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Show THE SEARCHLIGHT Gus Wants to Run Gus P. Backman wants to run major political office. He’s having groom him. He is willing to take any spot except an office sought by lency, Herbert B. Maw. That, of understandable. for some his friends a whirl at His Excelcourse, is he hears his master’s voice, Gus is even deaf to the Swedish tongue. He has been doing nice favors for the big boys for so many years that it has become a habit. Wagner Bill(Continued on following Anyhow, and go Gus is unmind- Stannard and said are and have to people Doug’ are wouldn’t The mine and burnt in 1940 want to waste a lot of money. smelter lads got their fingers politics— abandoned Orval W. Adams has sworn the financial kind. Dick Madsen hasn’t liked Gus for a long time—Gus ean talk off handling And funds. slush ae him down. So we think Gus deed, we’re inclined Backman honks too for a wild goose and will be an also-ran. Into believe that if Brother loudly, he’ll be mistaken might get shot. Or, just as have bad, Goose we might to re-christen him Backman. paying 3% surance. Gen- eral of the Public Health Service is empowered to enter into contracts for facilities or services and to arrange for fair compensation for same. Persons entitled to medical or hos- pital benefits under Workmen’s to collect ance by an agreement between the State and the Federal government, with the State or subdivision paying 3% per cent and the workers page) Surgeon time litical office for Gus. Too many allergic to that method now. selection The it’s ful of the fact that while his pals have the money, his opponents have the votes. And we doubt that ‘‘Build Utah’’ or any substitute workers physician. thinks the House or the Senate. to tion for eligible workers and their dependents is provided with the worker having right of of he agency can collect enough dough to buy a po- Politics isn’t a new assignment for Gus. He’s been at it since Brother Backman brought the kids from Sweden. He has pulled all the wires there are in the political game, and some that are just outside. If a smelter executive wants a_ political favor just over the borderline of legality, Gus knows exactly how to get it for him. And Gus always performs for the right people. If another smelter boss demands favorable consideration for his candidate for appointive offee, Gus turns the trick. When Now Compensation are not entitled to the medical or hospital benefits under the Wagner bill. There are also provisions for nursing and dental benefits. The last section of the bill is designed to enable the states to make more adequate provision for the needy aged, needy blind, dependent children, and other needy persons. Under the present system the ‘‘other needy persons’’ are chiefly state charges and are not covered by the Social Security Act. State, school, city, and county workers may be covered by the old age, survivors, permanent disability, medical and hospital insur- ment, per cannot, temporary cent of their however, disability, wages. get any These unemploy- maternity or 1n- Self employed individuals pay a tax of 7 per cent of the market value of their services and in return get the protection of old age, survivors, permanent disability, medical and hospitalization insurance.—Contributed. What Sunday School— (Continued eolden-rulish. And from page possibly 3) the Sunday School in Sanpete attended by Clyde might have inadvertently put the emphasis on the wrong idea. ‘T'o clear up the situation we suggest that Clyde write another story telling us, ‘‘What Sunday School Failed to Do for Me’’. |