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Mirrored Reflections
By Sig Digree
This writer has been making
every effort this week to leave his
desk for a few days to head South.
At this writing It seems a possibil
ity, but it has been frantic to say
the least.
However, with considerable co
operation from the staff members
and calling in of reinforcements,
we think we are Seattle bound
Thursday morning. The reinforce
ment is “Casey” Angell, feature
writer for the Kodiak Mirror, who
is going to pinch hit at the editor’s
desk. With Casey at the bat we
won’t worry about a thing.
It has meant working into the
evening for most of the staff, in
cluding our new member John
Sal mine.
At this time we want to pay
tribute to our production man, Roy
West, who, after six months here,
leaves us this week to go to Anch
orage. He has been largely re
sponsible for the improved appear
ance of the Mirror, and we are go
tag to miss him.
We have quite a program lined
up for the weekend in Seattle. We
will attend sessions of the Navy
League convention there; attend
the football game between Navy
and the University of Washington
Saturday; and say hello to my wife,
who has been there for the past
week or so. What we are going to
say to her and how we are going
•to greet her is a private matter.
Also, another private matter is
who we are going to pull for in
the game. We’re in the Navy
League but we are also a long
standing resident of the West
Coast. Both teams we have noted
have been winning their games so
far.
Since we saw Washington play
in the Rose Bowl last year, there
is no doubt they will come up with
a good performance. Especially
when you consider they have with
them 26 of the 33 top players from
last year. They lost only one game
last year and clobbered Wisconsin
44-8 in the Rose Bowl. Suberb All
American quarterback Bob Schlor
edt, the one-eyed wonder from
Gresham, Ore., halfbacks George
Flemming of Dallas and Don Mc
Keta of Robertson, Pa., plus full
back Ray Jackson of Waco, Tex.,
headline the talent array.
Last year, Schloredt passed for
-’3 yards, ran 255. punted at bet
ter than a 40 yard average, inter
cepted six passes, scored 54 points
during the regular season.
The 1960 Huskies, without the
advantage of surprise, hope to
baffle opponents with a multitu
froig glankers, wingbacks, unbal
anced lines, double handoffs, re
verses and deceptive passes. How
far they will baffle the Middies, if
at all. will be interesting to watch.
And another question—if it’s
such a small world, why does it
cost so much to run it?
This we like to hear—Ameri
cans buy an average of 675 news
papers every second.
When it comes to doing for
others, some people will stop at
nothing.
Who said it—“Some people are
more even-tempered than others
. . . they are mad all the time."
See you Tuesday at the City
Hall when you go to vote for the
best men for City Council.
Pleasant weekend.
* * *
Bureaucracy in Action
Ever wonder why more school
youngsters are not employed?
A friend of ours owns a small
factory. His 16-year-old son decid
ed that it would be nee if his
father gave him a job in the
factory during summer vacation.
An excellent idea, said the father,
who promptly boasted to his fore
man about the “chip off the old
block."
But the foreman was a cautious
fellow and immediately began to
sprinkle cold water on the father’s
enthusiasm. In order to employ the
boy for a few weeks, he pointed
out, the father would have to do
these things:
Apply for a special permit for
the employment of a minor.
Deduct 20 per cent from wages
paid to the boy, for income-tax
purposes.
Apply, at the end of the boy’s
employment, to the Internal
Revenue Bureau for permission
to refund the 20 percent, since the
boy would not be earning enough
in the vacation period to make him
eligible as an income-tax payer.
Report the boy’s earnings along
with his own, at the end of the
current tax year, and pay taxes
on them, since the boy is a minor.
Report the termination of the
boy’s employment.
Sequel: The boy attended a sum
mer camp.
The Wellington, O., Enterprise
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
Last week an article appeared
in the Mirror telling of Dr. and
Mrs. Johnson leaving for Hawaii
where they expected to remain
“indefinitely.” As you know, Dr.
