disease, cancer and
other disabilities that people
suffer in later life.
These problems are more diff
ficult to resolve than were their
predecessors. This means that
the research required for their
solution is constantly growing
more complex and more expen-
sive. It means that the whole
structure of medical research
must be strengthened. We need
more research effort and more
research workers. IL
The American people have
given splendid support to medi-
cal research through private or
CARNATIONS, apd I know they
will keep it up. But we have
found that the cost Of research
is so great that we cannot ex-
pect it to be. met solely through
private means.
Right now the Federal Gov
eminent Is supporting by re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-16
Reason for Recommending
Medical, Health Programs

That is why. ever since I have
been President. I have recon-
mended programs which I be-
lieve will provide better medical
and health services for all our
people. Some groups have re-
ceived these proposals enthu-
siastically. Others have been
strongly against them. That is
what happens every time we try
to move forward. We have to
make each advance by over
coming the objections Of those
who want to pull back.
My only interest in this mat
ter is better health for our
people. That is why I have
constantly asked the pull
backs" to come forward with
plans of their own. But you
know, it is q failing common
to the 'pullbacks" they don't
want to move ahead at all. no
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-16
Rodio-Isotopes Become
importont Health Tool

One of the most exciting de-
velopments In the history of
medical research has been the
use of radio-isotopes made
available by the Atomic Energy
Commission. Out scientists tell
me that the io-isotope. when
used as a tracer. represents the
most important tool for unravel-
ing the life process since the
invention Of the microscope In
the 18th century.
Our atomic apothecary in Oak
Ridge has made about $1,000
shipments of radioactive. iso-
TOPICS to 922 institutions in the
United States. Many of you
are now using these materials
for the diagnosis Of patients
with thyroid disease, heart dis
ease. and cancer. It took bill
lions Of dollars to produce these
new aids to medicine. No one
except the Government could
have marshaled the resources
to do the job.
One Of the research projects
of the Government in which I
take q great deal Of personal
pride is the new clinical, CEN
ter Of the Public Health Service
in Bethesda, Md. A little more
than a year ago. I spoke at the
cornerstone ceremonies for this
unique hospital-laboratory. We
were pleased to have the trustees
of the American Hospital AS
ISOLATION present on that occa-
sion. In that great structure,
soon to be completed, the Pub
lie Health Service will combine
a range Of clinical and scien-
tific skills never before brought
together under one roof. This
will make it possible to step up
our attack on cancer, heart
disease, the viruses,. mental
illness, arthritiS and neurology
cal disorders.
I honestly believe that our
present-day efforts in medical
research are leading us into a
new golden age of medicine.
We should never forget that
the best possible Of all ways for
treating disease and disability
is by preventing them from hap
pening. That is why research
and preventive medicine and
accident prevention are so i'm
portant.
Just think Of all the human
suffering that has been pre-
vented and all the money that
has been saved by our victories
over communicable diseases.
Take smallpox for example. In
1921, We had more than 100.-
600 cases in this country. Last
year, only IL cases were report
ed in the entire Nation.
Good health is not only o
matter of wiping. out disease;
it is also a matter Of reducing
our frightful accident toll.
Thousands Of men, women and
children are being manned in
accidents each month that we
could. prevent if we had the
foresight to do so. Better safe
ty education. more research
into safety devices, plus better
enforcement of safety regula-
tions, would save us millions Of
heartacles and hundreds of mill
lions Of dollars each year. We
could prevent the loss to our
productive economy of literally
thousands and thousands Of
people who now are victims Of
disabling accidents. And we
could rehabilitate and return to
productive life untold numbers
Of others at q cost far less than
it now takes to care for them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-16

fession in solving this problem.
But it is not a job for the medi-
cal profession alone. It is a job
for all Of us.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-16

