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Evening star., 1961-03-07
DeMatFla Gets
First Place in
Last Star Poll

DeMatha High School, by
virtue of its 57-52 victory over
Landon last Thursday, polled a
perfect score of go points in
The Stars final weekly rating
list.
After eight weeks in which
no single team collected all six
firSt-place votes from The
Stars staff of writers covering
the scholastic game, unbeaten
DeMatha finally swept the
board on the basis of 10 points
for first place, nine for second,
etc.
Landon, which led the poll
for four weeks in midSeason,
and Wakefield, unbeaten cham
champion Of Northern Virginia,
retained the next two positions.
Landon's great show against
DeMatha kept it in second
place, two points ahead of the
Warriors.
Montgomery Blair, fifth last
week, regained fourth place
from st. Johns, which dropped
to sixth after being upset by
Gonzaga Sunday.
Spingarn advanced from sew
enth to fifth after sweeping
the Interhigh League playoffS.
Mount Vernon dropped q notch
to seventh by losing to WASH
ington-Lee, 43-41.
Cardozo, which held Spin
garn to a 60-5S decision, and
WaShington-Lee advanced one
position to eighth and ninth,
respectively, and Ric hard
Montgomery. which did not
play. fell from seventh to 10th
place.
The top 10 teams with total
points (first-place votes and
records in parentheses):
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-02

65 receives a gift of an additional
10000 hours of time to use as he
wishes" Unprepared for this sudden
leisure, the "gift'' often becomes a
heavy burden.
BY 1875, men reaching age so
can expect three times as many
years of retirement as those who
reached that age in 1900. This
statistic highlights the problem of
creative leisure now before Amer
lea.
The low educational level of today's
elderly has complicated the leisure
problem. Men between ages 35 and Al
have completed 12.1 years of school
ing, against only 8.2 years for those
over 65. Lack of education limits the
enjoyment of leisure and some three
quarters of million of the aged have
recognized this and have sought more
formal schooling.
Golden age clubs, social centers,
and other devices for the retired
aged are growing in number. Yet the
tragic fact is that most of those fac
ing retirement are i'll prepared for
the great changes in the condition
of their lives.
Procurement training programs
are expanding, but most of the re-
tired have not participated. There is
a need for broad programs in this
area. In the ultimate, only the govern
ment can fill the need, although I'M
ions, local communities, churches,
and some business firms have made
efforts to fill the gap.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-02
Inadequate Income
The Basic Problem

The basic problem of the aged re-
mains the lack of adequate income.
Higher income would provide the
wherewithal for health care. permit
better housing, eliminate the need for
employment, and permit a wide range
of leisure activities.
According to the Council On Social
Work Education, Inadequate income
is major factor in maladjustment
and poor morale in old age" Not
surprisingly, the Council found that
the proportion of the elderly that
regarded retirement as satisfactory
varies in direct proportion with re-
tirement income.
Of those over IS who had incomes
of less than $1,000, only a little more
than one-third were Satisfied" Of
those with incomes of $4,000 or more
annually, almost three-fourths were
satisfied. When it is remembered
that between SO and go per cent of
the aged have incomes under $1,000,
the real definition of golden years.
takes on bitter meaning.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-02

Asst. to Senator Lee Metcaf
Explanation given by the Com
mission for this halfway termina-
ton is that Milwaukee is the only
railroad serving most of the Butte
Minneapolis route but is closely
parelled from Butte west.
The one-year continuation does not
mean that service will terminate au-
tomatically at that time. Rather, the
company may at the end of the year
file another application to discon-
tinue the remaining service.
eff, during the one-year period,
the carrier continues to experience
reduced earnings from the trains and
to realize substantial losses from
their operation, it may become neces-
sary to authorize the complete dis
continuance of the trains," ICC said.
In February, Mansfield and Met
calf opposed the Milwaukee applica-
tion because of potentially serious
economic repercussions, increased un-
employment and loss of passenger
train service"
YELLOWTAIL LANDS
Although completion of Yellowtail
Dam is years away, Montanans in
Congress already are being asked
about lands that may become avail
able for settlement on completion of
the multipurpose project.
Anticipating these requests, Sena-
tors Mansfield and Metcalf asked
Commissioner Floyd
Dominy about them.
development. in the immediate fu-
ture will be concentrated on COM
pletion of the dam and power plant"
Dominy replied. "This is essential
as realization of future ir-
rigation benefits will to a measure
able degree be dependent on the avail
ability of electrical energy from the
Yellowtail generating capacity"
So it is premature to attempt any
as to possible future set
Element opportunities in any of the
presently considered downstream
service areas" Dominy continued.
'In general, however, we can ad-
wise you that under Reclamation
Law the customary 16O-acre
limitation would continue to pre-
vail"
Since the legislative basis for vet
erans' preference on such lands ex-
bred in 1859, the Reclamation Bu-
eau has been receiving applications
If equal priority from veteran and
alike Dominy noted.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-02
Problems Of Leisure

