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. THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C. THE Town M p£pOPT£P IN WASHINGTON A ALTER SHFAO, \^Nl) Cone^pondent iMA Technique Risky A ccording to the best opinion in Washington there is little likelihood of the enactment of a compulsory health insurance pro gram based on a payroll tax at this session of the 81st congress. It could be that some part of the administration health program may see action such as increased aid tor hospital construction, or ap propriations for scholarships for the training of doctors, dentists, etc. A bill containing these provisions passed the senate in the first ses sion. But insofar as can be deter mined, the American people are not aroused over any form of health insurance. And all polls indicate that those who have expressed any opinion do not favor the compul sory insurance plan such as is proposed by the President and the federal security administration. This being true, these same ex perts see in the frenzied efforts fof the American Medical associa- tion to conduct a nation-wide grass Toots campaign, a form of shadow- boxing which may have just the AMA. The reasoning behind this conclusion is that since the peo- t? pie are more or less apathetic, any such campaign as pro posed by AMA is most likely to arouse interest with a possible boomerang insofar as AMA is concerned. At their recent Washington con vention, AMA levied a $25 assess ment on their membership, under pain of expulsion if not paid, to raise three million dollars more to defeat a program which Washing ton observers say has not much more chance of enactment in this session of the congress. The people will ask “Why all the shooting” and will certainly look into the payroll tax plan as compared to the voluntary health insurance plan as now fostered by the medical association. Odious Comparison And there is a chance that this comparison by the people may be an odious one insofar as AMA'is concerned. For only one 4las to examine the record, the observers aay, to learn that AMA is only a recent convert to gven the volun- pTah such as Blue Crosfr or Blue Shield or any other of the voluntary private medical insur ance plans. For, back in 1932, President Hoover named a committee headed by Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, presi dent of Stanford university, and a former AMA president to study costs of medical care. This com mittee recommended voluntary medical Insurance. And the Amer ican Medical Journal, official or gan of AMA, turned the voluntary plan down and designated it as “socialistic” and as “communis tic.” Now however, AMA is calling the administration national medical insurance plan “socialistic” and “communistic” and has given least grudging approval to the pri, vate voluntary plan. BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET Pierre, Great Hunter, Found Something He Could Not Kill Zhe Presence By BILLY ROSE From the province of Manitoba in Canada comes the strange tale of Pierre Montevilain, the hunter. Your acceptance or rejec tion of it will depend on the kind of pixies under your hat. . . . For many years, Pierre, a man with the strength of a caribou, lived In almost medieval splendor in a chateau overlooking Lake Winnepeg. Only two things interested him—hunting and drinking, and the measure of the man was that he was more concerned with the potency than the taste of his liquor, and cared little what it was he shot as long as he made the kilL W HERE nvo or three are gathered co-| gether," Lord, We have your promise that you will be there, We cling to it your dear unbroken word. We bring the burdens that we cannot bear. We bring our heart’s deep gratitude and praise And all the supplications of our days. When he was forty, he married Emilie d’Arbesine, a girl of good family from the Winnipegosis dis trict, and when she presented him with a son a year later he toasted his heir in Hudson Bay nun and pre dicted that he, too, would some day be a great hunter. His wife, how ever, hated the continual killing, and as the child grew older she was happy that he showed no inclina- Billy Bose tion for the hunt. To encourage his love of wild life, she gave him a silver medallion of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of birds and beasts, and hung it around his neck on a thin gold chain. “I’ve heard it said that when people die their souls enter other living things, some times an animal,” she told him. A FEW MONTHS before the boy’s ninth birthday, his father found a new-born fawn in. the forest and presented it to his son. The