Johnson is the republican candi
date for senator from this district
and I, as his campaign manager,
have heard numerous reverbera
tions as a result of this article,
largely because of the word “in
definitely.” I would like to correct
the misconceptions some people
have obtained.
Dr. Johnson was selected last
year by the American College of
Surgeons in Alaska to be their rep
resentative to the Pan-Pacific
Surgical Convention in Hawaii
which is a conference of surgeons
from all the Pacific rim countries.
At that time he did not know that
he would be a candidate for the
State senate. He became a candi
date at the urging of many people
who believed he was the man who
could best fill this position, but.
as can be readily seen, he still
had a responsibility to the Ameri
Medical Care for the Aged:
Who Gets It, How
The recently adjourned session
of the 86th Congress passed some
significant amendments to the
Social Security Act. One of these
amendments now offers approxi
mately twelve million old people
a promise of some help in paying
theiT medical bills.
Briefly what this newly passed
amendment to the Social Security
Act means is that the Federal
government will offer medical
help to the needy aged in every
State that puts up money of its
own to match the Federal con
tributions. This medical plan was
worked out in Congress as a com
promise to one of the hot political
issues of the year.
In effect, this new program will
be simply an addition to the ex
isting Federal-State welfare sys
tem. If all the fifty States adopt
their own programs and put up
money to participate about 12.4
million people, 65 and over, will
be eligible for these new benefits.
The 2.4 million people now on
“old-age assistance" rolls will qual
ify automatically to meet require
ment for participation. However
whether or not these people will
receive additional benefits under
the new program will be determin
ed by the extent to which the in
dividual States through their
own legislative process decide to
participate in this new grant
in-aid medical program. State
that already pay some medi
cal bills for old people on relief
are counted on to expand and
liberalize their plans to take ad
vantage of these new Federal
grants. States without such plans
are expected to adopt medical care
programs.
For those not on public relief
but whose medical bills exceed
their ability to pay, much will de
pend on the programs adopted by
the individual States. The system
approved by the Congress leaves
the States a free hand in deciding
how “hard up” its aged residents
will have to be in order to qualify
for medical aid. Each State will
write its own regulations and its
own “standards of need”.
Alnother big decision by the
States will be to decide as to the
kinds of medical expenses that
will qualify for Federal-State aid.
Congress put no limits on this
phase of the program.
Cost of this new and expanded
health program is put roughly at
half a billion dollars a year in
addition to what is already being
spent on medical aid to those on
relief. About two-thirds will be
can College of Surgeons as their
representative at this conference.
In spite of the fact that some
people felt that his attendance at
the conference at this time would
compromise his chances of being
elected, he could not side-step
the responsibility.
Though his stay will be indef
inite simply because he does not
know exactly when he will be re
turning, he is not going to stay
“indefinitely.” He is staying on,
partly, to familiarize himself with
some of the methods of transition
to statehood in Hawaii, feeling that
while there he should take advant
age of this opportunity.
He will return when that job is
done.
I would like it understood that
Dr. Johnson is not side-stepping
his campaign purposefully but be
cause others are depending upon
him for a responsibility he accept
ed before he knew of his candi
dacy. Obviously he would not do
something that might compromise
his election unless there were
good reason.
Sincerely,
Doctor Bob Johnson
paid by the Federal government,
one-third by State and local gov
ernments. These costs could be
far higher though once the States
get their new programs under way.
Congress set no limit on medical
aid to the large group of aged
people with low incomes who are
not on relief. The Federal govern
ment will put up 50 to 80 per cent
of whatever aid the States decide
to extend to these aged needy.
Certainly efforts will be made
in succeeding Congresses to ex
pand and liberalize this program.
We shall be hearing a great deal
about the controversial issues in
medical aid during the coming
election campaigns. You will hear
about this too when the new Con
gress gets down to business next
January.