for our veterans shows how the
Government and the American
medical profession can work to-
gether for the benefit Of every
one.
While we have been making
these advances in veterans
medicine, we have made equally
impressive gains in national
defense medicine-in caring for
the men and women in the
armed services.
In the fighting in Korea. the
mortality rate among the
wounded who reach medical
aid is only half the rate Of
World War II-and that was
remarkably low. Eighty-five
per cent Of the wounded are
now returned to active duty.
The most amazing thing is that
this wonderful record is being
made with one-half the number
of physicians per 1000 troops
that were used in World War II.
We have been able to do this
only because there has been the
closest kind Of coordination
among. our three military medi-
Cal services and civilian health
agencies.
And while We are speaking Of
teamwork, I want to pay trib-
ute here to the contribution
that you, and the medical pro-
fession. and the Red Cross. and
the. American people, have made
to the National Blood program.
It has been a magnificent
achievement. Let us remember,
however. that we dare not relax
our efforts. The supply Of
blood needed for our troops in
Korea, for the patients in your
hospitals here at home, and for
civil defense reserves is danger
ously low. I appeal again to ev-
cry American to give blood if he
can. ...-..
Now. all these evidences of
collaboration between the health
profession and the Government
may come as surprise to you.
] am sure they will be q surprise
to most people in view of all
that has been said about the
terrible things I have been try
ing to do to the medical pro-
feSSion.
The fact is that the medical
profession has more to do with
determining the policies Of the
Federal Government today than
ever before in history. All the
groups concerned with health
have come together in the
Health Resources Advisory Com
mittee, under the Craftsmanship
of DIR. Howard Rusk, to give
their help and advice to the
Government. The president
elect of the American Hospital
Association is member of this
committee. and a high ofiicial of
the American Medical Associa-
ton serves as vice chairman.
The committee is doing a mar
velous job. -.
All this doesn't mean that
there is nothing left to argue
about. ! expect we will go right
,on in the American way having
differences of opinion about the
part the Federal Government
should play in helping to meet
the health needs Of our citizens.
Personally, I have always UNDER
stood that the Constitution i'm
poses upon the Government Of
the United States . responsible
ity with respect to the general
welfare Of its citizens. And GER
tainly no one can pretend that
good health is not q matter Of
first Importance 50 far as the
general welfare is concerned.
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nounced that it would support
Gen. Eisenhower in his campaign
for President. The Capital de-
scribes itself as independent
democratic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-16

search grants about Q quarter
of all the research done in
medical schools. The Govern
ment Is giving this aid without
any control at all over the scien-
lists or the schools. That is the
way it should be done and must
be. done.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-19
Reprieye Won

VICTORIA, b. c. IN - Some 80
survivors of a 3.day cat shoot on
a Victoria estate won a reprieve
because a mans craftsmanship
was questioned.
The cats had belonged To- the
late Mrs. w. i. B. Berger, wealthy
widow. She had ordered them de-
stroyed because no one would con-
tract TO feed them when she was
gone.
!. Inspector Ben Maggs Of the So
ciety for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals promised to destroy
them for Mrs. Berger.
He reported killing more than
100 cats since Friday. But he said
Monday he was through"
The trouble began when a WON.
an living in the neighborhocd chal-
lenged Maggs' bag Of l2O cats.
She. insinuated he couldn't shoot
and challenged him to produce the
evidence he was hitting the feline
fugitiyes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-19
Psyclliau'ist
Reports For
Duty AT Hospital

Lieutenant August S. Yochem,
Jr. fMC) USN has reported to the
U. S. Naval Hospital, Key West,
for duty as Staff Psychiatrist. 1t.
Y0chem comes TO Key West from
the u. S. Naval Hospital, Chelsea,
Mass.
1t. Yochem is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. S. Yochem, Sr. of
Corydon, Indiana. He attended In
diana University, and received his
Bachelor of Arts Degree from
Franklin College. Franklin, India
ma. In 1913, he received his Doc
tor of Medicine degree at the Uni
versity of Louisville, School of Me-
dicine.
DR.. Yochem entered the Navy
under the Viz program in 1913. He
was released to inactive duty in
1915 and in 194S, he entered the
general practice of medicine at
Corydon, Indiana. He continued in
that field until 1861 when he be-
gan psychiatric residency training
at Indianapolis, Indiana.
1t. Yochem is married TO the
former Miss Evelyn June Seely of
Marysyille, Ohio. They have one
child, Joseph Stuart Yochem, 10
months. 1t. and Mrs. Yochem are
temporarily residing at the Saltair
Apartments, Key West.