The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-07-09
S1,5OO,OOO PORK-BARREL

There controversial subject pending before the
state senate finance committee to the need for the
struction of $500O00 Sate-oWned and operated
torium for tuberculosis.
The outcome is of interest in this community for Noble
of the counties without such hospital and included
in the area where the proponents of this hospital that
such crying need exists.
The proposed site is said to be Nesonville, which
is the home of State Senator Stanley Mechem who also
represents part of Noble county in the state senatorial
district
There is locally to believe that such need
for hospital this area except the mind of Mr.
Mechem and possibly the business interests of Nesonve
Certainly there need as far Noble county
oerned.
and they receiving at the Rocky Glen
torum in McConnesville True the county does pay for
this treatment.
will also venture say that the Noble county
TB and Health society in Caldwell has done much arrest
the spread of tuberculosis its purpose to finance
xray examinations and catch the disease before it reaches
advanced stage.
with only active discovered and with the proper
amount of treatment this became arrested
1t was practically all financed by the local society
Wilbur Matson of the McConnelsville Herald, has
lashed out against the building of this $15ooOoo uber
ment." He has the following to say:
"Repubcan MEMBERS Overwhelming in control of the
Ohio Legislature responsible for legislation enacted in
this session They elected general party pledge
of economy which elected Eisenhower and swept the sop
the public and defend their action and stand fall their
record What will they tell the taxpayers of Ohio about
What will they say of their prudent stewardship of your
money, than million dollars, blown out the window
half the beds in hospital at Columbus vacant for lack
of patients and State Tubercular Sanatorum at Mt Yer
had to be changed to another purpose Must
hope that this passed. Governor Lausche will his
veto?
Some Republican legislators say that Gov. Lausche ask
ed for it and that makes it good enough for them Each
state department asks for than it hopes to get and
everyone knows who has the responsibility for legislation
in a body Overwhelmingly dominated by his Republican
opponents Mr. Mechem we'll recall it. has loudly pro-
claimed how Republican Senate going to trim Lausche
budget Now, he is going to trim by pork barrel million
plus for Nesonville. Of course, Dr. Mark has special
interest and should not be heard in opposition Is this
reprehensbe than the action of Jacksonville business inter-
ests who in their uthnkng overzealousness hope profit
by this porkbarrel appropriation at the expense of the tax
payers of Ohio? Dr. Mark spent his money Mr. Mec
hem Dr. Portered and the politicians spenders and do
gooders, will spend your hard-earned money.
If Republican legislature elected economy plat
form, pours million dollars down rathoe in the
bleak hills Nesonvile in building sanatorum for
patients who allegedly have available two beds at
Columbus where is required how anyone politically
defend its action in 1854? Mr. Mechem disclams any per-
sona interest and denies that Jacksonville has been selected
the site for this Sanaorium Will he be for its consruc
ton if it is located in Pomeroy for nstance-and how will
he explain this carrying Goals to Newcastle" by spending
millions in building more tubercuar hospitals when
according to reports is difficult to obtain patients
needing tubercular and maintain what have?"