Should the aged person be FORUM
ate enough to avoid heavy medical
bills, have sufficient income to enjoy
a decent standard of living, and have
no housing problems, he still must
learn to cope with his new-found
leisure time. f 50 - = " 2
The White House Conference On
the Aging CHART BOOK asserted
that the average individual at age.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-02

The second largest fresh-water lake
west of the Mississippi is iFlathead
Lake. Montana; with 1873 square
miles of surface area, according to,
the, Montana Almanac. ss.ics e9 gt41
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-02
OLDER HOME OWNERS HAVE
MOUNTING PROBLEMS

Aged persons who rent their living
quarters have problems, but so do
those who own their homes. Persons
over 65 who maintain their own
dwellings live, for the most part, eth
living units with six to eight rooms.
The disproportionate number Of the
aged living at one extreme or the
other has been explained as repre-
senting those who,q. in their older
years, have purchased dwellings with
in their income and those who, al
though their families have grown and
separated, have kept their old home
steads.
Although two-thirds of the nom
farm families whose heads are over
SIS own their homes, these dwellings
are often in poor condition. A 1856
national housing inventory found
9 that 18 per cent of the homes owned
by the aged lacked plumbing facili-
ties.
Dwellings owned by the aged
tend to fall into disrepair because
housing costs do not go down as
rapidly as income. With retirement,
home maintenance costs account
for a larger proportion of income
and often become the first target
of "budget-cutting."
The Health and Welfare Associa-
ton of Allegheny county found that
when recipients of Old Age Assist
ance were asked to list their unmet
needs, So per cent cited "major hous-
ing problems" These included: safety
hazards, inaccessibility, inadequate
heat, bad plumbing, lack of laundry
facilities, problems of stair7climbing,
and Lack of adequate furniture and
equipment.
Such findings cast a large shadow
over the public image of the con-
tented retired couple that has moved
to Florida, purchased a rambler, and
is prepared to live out their lives in |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-02
Health Care

! . y
The health care needs of the aged
have been brought into sharp focus
by, the continuing debate over pro-
posals to meet costs through the So
cial Security system. No matter what
the American Medical Association
may preach, The stark needs of the
aged stand in bleak outline before
the nation. - ~
From October 1859 to January
1861, medical care costs went up
five percentage points on the Con-
sumner Price Index. At the. same
time that medical care costs have
continued their climb, the need for
care has grown.
Tied to low fixed income, the
older person has no answer except
to neglect his health needs. The prob
lem has led sociologists to establish
a new classification for many of the
aged = the medically INDECENT.
These are defined as old people not
poor enough to receive Old Age As
sistance but too poor to afford ade-
quate medical care. 11rr.
The medically INDECENT are unable
to allocate $40 monthly for medical
care in their budgets. They must seek
either "free care"-and suffer the
of the charity clinic-or
sacrifice health needs.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-02
Tragedy Of the Aged
comfort and relaxation

comfort and relaxation
Today, IL per cent. of the elderly
live in substandard housing; 32 per
cent of their homes have plumbing
deficiencies, nearly two-thirds are
valued at under $780, and 20 per
cent are worth less than $4,000 -. !.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-02
HEALTH NEEDS SOAR
WITH AGE

