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Show t Peg Four FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1959 THE SALT LAKE TIMES Medics From Eight States Consider Problems of Aging women's organizations, religion, labor, industry and government, that these constructive programs will relieve the government and the tax structure from the neces-sity of providing medical care for a large segment of the citi-zenry." A physician, James A. Shown, Great Falls, Montana, told the conference thta "health care for the aging involves every seg-ment of our population." "Every profession, occupation, industry, labor organization, re-ligious denomination, commu-nity and ultimately and basical-ly every family unit must share in this responsibility," adding "It is time that the nation re-store the basic dignity of man to the aging citizen." Several of the conference speakers from eight states Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Mon- - More than 300 persons from an eight state area and from all walks of life applied a scientific yardstick to the knotty problems of health care for the aged at a one day conference in Salt Lake City and concluded that private enterprise can handle the job. "Six million persons over 65 are now covered under volun-tary programs," J. F. Follman, Jr., New York insurance expert told the conference. "Coverage will increase significantly dur-ing the next few years as the results of a number of experi-mental programs are deter-mined." Mr. Follman, director of re-search and information for the Health Insurance Association of America, said experimentation has been necessary since so little has been known about the exact type, extent and cost of cover- - age needed for persons over 65. He listed several positive steps already employed by insurance companies to provide protection for the aged, and then followed with five recommendations, he said 265 insurance company rep-resentatives have already adopt-ed in an effort to accelerate pro-grams for the aging population. These recommendations were: 1. Insurers would promptly make available to insurable adults policies which are guar-anteed renewable for life. 2. Insurers should encourage the sale of permanent health care insurance where the need exists. 3. Insurers not now doing so should promptly offer individual and family hospital, surgical and medical care coverage to per- - tana, Nevada, New Mexico, and Wyoming pointed up the fact that, as a group, older persons responsible for their own health are an asset to society. , Elder Marion G. Romney said the cardinal principle of the wel-fare program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints is to help people help them-selves. "Our primary purpose was to set up a system under which the curse of idleness would be done away with, the evils of a dole abolished, and independence, in-dustry and thrift and self respect once more established amongst our people." Dr. Frederick Swartz, Lansing, Mich., another speaker, said a two pronged attack by indivi-duals and communities is nec essary to provide a meaningful living among older persons. "What is needed most is a re-appraisal of all our attitudes in this filed. As specialists in the health field, physicians recog-nize their responsibility for aid-ing to make this clear and to enunciate the medical principles involved. "At the same time we are in-hea- lth care for that minority of our older population which is ill. It is in the context of these two responsibilities that medi-cine is sponsoring this and fu-ture meetings." sons now over age 65. 4. Insurers should develop and aggresively promote soundly fi-nac- ed group basis coverage that will continue after retirement. 5. Insurers should encourage the inclusion in group contracts of the rights to convert to an individual contract on termina-tion of employment." Mr. Follman told the group, representing medical societies, THE SALT LAKE TIMES Combined with 7be Salt Lake Mining & Legal Nevt fearleSS Published Every Friday at Salt Lake City, Utah Entered tt the pos toff ice at Silt Lake Gty as second IBdepeBdent class matter August 23, 1923 under the act of March 8, 1879 leBSpaper 7U South West Temple Telephone EM 64 i J GLENN BJORNN, Publisher Subscription Price $3.00 per year in advance "This publication is not owned or controlled by any party, dan, clique, faction or corporation." Volume 38 Number 51 V th-e-l EASED GRAPEVINE r An operating budget of $10,-429,6- 30 an increase of 22 per cent over 1958-195- 9 was ap-proved by the University of Utah Board of Regents this week and the current budget is $8,-523,4- 30. Salt Lake County Commission-er W. G. Larson has been named chairman of a committee to for-mulate a unified policy for vaca-tions and sick leave for county employes. The County Commis-sion this week decided that such a policy is in order. Publication of the 1958 an-nual report of Salt Lake County has been delayed a week because of an error discovered this week by the Salt Lake County Audi-tor's office. Auditor David Jones said that when the report was prepared for the printer unex-pended appropriations were not included in the total expense figure, thereby putting totals off by $112,000. The original work-sheets were correct, Mr. Jones said. Chief of Police W. Cleon Skou-se- n this week urged the City Commission to hold up licensing of establishments for on-prem-i- ses consumption of liquor until after July 1. He said he was ask-ing the delay in order to permit the city time to prepare forms and make other preparations for enforcement. Clark N. Stohl, Utah repre-sentative of the U. S. Civil Serv-ice Commission, has been chosen president of the Federal Business Association. Two new appointees to the Utah Fish and Game Commission wer epresent "during the recent quarterly meetings of the body. Dr. Keith Barnes, Kaysville, and Wesley A. Nelson, St. George, were attending