The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-01-17
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eral Government into the educa-
tional field. This takes the form
of Federal financing of class
rooms, building of school houses
and contributing funds for the
operation of schools.
Another matter involves the
continuing in the previous effort
to increase postal rates from the
Scent level which was inaugur-
ated more than 20 years ago. l
note that the Post Office Depart
ment is suggesting a scent rate
and it would seem to me that
this is psychological move
directed to emphasizing the need
for an increase in postage and
permitting the Congress to COM
promise and increase the post
age to only 4 cents. Testimony
given in previous Congresses
would indicate that a Accent
stamp on first-class mail would
pay the cost of such mailing. AT
the same time that consideration
is given to the increase in first
class mail, careful consideration
will be given to increasing the
postage in other classes of mail.
Particular emphasis will be
given to increasing the postage
in other classes of mail. Parti-
cular emphasis will be given to
the third-class, or so-called
Junk" mail rate.
Rumblings of discomfort with
the interpretations of the Sup
RENE Court over the rights CT
States to enact legislation in
various categories will receive
renewed consideration in this
session of Congress. This is par
ticularly true in the field Of
states policing of subversive ac-
tivities. Ohio and other states Of
the Union have enacted legisla-
ton in the past directed toward
State scrutiny and prosecution
of subversive activities. In sur
prising move, the Supreme Court
ruled in a case interpreting
Pennsylvania subversive activi-
ties law that the Federal Gov
ernment had intended to pre-
empt this field of activity when
it enacted subversive activity
legislation. Now the Congress
must make it plain that it had
not intended to deprive the
States of this right of police
activity.
Farm legislation is also certain
to receive considerable attention
and comment in the 85th Con-
gress. There will be an attempt
almost surely to bring up the old
question Of rigid price supports
and probably, as in the past,
such attempts will be added as
amendments to worthwhile and
needed farm legislation.
Legislation directed to stim-
ulating the employment of older
citizens will be presented to Con-
gress. We find a great number of
our older citizens are having diff
ficulty in finding employment.
To this end, | am introducing
legislation which / hope will be
seriously considered by the Con-
gresS. 1t is intended to provide
a stimulus for employers to
give every possible consideration
to the employment of persons
past 40. i intend to press for con-
sideration and enactment of this
legislation because | feel that
it is most necessary in this day
when people are living longer
only to find that the longevity
is being rewarded by inability
to find something to do with
the productive energies of their
hands and their minds.
E. w. Burgess, in his article,
Human Aspects Of Social
Policy" had this to say: I'm a
relatively short period of time,
the change in the position of the
older persons in the United
States has been almost catas-
trophic He enters old age no
longer as self-employed and a
master of his economic fate. He
is now an employee and can be
retired under conditions dictated
by an employer The rapid
tempo of events has passed him
by. He is out of touch and even
in conflict with the interests and
ideas of his children. Finally, and
harder to take, he can no longer
count on the role of patriarch
in ordering the destiny of his
children and grandchildren. He
cannot even be sure of being
venerated and respected. In
short, he has lost his old role
of dominance and has not vet