Health is most costly in old age. At
the very time that income declines
precipitously, payments for hospitali-
cation, medicine, and other medical
services climb. A 1888 survey
showed that while the total popula-
ton spent $94 per capita on medical
care, those over IS had a per capita
expenditure of SLIT. F
Those opposed to federal health
care for the aged claim that medical
costs can best be met through volun-
tary insurance. The price of such in
surance, however, often makes it I'M
available to those who need it most.
Testimony before the Mcnamara
Committee stressed the constant in
creases in Blue Cross and Blue Shield
rates.
AS one witness pointed out: "When
Blue Gross started, paid $1.65 for
me and my wife. Do you know how
much l pay today? $685.. Can af-
ford to do it? Can / afford to go
every once in a while to a doctor?"
Even for those of the elderly able
to afford health insurance-and only |
43 per cent of all Social Security |
recipients in 1857 had any coverage
must still pay a portion of
their medical bills. If these insured
aged must make payments on one
large medical bill, it normally elimi-
mates their "nest egg"-leaving them
unable to afford future illness.
When asked in 1856 how they
would meet a $500 medical bill,
fewer than half of the aged inter-
viewed by the Opinion Research
Center said they would rely upon
savings or insurance. Approximate
ly Is per cent said they would have
to seek help from relatives, another
81 per cent mentioned charitable
aid, and almost 10 per cent said
they could not pay
The 100000 persons confined in
he nations $4,000 nursing homes
ace even more extreme problems.
Between 80 and 80 per cent of the
esidents in these ''homes" are be-
lond their 65th year.
The cost of nursing home residence
5 estimated at anywhere between
200 and 5000 a Notwithstanding 5
n accommodations and service. Even t
t these costs, many of the homes do =
ot meet U. S. Public Health Service {
tandards. Of an estimated $4,000 8
ew nursing home beds needed I
the country, almost half Fl
-120,838--would be for replacement c
f existing, unsuitable beds. t
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-02
Continued From Last Week.
Poor Housing

The "happy, elf-sufficient'' older
worker portrayed by those who op-
pose all governmental programs to
help the aged has serious. housing
problems. While the large. number
Of elderly families that own their
homes is, used as an example of re-
tired family affluence, repeated en-
phasis on home ownership has re
j. suited in a badly distorted picture
of prevailing housing conditions.
a.ss Early this year the WASHINGTON
POST AND TIMES HERALD re-
q, ported the plight of a 63-year-old
woman faced with eviction because
she could not meet a rent increase.
Living on $96 monthly government
al pension, the woman was notified
that the rent for her one-room apart
ment = without bath = was being
boosted from $42.5O to $62.5O a
month -.
With her fixed pension money go
ing toward rent, food, and group hos
pitalization payments, it was i'm
possible for her to find the additional
$40 for her room.
DESPERATE NEED"
A POST reporter contacted the
Washington Housing Association, the
National Association of Retired Civil
Employees, and representative of
Landlord Tenant Court who spent
three hours trying to find the woman |
a new room. All three organizations
told the POST that ".there is desperate
need for low-cost housing for the
elderly" None of them knew of any
available roms for the woman.
In the words of the Landlord Ten
ant Court representative: "This is
not an isolated case. There are many
older people trying to get along on
reduced incomes. They have lived in
the city's older apartment build
ings, but more and more of these
apartments are being renovated and
rents sought This leaves
less and less desirable housing for
older people"
ported this statement. 1t found that +
"a disproportionate percentage of
older people find housing in small
apartments and single rooms in dilapi-
lated central city areas" The COM ,
nittee further noted that although {
,lum clearance programs are de- {
signed to eliminate urban blight, the l
programs often cause real hardship
'or the elderly by uprooting them ]
rom the only housing they can af- I
ord and the neighborhood associa- r
ions to which they have grown ac-
.ustomed. e
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-02
Proposed Agrie.--

CONTINUED From Page One)
from have been benefitting from fed
eral aid for a long time.
"Under the terms of the Agricul-
tural Act of 1861 parity which is
yardstick for price could go no higher
than 80 per cent for any approved
program, and think that is too low.
Nothing less than 100 per cent Of par
ity is fair.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-02
PRICE SUPPORTS ONLY
IF GROWERS DESIRE

"For most commodities, however,
there would be no price support and
supply adjustment program even if
this measure becomes law, unless the
growers of particular commodity
desire such program. There would
be no program for livestock, for ex-
ample, unless livestock producers
want one.
Marketing orders, acreage allot-
ments, purchase agreements and SINH
lar devices provided for in the new
bill are all in use now and have been
in varying degrees for years.
'Tn numerous referendums in re-
cent years producers of wheat, cotton,
tobacco and corn among several COM
modities have repeatedly voted for
acreage and marketing controls that
some measure of price
protection.
with the new legislation offer
ing an opportunity to have a vari-
ETY. of programs to meet the vary
ing needs of different commodities
the groundwork would be laid for
producers themselves to shift pro-
duction and achieve a more bal
anced agriculture in the nation
helping to reduce the gluts of sup
ply on one hand and the shortages
on the other" Aft l8Af
(For additional information on the
see "Does America Need
A New Farm Program?", page four.
.s
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-02
OLD AGE SYNONYMOUS
WITH POOR LIVING