for the first time after having been appointed to fill six year terms by Governor George D. Clyde. First business of the meeting was the election of Commission-er Paul G. Stringham as chair-man for the next two years. He is from Roosevelt, with other members of the commission be-ing K. E. Bullock, Provo, and Golden G. Sanderson of Fair-vie- w. Dr. James T. Grey, recently Scientific Advisor to the Direc-tor or Research and Develop-ment in Headquarters, USAF, Farm Program Outlook Gloomy (Continued from Page 1) Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson immediately told Congress that if given the authority he would make substantial reductions in price support and, also, would increase allotments in an effort to "free farmers from government interference in the operation of their farms." Both the Senate and House Agriculture Committees flatly rejected the President's suggestions as the basis for a new farm program. They feared that to adopt them would further depress farm prices and income. One of the main reasons for the farm law stalemate has been the almost complete collapse of the once powerful Farm Bloc that in years past worked as a unit to develop farm legis-lation. There is almost no cooperation between the three most powerful farm organizations the Grange, Farm Bureau and the Farmers Union that once worked closely together in back-ing farm legislation. All of them are at odds with Secretary Benson. There are wide and sharp differences, too, between the secretary and the agriculture committees. Relations are so strained that he seldom is invited to meet with the committees. The consensus this week is that the present farm program will be allowed to continue for another year, despite the fact that it is both costly and ineffective. Perhaps an agreement can be reached in i960. . . . and C-1- 19 packets. Four aircraft overhauled and repaired at Hill B-5- 7 Night Intruder, F-8- 9 Scorpion, F-1- 01 Voodoo, holder of many speed records, and the supersonic F-1- 02 Delta Dagger will put on a special aerial dem-onstration. The air show will in-clude a C-9- 7 tanker, B-4- 7 Strato-je- t, KC-13- 5 jet tanker, and an eight engine B-5- 2 Stratofortress in fly overs. About 15 late model aircraft, including C-12- 4, F-10- 1, F-10- 2, and F-8- 9, will be on display. Services Complete Plans For Armed Forces Day Major events for the joint service observance of the 10th anual Armed Forces Day tomor-row at Hill AFB were announced by Maj. Gen. P. H. Robey, Utah Armed Forces Day project offi-cer. Gen. Robey said that the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps will hold open house at Hill between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Everyone is invited. The event will begin promptly at 10 a.m. with a concert by the reserve 96th Infantry Band from Salt Lake City. Following will be an introduction of Utah armed services commanders and other dignitaries. Next will be a drill exhibition by the Naval Reserve Officers' training corps from the Univer-sity of Utah. In the afternoon the Marine Corps' 45th Infantry Company from Ogden, will stage a mock attack on a fortified po-sition in a demonstration of Marine mobility. Air support for the attack will be furnished by Hill AFB with the 1st Battle Group of the 96th Infantry Di-vision supplying artillery sup-port. Later in the afternoon an air show will get underway with low-lev- el passes by B-2- 9 Super-fortresses, C-1- 24 Globemaster. one of the world's largest trans-ports, sleek F-1- 00 Super Sabres Natural Resources and Survival Did you ever stop to figure just how important our natural resources are to our very survival in this atomic age? If they are improperly managed or not managed at all we would fast become a have-no- t nation in a world where this is suicide. It is interesting to note that Utah's Democratic Senator Frank E. Moss is keenly aware of this. It is hoped that most of Sen. Moss' colleagues are equally aware. In a 'recent speech the junior senator from Utah noted that there is a greate rreason than recreation or economic benefit and comforts to our people for the development of our natural resources. That reason is national survival. During a huundred and fifty years of our history, our iso-lated position behind the oceans made us invulnerable to power-ful surprise attack. And our great productive machine made it possible for us to get ready, wtih ample time, after an attack. Today we are minutes away from Moscow via missiles. In our lifetime this profund change has occurred, the details of which we are all too painfully familiar. We are aware that the Soviet Union increased its territory and expanded its world in-fluence since World War II, but even more ominous for the future is the fact that the backward nations are beginning to use the productive methods developed by the West; and, as they do, their enormously greater populations are beginning to tell against us. We must be ready in armament, and we must grow industrially and economically. The men in the Kremlin know what kind of world they want it to be twenty years from now. They boldly plan for that world and channel their resources, their educational facilities, and their diplomatic maneuvers to make it that kind of world. If we are to win in this kind of struggle, we must decide what kind of world we want it to be twenty years from now. And within the framework of Democratic individual liberty, make the necessary effort to create that kind of world. In Washington today we hear the refrain: "How much does it cost? Can we afford to keep ahead?" Let us remind our-selves that those, like Jefferson, who signed the Declaration of Independence, did not count the cost. They had lived under tyranny. They wanted freedom! 'Champion- JflL ' J0outbon : Kentucky Straight Bourbon jSr' i 8 Years Old fe 8 YEARS OLD. KENTUCKY STRAIGHT iOUIBOH. 80 HOOF, SCHENIEY DISTILLERS CO., H.Y.C ( |