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2, 1965
SHELTON--MASON COUNTY JOURNAIJ-- Published in r%rhds'tmast D'.B.:4.', Shelfon, Washlng os
PAGE 13
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NEW YORK (Special) -- How
many people in Mason County are
currently eligible for the benefits
that will be provided under the
new medicare setup?
How much will the 7 percent
cash bonus, to be paid to those
who are on the retirement rolls,
aznount to locally?
According to the most recent
tabulation, based on Department
of Commerce figures, approxim-
ately one out of every 10 persons
in the local area are now automat-
ically covered for most of their
future medical costs.
They are the 1,706 men and wo-
men who are 65 years of age or
older.
They will be entitled to hospi-
talization, nursing home care,
home nursing services and out-pa-
tient diagnostic services. These
will go into effect, for the most
part, next July 1.
The 10.5 percent of the Mason
County population who are in the
plus-65 bracket and arc thus en-
titled to medicare, is relatively
high. Elsewhere throughout the
United States, the average is 9.2
pe,~ent.
Medicarc's basic plan will take
care of a large part of the cost
of an illness, but not all of it.
The Social Security Administra-
tion cites, as an example, the case
of a person who undergoes surg-
ery, stays in the hospital for a
month and then has extended home
care.
The total cost of his illness is
:$2,375. Of this, $1,217 is absorbed
i by medicare.
D SAW, Reg. $27.95
SABRE SAW with TABLE,
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ELECTRIC DRILL, Reg. $14.95
From The
MASON COU N'FY
JUSTICE COURT
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SHERIFF'S OFFICE ARRESTS
Booked at the Mason County
Appearing in Mason County Sheriff's office during the past
Justice Court before Judge Glenn week were George E. Towner, driv-
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Mason County"
First ,and Pine
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'THE GENTS'--Shelton's crack amateur teen-age The Gents won third place in a state-wide com petl-
dance band drew a capacity crowd to Memorial tion for amateur teen-age bands held recently in
Hall for its public dance last Saturday night. Its Seattle. Ninety bands entered. The Gents play
cast consists of Ben Myers, bass guitar (left); regularly each second and fourth Saturday with
Lucky Rutledge~ second guitar; Daron Taylor, other dates added when the hall is available on
drums; and Rich Anderson, lea~ guitar (right). Saturdays.
However if the patient also has | • ,A. •g |g IB• •
so-called supplementary coverage, |~ ~,d ||n~|| '||~| ~@ ~|nBm||m
which takes care of surgical costs i-naY| VI ~|||l|| U|] I[1~ ||||||||||U|||
and certain other bills, an addi- q
tional $552 of the tab will be ~|~A ~Aa*A~AA ,
picked up, leaving him with $606 ~~. |||rar~.~.~.
to pay out of his own pocket, ww~v mmuivmv~vv
Most elderly people, it is ex- The Mason County Labor Coun- extension of coverage, would be
petted will subscribe for thin sup
• , " ~" . ." " ell this week issued a statement the greatest single step in the
plementary coverage, which costs . .
urging an increase m the minimum war on poverty. An immediate
$3 a month.
Residents of Mason County will
also gain under another provision
of the medicare bill, which pro-
vides for an across-the-board bo-
nus payment, retroactive to Jan.
1, for all those getting Social Se-
curity retirement or disability pen-
sions. . ....
For those in the local area who
are receiving such pensions, it will
amount to a $88,300 windfall. They
will get their bonus checks around
Sept. 15.
Unhappy is the man for whom
his own mother has not made all
other mothers venerable.
--Richter
wage. The statement was signed
by Darrell Sparks, president of the
Labor Council.
"To succeed in the war against
poverty, the nation needs a $2 an
hour minimum wage. The economy
"~an adjust to a $2 minimum with-
out serious effects. In the past,
the economy has adjusted easily
to increases in the minimum. With
productivity and profits rising rap-
idly in a rich and affluent nation,
an increase in the minimum wage
to $2 an hour can be absorbed
without difficulty---and with great
benefit to millions of low-income
families.
"A $2 wage floor, along with
start should be made in 1965 to-
ward assuring all workers cov-
ered by the federal wage-hour law
a minimum wage of $2 an hour.
"Statistics on poverty show that
in more than half of all poor fam-
ilies, the family heads, represent-
ing almost 30 percent of all poor
families, hold a full-time job for
the entire year.
"The poor families headed by
a man fully employed throughout
1963 included 5.2 million children
under age 18. Families headed by
a fully employed woman worker
had half a million children. Thus
two in five of all the children
growing up in poverty were in
O
SEWING
families of workers with regular
full-time jobs.
"This is the most shameful as-
pect of the poverty problem--the
working poor. For poor families
headed by full-time, year-round
workers--almost 30 percent of the
total a substantial increase in the
minimmn wage wol*ld mean the
major lift out of poverty. The same
is true of poor families headed by
part-time workers; they total 20
perdent ~f all poor families.
"At $1.25 an hour, a worker
earns an annual income of only
$2,500 to $2,600 if he has a full-
time, year-round job. Even a $2
an hour wage is much above the
poverty level for a family with
two children. The Social Security
Administration reports that a fam-
ily of four needs an income of
$3,130 per year to begin to move
out of poverty. If a family has
three children, $2 an hour is hard-
ly enough to provide the $3,685
needed to progress beyond poverty:
A family with four children needs
$4,135 to rise out of poverty.