Cub Scouts Meet
Tonight At Gym
Cub Pack 213 will meet tonight
in the high school gym. The meet
ing will begin at 7:30 sharp.
A Pack reorganization is plann
ed, and the Order of the Arrow
will perform Indian dances. All
new and old Cub Scouts and their
parents are urged to attend.
Unique Find
OSLO, Norway (*)—A 6,000-year
old salt water ocean has been dis
covered 434 feet below the fresh
water of Tokko Lake, 120 miles
west of Oslo. Dr. Kaare Streem of
Oslo University, who made the
discovery, said the find was unique.
A Councilman’s
Prayer
"Lord, bless now the council
members of this city. Grant is
greater wisdom than Solomon,
greater patience than Job, greater
strength than Samson, and greater
courage than Daniel.
“Help us to accept the assessed
valuatons as determined by the
Assessor; help us grant all city
departments the full amount of
their requested annual budgets;
help us (give employment to all
who are out of work, and pay
prevailing wages.
“Help us build and repair all
the city streets and provide all
the municipal services requested
by our constituents, and without
special tax or fee; help us give an
abundant amount for all public
requests, and after doing all these
things, help us reduce the general
tax rate.
“We do not complain of our
duties. We asked for them and we
got them, but there are times
when we need outside help, and
need it badly.
"And, then, when our term of
office is through, when we have
given our utmost to the service of
the people-or at any time the
chips are down—give us the
strength to stand up and take Hie
criticism of those who have never
lifted a finger for our city. Amen.”
(From Gounciimen’s Sectional
Meeting, Ariz. League Conference.
So Be It
"Fortunately for the country,
neither party is quite as bad as
the other insists it is.” — Earl
Wilson.
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YVONNE CRAIG and JIMMY BOYD, who met on the set on
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BOBBY DABIN
Tough Break
"High Time", wiH soon marry...
GEORGE BURNS refused to release
BOBBY DARIN from his night club con
tract so that BOBBY could make "Cry for
Happy"—lot of hard feelings there...
The JULIET PROWSE —ELVIS PRESLEY
"romance" is strictly buildup for "Gl
Blues” in which they co-star. SINATRA
couldn’t car* less ... EDD BYRNES ready
to leave "77 Sunset Strip" again ...
TUESDAY WELD visiting RICHARD
BEYMER on the "West Side Story" loca
tion . . . BOB WAGNER took a critical
roasting for his part in "All the Fine
Young Cannibals”... Both BOBBY DARIN
and PAUL ANKA broke FRANK SIN ATRA’s
record at New York’s Copacabana ...
RICK NELSON’s moving into a larger
apartment; brother DAVID’s qualified as
a licensed pilot... October SEVENTEEN
quotes LYNDA JOHNSON, the Demo
cratic Vice President nominee's daughter
LYNDA JOHNSON
No fun in D.C.
TRICIA NIXON
Pop's advisor
as saying, "Washington doesn t have
any place for young people to have
fun." The magazine also reveals that
TRICIA NIXON entertains her father by
I telling him which public figures are
| dopes. . .We’re in the last few weeks of
our election contest—so don't forget—
we’re offering $50 for the best letter
picking the winner and telling in 50
words or less "Why the 18 Year Old
Has the Right to Vote". Entries close
October 22 and the winner will be
announced over "American Bandstand"
the day after the election. Send entries
to Joanne Walters, 400 North Broad
Street, Philadelphia 1, Pennsylvania ...
ANNETTE was quite a hit at the Radio
Gty Music Hall in New York . . . Betcha
CONNIE STEVENS and TROY DONAHUE
become a very popular team once
"Parrish” is released . . . GEORGE
CHRISTY’S "Teen Town" (ABC) is a good
janv sm
FABIAN
Take a bow
bet for early evening listening if your house still has a radio
...BING CROSBY on the subject of FABIAN-"A well man
nered, considerate, well balanced young man. A fine exam
ple of what today's youth can ba” ... See you next month!