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Show fclli.j,l..j itsuiki l4 . i ., .4 'I" 7fit San !. .! . l.i, , uti'M fhian Second NATIONAL NEWSPAPER nu mTOUMUsliunosjLigt; ls95t0TI6' rr-IrmrmTTTgr- uiiKH mwu n 4 fr- In recent months we have all ical program?" "Has it helpbecome more conscious of the ed?". "What has it coft me?" "What can I do to reduce my medical field due to the adj a medical costs?" "What part of vent Burton "Medicare", Introducing We have listened to politic- -' do I play in the medical probill to aid mink fanner by ians elaborate on the advan-- : Sen. Wallace F. Bennett, gram of my community?5 ett aldidiing quota on for"What is the hospital doing?" R Utah, joined in sponsoring tages and disadvantages of eign imports. According to "What are the doctors doing?" the Federal Government en- -i an amendment to strengthen figure quoted, foreign im"Hat Medicare effected the anJ improve the Small busiport account tor SO of U. S. tering into the Health field services ness and Small Business Inmeans. sale today compared to 30 they offer?" Most of through legislative these questions must be ansThese same politicians have vestment Ait last week. The ten year ago. Utah Is the wered individually, but others Senator is a member of the labored long and hard to nation' third largest : can stand Investigations from Senate Banking L Currency that State and due to the through prove statistics, a general view point. Committee which will study flood of duty free pelt may we, especially the elderly, Let us take three of these -j the bill. The Act provided a have been receiving lose over a million dollars. loans individual for comment. on dard medical care, questions cei.ing First: What has it cost me? limited to 20 of the capital, j The fight for "Medicare Sen. Wallace F. Bennett and wa IntendeJ to make . was honored last night at a couldn't continue long without If has cost each wage earner long-ter- m a 0,5 percent increase in the Nation' credit available in the the newspapers, magazines, gala recejxlon and equity financing for small social security tax rate. Due business journals and other Capital where he was presbusinesses. When the Act wa ented the Distinguished Serperiodicals becoming involved. to the strict requirements of We soon began to see blazing the Medicare law, hospitals vice Award by the Board of passed it wa expected that the have found it necessary in resultant companies would be headlines drawing attention Trustee of the local ventures of a relatively to the "merits" and "demerits" many instances to acquire American (or Constitutional small nature. Experience with of the Medicare cause. Action. This award is more equipment and more Editors began to editorialize. the program has shown that in every two year upon specialized help. This has Feature writers began to select increased hospital costs. those legislator whose voting many instances the small Isolated conditions in the med Second: "What can I do to record in the Congres support companies have not been too successful. The proposed leg- ! ical field to build feature reduce my medical costs?" legislation which serve to islation would provide incen, stories around. Let us first recognize the fact strengthen and defend the the of for the industry to betives Soon organizations and socand that our medical insurance principle spirit come stronger and to overieties began to take sides in Constitution. Sen. Bennett premiums are based on the come some structural problems. the "fight" for Medicare. use we make of our policy. it now serving hi third term Some were openly supporting at a member of Congres and The more utilization a group or opposing the program while has the higher the premium. others were fighting for or Do not ask a doctor to use against the program behind the hospital services for treatments, scenes. Vast sums of money etc. , that can be handled in were expended to obtain facts the doctors office or at home. to both prove and disprove the Be aware of hospital policies . need for medical legislation. do you know For instance After everyone had had their check out time is 2:00 pm say, the ballots were cast and and that you can be charged the citizens of the United an extra day's service charge States found themselves with if you should leave after that a new but still controversial hour? Do you realize that each health law. Officially it is time the doctor sees you as known as Public Law 7 as in the hospital, and was approved July 30, 1965 theoutpatient cost to you is nearly double The