The result of poverty wages is
an inadequate diet. Poverety fam-
ily budgets, on which the govern-
ment's figures on poverty are bas-
ed, involve food consumption that
is admittedly for "temporary or
emergency use." The Department
of Agriculture's "economy" bud-
get allows less than 70 cents a
day per person for meals in a
family of four--23 cents a meael.
A minimum wage must be set
that allows a worker some dignity;
a wage that shows his children
it is worthwhile to work. The wage
should be one which makes work
attractive and a real alternative
to crime, idleness and delinquency.
Without a realistic minimum wage,
these alternatives have little
meaning.
Correa during the past week were: ing while intoxicated; Michael
Washington State ~Patrol Hannigan, minor in possession of
Melbourne E. Barnett, over legal and consuming liquor; Glen D. Mil-
weight, $29 fine, $104 penalty, $100 ler, minor in possession of and
suspended; Melbourne Barnett, or- consuming liquor; LeRoy Roland,
er width, $12 fine; Donald Sacger. investigation of burglary; Nor-
no valid tonnage on truck, $29 man C. Hiler, investigation of
forfeit; John C. Raymond Jr., or- burglary, Albert R. Davis, Super-
erwidth load, $12 forfeit; George ior Court Warant. Edward J. Fox,
V. Arney, no valid license or in investigation of burgla*w.
transit permit, $17 forfeit; Fred- SUPERIOR COURT
rick Cochran, negligent driving, New Cases
$56 forfeit; Archard Stickley, ex- Coast Credit Service against Mr.
ceeding reasonable and safe speed, and Mrs. Thomas James, abstract
$12 forfeit; William E. Commins, of judgement.
exceeding reasonable and safe Mark Lee Morris by Clyde Mor-
speed, $12 forfeit; William T. ris, his guardian ad litem against
Waldberger, speeding, $12 forfeit; Mr. and Mrs. William K. Brough-
Lynn Finch, following too close- ton, personal injury.
ly, $12 forfeit. Thomas Meadowcraft against
Sheriff's Office Erling Eastguard, debt.
James L. Stewart, reckless driv-
ing, $83 fine; William C. Lopcman, SmO~f ~t~fSt
illegal possession and consump-
tion of liquor. $50 forfeit. ~ I| ~]~'• ~ ~J '. e
SHELTON POLICE .i ,,'~I'
A Mr. Metcalf reported a bicy-~ ~t~li~~
cle stolen.
Bill Cooper reported a large,
brown horse had strayed into his
yard. !
Paul Wheaton reported some of
a neighbor's mail found after it
had been removed from the mail
box.
Mrs. V. K. Brumbaugh reported
a sweater taken from a car while
it was parked downtown.
Cars driven by Adoins Hawley,
Allen Goldsby and Donald Morey
collided at Highway 101 and Mill
St.
Mrs. Walter Austin reported an : ~~~~
attempted gasoline theft by two
boys she saw in the act. ,,. and a Merry Christmu toot
Warren Stratton reported his
car broken into and eight bot-
tles of beer taken.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Mrs. Gordon Jones reported she
found a German Shepherd on the
North Shore.
K. D. Skaggs, Beeville Loop, re-
ported a log arch taken.
Dave Skagen reported a tire and
wheel taken from his pickup in
the Agate area.
lVrr. Schuffenhauer reported
damage to a car in the Dayton
area.
Nell Sardell reported logging
equipment taken in the Lake Cush-
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Ethel Galbraith, Dayton Peak
Road, reported a home broken in-
to.
Truman Oestrich, Tahuya, re-
ported a dog found and that he
attempted to contact the owner in
Tacoma.
George Waite, Harstine Island,
reported a bicycle taken.
A break-in and vandalism was
reported at Lower Skokomish
School.
COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS
Building permits approved by the
Mason County Commission Monday
were to George Adams, wood res-
idence, $20,000; Bud Culbertson
wood residence, $5,000; Morris
Rock, wood residence, $1,500; F.
N. Willem, wood residence, $500;
R. E. Waterman, wod cabin, $80;
George G. Goss, wood residence
$1,100; Gerald M. Lindberg, wood
residence, $5,000; Oliver Ashford
garage and shop, $2,400 and J.
Phillip Simmons, wood residence
$11,000.
SHELTON POLICE COURT
Appearing in Shelton Police
Court before Judge Rolla Halbert
Monday night were Steve Bliner
furnishing liquor to minors, $50
forfeit; Amelia Edwards, no valid
operator's license, $7.50 fine, sus-
pended; Walter C. Parsons, im-
peding traffic, $1 forfeit; Douglas
Stephens, faulty equipment, no op-
erator's license, $27 forfeit; John
Zauner, no operator's license, $5
fine and $2.50 costs; Odell Gray,
drunkenness, $10 fine and $2.50
costs; Roy Ritner Jr., faulty equip-
ment, $10 forfeit; Elliott Jorgen-
sen, no operator's license, $15 for-
feit; Herb Johns, drunkenness, $10
fine, $2.50 costs; Donald Cuzick,
faulty equipment, $10 forfoit;
Phyllis Campbell, no operator's li-
censee, $25 forfeit; Robert Toste-
vin, faulty equipment, no arteriel
stop, $22 forfeit.
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