lad named it Francois, bottle-fed it until the shakiness went out of its legs, and trained it until it fol lowed him around like a puppy. On his birthday a few weeks later, Pierre gave his son another present, a specially - constructed rifle, small enough for a hoy to carry but in all other respects an efficient instrument of destruc tion. “Tomorrow,” he said, “we will go hunting.” The youngster said nothing, but later asked his mother what he should do. “You must go with your father,’ said Emilie. “You told me that when people die their souls go into animals,” said the boy. “Wouldn’t it be like killing a person?” “Your father thinks differently.” *T won’t shoot to hit anything,” said the lad. Pierre, who had been drinking on the porch, overheard the conversa- tion. Addressing himself to his son, he said, “There will be no more women’s talk. You will become a man and a hunter like your father. Tomorrow we go to the woods, but your first lesson will be tonight. Take your rifle and shoot the fawn.” Terrified, the boy nodded and went to the bam. He prodded the fawn with a stick and tried to frighten it into the forest, but the pet, thinking it was a new game, took a few playful leaps and then frisked back for more sport. Finally, the boy placed the medal lion of St. Francis around the fawn’s neck. It needed divine pro tection more than he. • • • HALF AN HOUR later, Pierre back on the porch, was roused from And you are here among us as we plead; We reach our hands to touch your garment’s hem Your treasure house is opened for our need As much for us today. Lord, as for them Who walked beside you on the earthly roads. And found your hand beneath their heavy loads. So Lord, within our mid£t, and by our side. Continue Still to be our Strength and guides. \ GRACE NOLL CROWELL •\ \ his rum by a shot and walked out to the bam, certain 'that the boy, like a true Montevilain, had obeyed his order. Instead, on the earth floor he found his son’s body, blood ooz ing through the shirt, while the fawn, the medalliop dangling from its neck, stood near by. Crazed, Pierre picked up the rifle and pumped the remaining bullets into the animal's heart Then The Fiction Corner CASE OF FORGERY By Richard H. Wilkinson Truman on Taxes President Truman is on record as favoring increased taxes to bal ance the budget in time of high income. This is sound economical ly. But after placing himself on record, the President is not likely to press for increased taxes .at this session, since 1950 is an election year. Likely some excise taxes may be cut. It is pointed out that all American families, whether they are in the pov erty fringe group with less than $2,000 a year income, or in the lush group with $50,000 or over income, pay about the same amounts in excise taxes. For instance the average family ’pays annually $32.90 in manufac turers excise; $43.10 in other ex cises such as transportation, jewel ry, and other luxuries; $44.63 in tobacco taxes; $48.63 in retail sales tax and $49.02 in gasoline tax, that totals $216.28 Brannan Plan Row Congress refused last October to include the Brannan long range farm program in its agricultural legislation. Since that time the two top farm organizations, National Grange and the Farm Bureau fed eration have adopted further reso lutions against the Brannan plan. But at bitter cost to the organiza tions. For instance, the California state grange, one of thei larg est in that organisation broke away from the parent body on tiie same issue. The Ohio farm bureau and some others are at odds with the national body on tiie same issue. The National Farmers union not only favored the Brannan plan, but Is circulating a booklet attacking the Farm Bureau stand. This con gress may, despite farm group op position, give a trial run to the Brannan plan on some farm pro duce. #/»pHERE’S A CURIOUS TWIST * to this case, inspector,” George Jackson, president of the Medville National Bank was saying. “Anthony Page, who deposited $25,000 with us on Monday, de cided to use his right name at the last moment.” “His right name? What do you mean?” “Anthony Page is a fiction writer. His real name is Edward Thurston. Recently a distant uncle died and left him a small " fortune — $25,000 3 -Minufe to be exact. Page consulted me riefion about investments. i advised him not to invest in anything while the market was in its present unstable condition. He agreed, and decided to deposit the money in our bank until things looked better. “He came in early Monday morn ing and made the deposit, decided to use his real name of Edward Thurston at the last moment. On