For the majority of the nation, I'M
fortunately, old age is still synonym
GUS with poor living arrangements,
health care worries, the unsatisfying
use of time, and the knowledge that
there will always be financial in
security. Under such circumstances,
dignity and self respect suffer badly.
Despite revealing statistics describ-
ing the plight of the aged, opponents
of improved Social Security benefits
would have America believe that any
federal action in behalf of the elderly
would destroy national tradition and
call we hold dear"
Once again, the ANA is seeking to
put the "socialized medicine" tag
upon efforts to begin to meet old age
health care through Social Security.
Weeping for the American family,
COP Senate leaders Barry Goldwater
and Everett Mckinley Dirksen have
asserted that such an approach would
deprive the children and middle
aged adults of today of their right
to discharge their filial response
bilities to those who preceded them"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-02
EMPTY GESTURES WON'T
CHANGE PROBLEM

Empty gestures to the past and
sloganeering will not change or hide
the problems of the nations aged.
They will not add one whit to the diet
of the bitter 68-year-old unable to
afford quarter for a minimal break
fast. They will not ease the pain or
fear of the aged in need of medical
care but unable to pay the doctor or
the hospital. aH
The answers lie in assumption by
this nation of the social obligations
and purposes that will move it for
ward. The tragedy of, the aged
within the affluent society makes
a mockery of our material accom-
plishments. To continue to deny
the problem and the obvious solu-
tions is to invite the aged to or
ganize apart from the rest of us
and to alienate them from our
midst -0I % rsd-s II 395 q
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-12
"Wednesday Ssfest
Day On Highways

= c- ife yc-- lie go -
sss ~ he averages a1c hsve al
s-.rsg .ea-e e so zl.se yol
Sc NOS &. 80. driving G.
Il e--e~csss
t.c9-c--E 10 James " Esrs
ths min D. the N-,t.-an State
Ss.-'t Cor-r-lssio,. Ted-escs,
i. trs safes dsy Q. ne u@ek
O. A-uer.csr ? shSsys 4 ret-en,
era -s,.o- q. 1850 fatalities
showed tns; ,05 percen; q TIE
yea --zftis accidents occurred
~ Wednesday
TIE cesoiiess DAY & re week
crn,.-1es 70 % Saturday r
Hare sid The 1860 figures
500 fha, 2l5 percent q nigh
~ fatalities occurred on -;
--cst ~ ~ two tenths percenf
srrs@ he 1859 averages
less deadly < Sunday win
IT percsri q he week cesths
t9ilo~@c - F-csy win q Tues
cay Attn lis MoDcsy with us.
snc THURSDAY Win ii2 percert
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-12
SENATOR Harris
Report from Washington

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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-12
The Civil War Negro
Helped Emancipation

ANN ARBOR - The Civil War
Negro not only synboized the
broadening q human liberty but
rs active par IL the AZ helped
rs Own emancipation noted
historian declared Al The Jniver-
SHY q Michigan Thursday July
q
Delivering RE llfh lecture IN
the U-M Sumner Session series
cn fhe Civil War. Pref. Ben amin
ovsries. chairman 81 Morgan
state College pN.d.l history &c
esrfnsnt. said:
The Csll War berar as s1r
70 preserve the Lrl0n src -os
% free re slaves B-i - ths
sumner u i5cs sre ssr nsd
fsEen sscon1 purpose-,o eK-
lend ne boundaries q t1-.sn
freedom
TIE Negro himself wss net
merely a. srlooker. Standing ioiy
~ weeping n srsfisO5e. Or re
eer'rsrT. ne wss active o. re
bsfflsfseids. behind ire lines. snd
en- me home front. Pref. ovsries
painted eft.
As noting else fha Crl1 Va
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-12
Wilson Comet
Con Be Seen

Esr.y-rlslng 81. sz1e- TAI see
3 Sts comet Us st,cse TIE DO.
r11on Il ne ro-r- east
Prefsssor Freeman miller
Chairman ef TIE University %
Michissr Depsr+-nen. 60 As.ren.
eny. says ire corner may be seen
win me NAKED eve between $50
ARD am. The 'sil CO me es-,e.
~iii De vertical 20 ire horizon. ne
SAD.
Aliro1zn precl<e predict an
Ct Is oroi has not ye, been CON.
puiec u appears ,rsi .oe comet
all rl<e hi-htr II tne sss - r
morning .or while Prof Nl.le-
SAID
The co-,ef is 9; ire third mac
nifooe. or about as bright as ne
North Star.
Il ~as frs -epor1ed q July
zSrc oy al airline pilot named
Wilson The comet H..l Il ar "a
= MS honor.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-12
FEAR No EVIL
light Ma Shine
D. elIzABErH ELLINGTON

ne or Mind. then mans exist.
ence MAS ; nkfh iSriencf
A Health p 4702i-sli
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-12

