Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08
THE NURSE rs AN IMPORTANT
CITIZEN


Every day one out of every go Americans
needs a nurse.
Every day one Of us or a member Of our
families or a fellow worker uses some kind
Of nursing service-in the home, at a hOspi-
tai, in a clinic, at school, in the factory.
When someone near us needs a nurse, we
are quick to realize the part that nurses play
in the health and well being of Milford and
surrounding country
But do we realize that our nursing SER
vices are largely what we make them2
if our public health nurses reach every
corner Of the city, if our hospitals are we'll
equipped and adequately stated if our
schools Of nursing maintain high educational
standards, our interest and support helped to
make them so.
And, when nursing services and nursing
education are not as good as we would like
them to be, part of the blame lies with us
AS citizens it is our community PespOn-
sibility TO see that health services, including
nursing services, are the kind we need to
keep Milford healthy, happy growing city.
We can do this by being well informed
about using and supporting our health SER
vices, our health department, our visiting
nurse association, our hospitals, our schools
Of nursing, by learning to recognize what is
good nursing. and by finding out how we as
citizens can obtain the kind of nursing ser
vice we want and need.
EISENHOWER'S RECORD is GOOD
In next Novembers elections, central
figure wiz be man Wb0sisn't running for
Office Dwight ID. Eisenhower He is OBJ
Wously the COPS principal assets. And it
is on his policies and philosophy of govern
ment that the Democrats must center much
of their fire.
at one time there was a feeling in Re-
publican ranks that the President wasn't
aggressive enough It was widely said that
he wasn't doing much of a job in pushing
his ambitious legislative program I'm some
respects his press relations weren't too hap
py. Some Congressman of his party had
about decided that he wouldn't be of notice
able help to them at home, and that they'd
better attend to their own political fence
nVllding without reference to the White
House.
A very gReat change has taken place in
a comparatively short time. For one thing,
the President showed an ability to learn
from mistakes and not to repeat them. He
demonstrated an unusual flair for getting
things done quietly, without issuing must"
order after must" order And the upshot
was that, to the surprise of even canny old
hands at the political game, a remarkably
large part Of the legislation he asked for
became law.
Some proposals, naturally were turned
down or deferred. Others were modified.
That was inevitable with a program which
was so broad, SO complex and, in many
cases, so controversial. But the record shows
that few Presidents have had so high q
batting average in a mere two years
Here, IN part, is what the Administra-
ton, in cooperation with the 83rd Congress,
obtained
The tax code was thoroughly oyerhauled
Tor the lrSt time In 75 years. Substantial
tax reductions were given to both individuals
40 N.Tnre Mr-I
balanced budget hasn't been reached, mate
rial reductions in the overall cost of govern
ment were effected
The defense program was given a "neW
look, based largely on atomic weapons,
which Is designed to produce more defense
for each dollar spent.
The st. Lawrence SeaWay was approved.
rms was considerable victory in view of
the tact that Presidents Truman, Roosevelt
Hoover, Coolidge, Harding and Wilson had
al advocated it without success.
q program for developing atomic energy
Tor peacetime purposes is underway, using
the resources of private enterprise as well
as those of government,
a system of flexible farm price supports
was adopted. Ia the view of many, including
number OF farm leaders and spokesmen
this IS a vital start toward sounder agri
cultural policy
Social Security benefits were extended.
These are simply high spots. AS a gen
eral principle, the Administration has con
slstently urged that the federal government
should not take on duties that can be dis
charged either by local government or bl
private enterprise lt has moved 20 reduce
government Intervention in commercial bus
mess
some congressional contests viii be dom
mated By local issues and emotions Asid
from those the key to this off-year election
S pretty largely the personality, philosophy
and program Of the President.