Wednesday, a check for $5,000, signed by Edward Thurston, was presented and cashed by one of our tellers. “I have questioned Thurston. He says he left for Chicago directly after depositing the money, and swears he told no one about his decision to use his real name. He had signed no checks against his account! Inspector Kent Clifford reflec tively lighted a cigar. “You say that Thurston made his deposit early on Monday morning?” “As far as I can find out,” the president offered, “there were only two men in the bank while Thurston was here.” He handed the officer a slip of paper. “Here are their names and addresses. Both are well known to all of us, men of high repute.” Simon's eyes grew wide . . . for a moment he stared as though struck, then impul sively turned and bolted. Inspector Clifford studied the names. “Now tell me what your clerks were up to.” “Nothing unusual. Getting things ready to start the day. Making sure deposit blanks, pens, blotters, ink, etc. were on the lobby counters. Arranging their cash ...” Inspector Clifford snapped his fingers. “That’s it. Come on, we’re going to call on these two men.” T HE FIRST CALL was on a man named Simons in the suburban town of Sharonfield. Mrs. Simons answered their knock. “Harry is away. Is thing I can do?” Following previous instruc tions from Clifford, Jackson said: “We made a mistake in his monthly statement last week. Do you happen to know whether he has it handy?” “It may be on his desk. Will you come inside?” They followed her into the house. There was a small den off the liv ing room containing a desk. Mrs. Simons began opening drawers and peering into them. For a mo ment Inspector Clifford stood idly by. Then suddenly he stepped for ward and snatched something from one of the drawers. Before the startled eyes of Mrs. Simons and the astonished gaze of President Jackson, he strode over to a window, studied the thing. “Simon’s our man,” he said. “This proves it. Now—” He broke off as the front door opened and closed. As Clifford finished Simons, a tall spare man, in the doorway, stopped about in bewilderment. . . • — -•-v V “I’m Inspector Clifford headquarters,” the officer stepping forward. “Simons, I ai >ou for forging Edward Thurston's name to a check for $5,000.” Simons' eyes grew wide. The color drained from his cheeks. For a moment he stared as though struck, then impulsively turned and bolted. Anticipating the move. In spector Clifford leaped for ward. His fingers caught hold of the tall man’s collar, and yanked him backward. ^ “Quite simple when explained,” Clifford was saying later. “Simons probably needed money. He was in the bank when Page was making his deposit and picked up the plot ter Page had used when signing his name. It was a new blotter, and the imprint therefore was defi nitely easy to copy for forgery purposes.” craiiD mm LAST WEEK'S ANSWER : ACROSS 1. Burrowing animal 5. Mother 9. River • (Eur.) 10. City (Rum.) 11. Snake 12. Honorary title (Turk.) 14. Exist 15. Twilled fabric 17. Denary 18. Fortify 20. Twist out of shape 23. Break suddenly 25. Lyric poems 26. Weep con vulsively 28. Mountain (Phil.) 29. Kind of dog 32. Concludes 35. Ringlets 37. Soak 38. Blunder 30. Confer knighthood upon 41. Music note 42. A pulled candy (var.) 45. A street Arab 47. Standard 48. Settlement SW Arab. 49. Not fast 50. Network 3. Look askance 4. Blundered 5. Chart 6. Constella tion 7. Elephant like animals (extinct) 8. Cling to 11. Sleeveless garments 13. Insects 16. A pastry dessert 19. Domi neering 21. Resort 22. European shark 24. Kettles 27. God of pleasure (Egypt.) 29. Let it stand (print.) 30. Mistakes 31. Color 33. Master (obs.) 34. Whirl 36. To sweeten 40. 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At the water’s edge the animal paused and Pierre lifted the gun to his shoulder, but instead of a giant stag he saw a frightened fawn. Its «yes re minded him. of two other sets of eyes, but he fired, and the animal gave a little jump and fell dead. Attracted by something on its neck, he walked over to see what it was .... The villagers were not surprised a few days later when they learned that Pierre Montevilain had died of a stroke. But there was much talk about the object found in the dead man’s hand—a silver medallion of St. Francis of Assisi suspended on a thin gold chain. I > EC5CRE BY INEZ GERHARD r HN BARRYMORE, JR., mak ing his screen debut in Eagle Lion's “The Sundowners,” Is afraid of just one thing—that he will unconsciously copy his famous father. Playing a quick-triggered cowboy, he had two elderly ac tresses who had flayed with John, Sr., to