~ss 70 make themselves free. The
war was conducted mainly en-
Southern soil. and whenever the
Yankee troops drew near, slaves
poured into their lines.
N-he- these fugiiives reached
Tie S-srs and Stripes. they brought
vr-- tos- serious problems Of
disssss and disorder But also
b,oE Er- 5rss-ny arms board backs
az trs-1s6 sEills for labor.
As Union solcier lor saiIerl.
me isssre made . measurable
cor.rls.s4son &c the wsr efforf.
o. fi,e v'hsle ne hepre volunteer
scagrtes himself seeepssbly. As
knew ma, ne faced q number Of
crscrrinsfions byf the morale
~ me hesrs soi6ier wss likely 70
be s5oss par.
NeEro civilians. TOO. cid some
rotevOT1hy thInEs The confribu.
tio- q he slaves 70 the Southern
cause AS grez; In the North
Il Negro women TOOK the lead IN
seEing for The soldiers and IN
assisting the former slaves. Negro
rel civilians were active IN try
inE % influence public opinion
IL support q the ar effort. p
Prof Quzrles szid-
Vixen N lsks slavery mas sbo-
Iishee. she fsesrs fsok fhe inform
ssien calmly u wat net News
Fer when me firts pon reared
ever Ferf sOnfcr. he h.c scented
freeoon IN ire ear. Therevpon
he had taken every opporfvnisy
20 obssin a. Upon ssinins his
Liberty. ne hsd sssy-,ed re re-
spons7biiities 81 . free nan snd
. cifizsn--
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-12
Hardiman On Staff
Of Bell Telephone

Ls-or Eir5l-z- |4-e graduate
Q. Wsyos sac l1-aers:s hxs
recently g1-r-1 sht SAT- q ne
Bel Ttl<phone Nfnzsernsr- De
vssop-s-; Resez-Et Proje-l Re
ts'sls tat tbs p-c9s-Er hzs thal-
le-E< 70, college recruits tor Z
trey are successful a. Ire end
e ,os t-1.-ing program. 3chs are
available II i L<ors crlrso-
ma; business needs qualified
personnel Ire lngiizl Mz-xze
r-ert Development Re<es-.r Pro
secs hxs o-ly ore Business Al
rrinistrs.lon graduate
A par from Bel o1sl-ess Leon
who IS p er9sys Bowling zoc
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-12

- Sr.or7s A; Central Co-e-ezs-
,a-1 CE-rcn Leon : pa-.lr,t T.
fz--z- q ne Cc-eEe Fe.lcvsal ?
G-o-r ne a-so zcts a. : p-c.a.
sr'esk-re lrst-4StO- >; ne El2s-
is11 PARK LIZ q ine Jehotzh s
Witnesses
As - undergrad L<ol nsior~1
Il Spe@s. z15 English re WIS z
three sez- ceozto- Leon TOW
rclcs re distinction 4 beng
Tie NsC..ss- intercollegiate Ora
;1-czl Crz-r.o- crztgs-.o-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1961-08-12

because fht pathway Wr1H
lesas - 20 the throne CT
Coo 4 divine Love the Ma
m tat 1aS Is ~ the SHINING
RVS q ne san. winch shines
more And more INFO the pei
feet cry. az Lie az Csc1
Jes1s said
The HIGHT Of the bcscy
4 me eve therefore when
time eve Is single thy uboit
a,odr also Is fEll Dt hEnf.
bu- when thine eve Is evil
Ia bocv also Is FIJI q dark
negs
Take beec sherefore that
me fsoss WHICH IS IN thee ee
net darkness
!. nv whole bocy there
fore ~ fun CT HIGHT having
10 -z-- dzrk. Tie Voole Stlzll
Ii ful II hEhi * when tne
o,1ght shining q : candle
coct gre thee lEni Luke
34ss
Mar Baker E61y. discover.
Il n Christian Silence ex-
p-slrs * follows
Cod is me creator OF
mar. and. me divine Prinei-
PIE cs man remaining perfect.
ne divine idea or REFLECTION.
man. remains. perfect. Man
Is tne expression OF God :
beng II there ever Hss 2
-oren. when man Gic not
express the divine periezno1.
then there wzs Z nc-7sTt
when man cid nCf exp-ess
Coo and consequently g
time when Deity Was may
pressed ~ ths. x. vitae.
e,ti-1 L Ezn has los; pa--
tec-iCn 'ren he his lost his
r,erfeci Principle the divine
Mind Il man ever existed
Without this perfect Prlnli-