purpose of the law is to what is would cost if you provide a hospital insurance were seen in the doctor's office? program for the aged under Did you know that an outpatthe Social Security Act with ient visit to the hospital for a supplementary medical bene- lab or work costs you fits program and an expanded more after 3:30 pm due to program of Medical Assistance personnel being called back to increase benefits under the on the job after regular hours Old Age, Survivors and Disto perform the service? ability Insurance System, to Third: "Has Medicare effect -improve the Federal -- State ed the services the hospital and public assistance programs, doctor offer?" Legislation and for other purposes. cannot improve on the service Many papers have been writtour fine doctors five. They en, and are still being written, have and will continue to eive for the river operation. in an effort to explain the law, our communities the best Canyonlands National Park now has a patrol boat. Superbut still no one knows all the service they are capable of intendent Bates Wilson annanswers. Hospitals, doctors, giving. The hospital on the Locals It was delivered in ounces. Blanding social agencies and others other hand can always improve Moab personally by its maker, if given the opportunity. Rehave been flooded with questArnold Feller, of Grand JunctVisiting the A. Shumways ions from the elderly wanting quirements of the Medicare' over the Memorial Day weekion, Colorado, Monday, May law have made it mandatory to know what to do. All end were Mr. and Mrs. Devar 22. The craft has been a for hospitals to check carefully have not been ansquestions needed addition to the Park Shumway and family from to are we the but wered beginning quality of the care they ; Grand Junction. operation. Rangers can now understand what the law regive. They must obtain proMrs. Emma Kuykendall an4 offer more assistance to visitfessional consultanta to upus to do and when. quires ors who explore the new Canson, Harold, journeyed to grade, if necessary, various So now with "Medicare" yonlands National Park via the Texas to visit her father who is departments. Given the old should a we year nearly Green and Colorado Rivers. very ill. required personnel and proper Mr. and Mrs. Marian Nielson stop and take a look at our District financing, our hospitals individual medical programs went to Provo to attend the will Ranger Tom Bredow and his improve their service to a ns ask ourselves "what effect assistant Charles Wyatt will graduation ceremony of their on med Medicare has had my be immediately responsible son, Robert. serves on the important The Utah Congrcvional UMimuiitu Fin- and Currency, Ithks, Atomic Fnergy and Deft use Production Committee delegate have had a buiy week with Rep, IjuniKC ance, h) B .iil-in- j MR. AM) MRS. II. V. AI.WARI) EDITORS & PUBLISHERS j -- ; j Entered in the Postoffice at Monticello, Utah as Second Class matter. Published every Thursday at Monticello, Utah $3 SUIISCRIPTION RATES: In County II Outside County 7 Phone Box 428. Monticello. Utah 81535 CORRESPONDENTS 587-227- MRS. MRS. MRS. MRS. MRS. MA RCA RET MARVEL MINNIE JOHNSON HELEN RED SHAW EUGENE FO'JSHFE PAT DAMS MONTICELLO BLANDINC OUT EAST BLUFF ; i mink-produci- ng sub-stan- non-partis- an MONTEZUMA CREEK bet-tow- ed I A Contrast in Beauty .. statistics With graduation from high schools and colleges primarily over, young people will now hit the road in force. Statistics are available which may point out some interesting and pertinent facts. The reconi of young drivers worsened in 1966, according to The Travelers Insurance Companies. Drivers under 25 were involved in almost 32 percent of the fatal accidents compared with 30. 3 percent in 1965. This commentary is contained in The Travelers annual highway safety booklet, which reports 52,500 deaths and more than 4,400,000 injuries on America's highways last year. Statistics in the booklet were compiled from reports by state motor vehicle departments. The Bureau of Public Roads has reported that drivers under 25 constitute about 19 percent of all licensed drivers but in 1966 they were involved in almost 70 percent more accidents , than their numbers warrant. Older drivers, those 65 and over, showed a slight improvement in their driving records as did the largest group of licensed driveisthose 25 to 64. However, drivers over 65 continue to be involved in proportionally more fatal accidents than non-fataccidents. "Perhaps, " says a Travelers spokesman, "it can be accounted for by saying that the