check on his work; after seeing “The Great Profile” and part of “Richard HI,” he was UP JOHN BARRYMORE, JR. set at finding that many of his own mannerisms were like his father’s. He is 17 now, and says that maybe when he is 21, with his own acting style set, he will see some of his father’s old pictures. Robert Sterling, Robert Preston, Chill Wills and Cathy Downs are also in “The Sundowners.” Two clothing manufacturers have offered Merlin Brando a $10,000 wardrobe if he’ll abandon his blue jeans. Teresa Wright, on “The Men” set, said “You look as if you had just returned from a long week-end inside a washing ma chine.” Red • haired Susan Hayward makes her strongest bid for Acad emy honors in Samuel Goldwyn’s “My Foolish Heart” — worked every day from morning to night to get done in time to be shown before the year’s end, and so be eligible. Take Some, Leave Some “If every hunter who goes afield this year will give some serious thought to next season’s game sup-' ply and then take some action in an effort to enhance it, the prob lem of future hunting would be well on its way to solution.” This statement by Kelly DeBusk, Oklahoma state game and fish di rector, contains a lot of verbal meat and his advice to “take some ac tion is particularly timely. Many sportsmen would sincerely like to follow through in doing something about the future game supply, but all too few know just what steps they can, as individuals, take in approaching this goal Here are DeBusk’s suggestions: “Don't shoot a covey down to the last bird. “Don't set the limit as a MUST every time yon go hunting. “Stop when you've had a fair amount of sport. “Don’t return time and again to the same area just be cause you had good shooting there yesterday. “Wild game,” the game director pojnts out, “is a natural renewable crop. All crops, whether they come from the soil or are hatched from eggs, have to be planted and culti vated if the harvest is to be suc cessful. Leaving sonfe game birds as next season’s seed is one way to insure good sport for the future. This is one way of planting next year’s^ crop. Protecting it from both human and other predators and seeing that pleny of natural food is provided are two important forms of cultivating the' game crop you have planted. “Game ^ management,” DeBusk continues, “is not such a compli cated science that it cannot be prac ticed by individual sportsmen. In terpreted in simple terms it is merely the provision of ideal habi tat and adequate protection.’*- AAA Happy Combination Of coarse the dnek season hasn’t long to run, but the little portable heater shown here should be a natural for thou sands of fishing shacks that will dot our northern lakes and rivers this winter. It is a chimney crown—the manufac turer’s name for a sheet metal flue cap—and a Speedmaster stove which fit together perfect ly to form a fast-action, radiant circulator for every winter sports enthnsiast. AAA At birth a black bear cub weighs from 9 to 12 ounces which is about 1/200 to 1/250 of its mother's weight. It is about eight inches long, blind, and covered with dark hair so thin that it is practically naked. AAA Birds Have Mishaps Partridges are adept at thunder ing from the ground and escaping through, what looks like impene trable brush and trees, but the Wisconsin conservation reports that the “thunderers” are not al ways as accurate in their aim as it may seem—that many of these birds do have “accidents.” In examining 100 partridges, de partment research men found seven .birds with injuries that came apparently from colliding, with trees and brush in escape flights. The seven birds were found to have chest injuries, seemingly from flying into tree branches, and one bird was found with a small twig embedded in its flesh. One immature female had a severe head-scalping. One bird was found with an acorn impaled on its bill and a “wear” mark showed that the nut had been there a long time. The, bird managed to eat in spite of the im pediment, as its crop contained other acorns. Weight of Fish Many are the times when an angler who has made a particular ly good catch would like to know what his fish weighed stream-side, but has no scales. Here’s a way that the weight of the fish can be closely approximat ed: Just measuring the length and by the square of the girth and di vide the result by 800. For example, a fish 18 inches long and 10 inches in girth would, under the formula, weighs 2.25 pounds. The Home Workshop Gay Play Pieces Easy to Make CHEST MAY BE MADE WITH OB WITHOUT ELS AND ROBE HANDLES STCItCN. 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