young are quick and impatient and the old are stubborn. " The National Traffic Safety Agency has issued some vehicle safety standards. Some of the new features are included in or can be added to present cars. All of them are an important part of the nation's intensified efforts to reduce the traffic accident toll. Research is also essential. At a Traffic Safety Conference in Hartford, Conn, early this year there was wide agreement between auto insurance industry leaders and traffic safety research scientists that we need to learn more about how the various elements in the auto transportation system the road, car, driver, laws, etc. contribute to accident prevention. Travelers already have invested more than $250, 000 in this type of research and expects to contribute thousands more as research continues. Parents of newly-licensdrivers should insist that the youngster should be driving a car that's mechanically sound. He g, should be or driving with his parents, not with a carful of chums. He should be driving on little traveled roads. And, he should be driving in daylight, only in fair weather at first. Gradually, as handling a car begins to feel natural to him, he should-un- der supervisionbegin driving under a variety of situations until all concerned have confidence that the young driver knows what he is doing, and why he is doing it. al MISSILES J With all the beautiful National Monuments and State Parks, as well as other fantastic rock formations, one has a tendency to overlook some of the beauty right on our doorstep. Tourists come from all over the world to view the Goosenecks, Angel Arch, Monument Valley, Canyonlands and a host of other natural wonders. Local people take two and three day trips to yevisit these sights. But perched only a few minutes away Is the exact opposite of this type of beauty - Blue Mountain. When was the last time that you saw the brilliant green of Aspen In bloom? Or the brilliant yellow flowed which bloom rampart on the Mountain? When was the last time you got the tangy scent of pine trees? Or of a grassy meadow, lush with green grass and alive with multicolored birds, whose songs can be heard ringing through the trees like a siren call of old? When was the last time you stopped by a rushing brook and knelt and sipped the cool sparkling water and Just sat and relaxed in the soft quiet forest? And who can possibly describe the thrill of looking up and seeing a doe, ears perked up'and big liquid eyes gating at you? The beauty and grace as she turns and bounds away, stopping frequently to look back as if to invite you to oln her? These are some of the sights to see on Blue Mountain. An ever changing panorama - a contrast In beauty. Drivers to heed j NEW BUILDING RISES TOR CANYONLANDS RESORT, INC. at the South Entrant. e to Canyonlands National Park. The resort v ill be open for busiues in about three weeks. It was built by the Ute Mon main Construction Co. of Blanding. It w ill include a service station, grocery store, trailer park, and camping area. Scenic flights and jeep trips can be arranged from this point. The resort will be managed by Dick Smith, Jim Black, Duayne Crowley, and Carry' Mahaffey. Patrol boat for National Park 89-9- ay . Island-in-the-S- ky FROM BLANDING Mr. Harold Butt returned last week from a three-westay at the Veterans Hospital in Crand Junction. Cerry Lyman and family are visiting his folks, the Lynn ek Lymans. Mrs. George Hurst will spent three weeks in Salt Lake City where she will have eye surgery. While she is gone her granddaughter, Rose Mary, w ill assist in the care of Kir. Hurst and live in the home. Miss Jimmie Foster arrived by plane from California and was met in Moab by her moth- er and Pauline Lauderback. After a visit in Blanding she will return to her job of Airlint Hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lauder- back spent the weekend at Ground Hog. Mr. and Mrs. A1 Pritchard and family, and her parents, went to Missouri for a few weeks visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kristen-se- n of Albuquerque spent a long Memorial Day weekend n. with Mr. and Mrs. Myrick Hil-sma- A guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Grover is their daughter, Mrs. Hazel Hurst of Salt Lake City, the community. If an individual cannot answer the several questions brought out above to his own satisfaction, he' should start asking a few questions and reading a bit more concerning the medical field. An informed community is a progressive community. Let's be progressive. Let's be informed "Medically", Mr. and Mrs. John Krick visited friends in Blanding this week. They will meet Mrs. Krick's sister, Joan and family at Mesa Verde for a family reunion. The girls in the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Nevills who were killed in a plane crash at Mexican Hat in 1949. Mr. and Mrs. Don Davis from Phoenix visited the Jimmie Fosters and the Ken McDonalds last week. Mr. Davis was prin' cipal of the Blanding Elemcn- - tary School for several yean. Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Jones ; and son, Layne, accompanied by Miss Vesta Evans, grand- - s daughter of Mrs. Minnie John- -' son, spent several days visiting relatives. The Donald Bugg family of Cortez were also here and a family picnic was held at the Johnson home. The San Juan Record MontlrrUo. Utah Thursday, June 8, 1967 Tage Two Power Rake Power Sweeper Roto-Till- $3.00 per hour minimum rental Western Mine Supply Monticello nf iSS't 1S4 11 OCtO ,fc ed solo-drivin- Otl's days here, f ' Con' 2- Out East News Our sympathy to the Herm Butt family on the death of Herm's brother, Carl, at his son's home in Cortez last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Snyder went to Boulder, Colo, last week to bring Phyllis home. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Fincher and children are here from Las Cruces, N. M. , visiting the Kenneth Finchers and Delmar Butts. Bob Barry started work at the BLM office Monday. Steven Butt is home for the summer. Dove Creek Grange met at the home of Dick Humphreys Tuesday evening and plans were made to replace the windows tnat vandals broke in the Grange Hall. On May 28 Mrs. Helen Red-sha- w entertained a number of guests at dinner. Included were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Maples and two children of Farmington N. M. , Karl Howell, Mrs. Susie Bittle of Fontana, Calif. and Mr. and Mrs. Kay Howell and foster son of Blanding. Mrs. Jaime Crowley spent Memorial Day weekend with relatives around Vici, Okla. Her sisters, Mrs. Cummings of Cortez and Mrs. Koehler of Albuquerque were with her. Mr. and' Mrs. Lawrence Cal- lihan spent Sunday with the Jaime Crowleys. Mrs. Carroll Johnson met her husband in SaltXake City when he arrived from Viet Nam on May 30. He will spend 30 o) & -- o"eS cle8 then report to the urectif It base at Homestead, Fla. His wife will accompany him. Mr. and Mrs. Ennis Neilson and children, Smithfield, Utah, spent several days last week visiting friends in Eastland. Diane Johnson will work with the Head Start program in Monticello this summer. Mrs. Oral Johnson and son, Bart, and sister went to Ephraim this week where Marie will graduate from Snow College. They will go to Provo to visit daughter, Beth, and ts 52 i00 bilV ?$& ; cotc a voux Fvsi. eYsfc TV'e CO. 'lad V &&&'' ,, 6 start your new home with Savings Bonds right nowand look how easy the Payroll Savings Plan makes it: You can yor1' family. Mrs. Loya Gardner of Salt Lake and Mrs. Dixie Scorup, aunts of Mrs. Rex Johnson, were Memorial Day visitors. A welcome home party was held at the Lavon Crowleys last Saturday evening for Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Johnson. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Snyder, Phyllis Snyder, Bart and Diane Johnson and Gary Crowley. After a cook- -' out the group went bowling. Mrs. Joan Saunders and grandchildren were in Cortez on Saturday. The Rex Johnsons called on the Gordon Bartells Sunday. Barbara Bartell and children visited with Norma Barton and children Monday. Carl Miller spent several days with his parents, the Marion Millers, last week and attend-- , ed his brother's graduation. Dave Guymon and George Barry accompanied Calvin Black to Salt Lake City Monday on County F.oad business. Foundation Star-Spangl-ed Read this. It could happen to you. This letter is based on actual mail sent each a year to people whose carelessness causes forest lire. huge as this bill is, it only covers the cost of putting the fire out not the cost of the damage done. Yet the people responsible for many forest fires are not always located. So the cost of the fire is borne by you and other innocent taxpayers. Just because someone else was careless. And Remember. Only you can prevent forest fires. There is nothing more disappointing than to discover the home of your dreams, only to learn you dont have enough cash for the down payment. Buying Bonds on the Payroll Savings Plan is one way to make certain your dreams come true. 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