Page a-MlRROR-HBRALD-Tuesday, June in, 1978
Many People Confused
On Medicare, Medicaid
Even though Medicare an.d
Medicaid have been operating
more than 10 years, many peo
ple are confused and think the
programs are the same, a social
security spokesperson said to
day.
Although both programs pay
for health care, they are
different, the representative
went on. Medicare, entirely a
Federal program, helps pay for
hospital care, doctors’ services
and many other health services
for almost everyone 65 and
over and for certain disabled
people under 65. Medicaid, a
Federal-State partnership, pays
for health care for certain kinds
of needy and low-income peo
ple. Some people can have both
Medicare and Medicaid.
Medicare is the same in all
States, while Medicaid varies
from State to St ate since the
States design thei r own program
within Federal g uidelines. The
only State mot having a
Medicaid progra m is Arizona.
Medicare ha s two parts —
hospital insuran ce and medical
insurance. Hos pital insurance
helps pay for in patient hospital
care and post-h ospital care in a
skilled nursing facility or at
home from a home health
agency. Medical insurance helps
pay doctor bills and other serv
ices not coverei 1 by hospital in
surance.
Medicaid pay s the full costs
of these and oi ;her health care
services for tho se eligible.
Since Medica re pays only part
of health care costs, Medicaid
can pay the difference for those
eligible for both programs.
Medicare hospital in.surance
is financed by payroll contribu
tions from employers and
employees. Medical insurance
is financed with premiums, with
those enrolled paying about
one-fourth of the cost and the
Federal Government paying the
remainder.
Medicaid is financed by
Federal and State governments.
The Federal share ranges from
50 percent for the richest States
up to 78 percent for the State
with the lowest per-capita in
come. States pay the remaining
costs, often with help from local
governments.
The Ballad of
Frankie and Johnny
The murder of Charlie Silver in Burke
County in 1831 and the trial and hanging of his
wife Frarikie for the deed was the sort of
tragedy firom which legends are made. True
to the wa.ys of the mountains, a folk ballad
was quickly composed about the event, and
historianis believe that (somewhat garbled
by time:) it became the origin of that
An-ierician classic, “Frankie and Johnny.”
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GUEST EDITORIAL
WE'RE TJRED OF A LOT OF THINGS!
We’re tired of last winter.
We*re tired of bother and in
convenience.
We’re tired of lame ex
cuses, musty jokes and stale
propaganda.
Particularly we’re tired
of the exaggerations and the
hyped-up propaganda that
goes on and on against the
Labor Law Reform Bill,
which is due for action soon
in the United States Senate.
You don’t have to be an
enthusiast for labor unions
to be repelled by some of
the propaganda against
them, from organizations
that must know better. We
find the average union mem
ber and his leaders are peo
ple pretty much like all the
rest of us —trying to make
both ends meet, feed the
family and stay ou t of
trouble.
Instead we see a I< >t of
stuff about “labor bo sses.’’
and “czars” and predic tions
that America will go (iow'n
the drain into some ki nd of
“labor dictatorship” if the
Labor Law Reform Bill is
passed. We don’t th ink so;
we don’t see it ha ppening
and we have fait’n in our
democratic institut ions.
On Jime 28, 1833, Frances Stewart Silver
got a new lease on life — although a short
oine. Hier hanging was postponed for two
weeks Iby a Burke County jury. There is a
tiraditicin that the tragic (and undoubtedly
innocent) Mary Surratt was the first
American woman to be hanged, for her
^supposed complicity in the assassination of
Abraha.m Lincoln. She was not, of course,
the first to die that way. Frankie Silver was
the first woman to be executed in North
Carolina, and she was one of the first, if not
the firsit, to be hanged in the entire U.S.A.
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Rather, we a) gree with
reputable maga zines and
papers like Busir less Week,
and the Wall Stre et Journal,
that the Labor L aw Reform
Bill is essential) .y a set of
mechanical adju .stments in
our labor law— a matter of
doing some fine tuning on a
43-year-old stati ate.
So we hope the Senate
will just vote the bill on its
merits —which seem to us
to be plentiful. Let's turn
our back on the nonsense
and the exaggerated propa
ganda. In other words, let’s
enjoy the spring —the beau
tiful spring —and put aside
the worries and the scare
words of the winter. It will
be good for all of us.
Contemporaries described Frankie as a
delicate, very pretty blonde. Yet she was
supposed to have killed her strapping
mountaineer husbandwith his own logging
axe, tlien dismembered and burned his body
in the fireplace of their cabin near the bank
of the Toe River (in what is now Yancey
County). This, plus the fact that she was
origiinally implicated through the ex
trasensory efforts of a mountain “conjure
man’" make the story one of the most
unusual in the annals of North Carolina
crimo.
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RGI^DGR 'DIMOGUe
The things w e need
While awaiting execution, Frankie
engineered a spectacular escape from the
Morganton jail, and only some smart and
rapid detective work by Sheriff John Boone,
a descendant of Daniel Boone, prevented her
cheating the hangman.
On July 1, 1863, the climactic battle of the
Civil War began near Gettysburg, Penn
sylvania. North Carolina troops played a
large part in the struggle (more on this next
week). Among the casualties that first day at
Gettysburg was Henry K. Burgwyn, the
famous “Boy Colonel” of the N. C. 28th Regt.
Burgwyn died in action at the age of 21.
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Dear Editor,
Let’s get down to the “nitty-gritty” of ' the
dilemma the cities and towns across < aur
great nation have gotten themselves Int o.
Far be It from me to question the need and
the necessity of federal grants or fund ing.
It’s well and good, If properly used.
Again, let’s get down to the “nltty-grl tty”
as to what has brought the cities’ tc i ita
present woes.
First of all, businessmen, who d lown
through the years, while making neat pr ofits
and gtdns, failed to foresee and to recog nize
that every material structures have a ten
dency of decaying as weU as the hv man
body.
So, along comes the government wltj-1 its
assets and programs, with good intentloi is of
helping.
What happens? Well, to be perf ectly
honest, the business world saw a good
chance of fleecing those who have kept them
In business, by letting their bul idlngs
deterloriate and saw an opportune t ime In
which to protect their own Interests
Therefore, In their greediness to ge t on the
bandwagon to protect their own Inte jrests at
whatever coot to the taxpayers, i and still
come out ahead. This Is one of thf 5 reasons
tor the present tax rebellion a> ^ross the
nation.
Truth will stand when the wor' kj ig being
turned upside down. WhUe the b aaches and
the vultures within our society are rolling
those who wish to be honest tax-paying
citizens, there are those who sta y up at night
In their smoke-filled room.8 ar chambers
figuring out ways and meanf 1 to not only
fleece their next-door nelg'hbor g, just as well
as their government pretending to 1 je good
and law-abiding Americans, who ar e In the
meantime helping the cause of tlie social
communist move to break the de mocratlc
process for making this great natl.on Into a
state of bankruptcy and Into dic tatorship.
It’s clear as one’s nose between th e eyes.
EVERETTE PEARSON
Iflngs Mountain
Swimming pool safety
begins before the splash
The nitty-gritty of it...
iDear Editor,
A few weeks ago as I was rea<llng the
1 iflrror-Herald and begrm to nsad the
p osslblUty of an airport in Kings Mo untaln, I
ji ist thought about the thl'ngs that w< i need In
Bangs Mountain.
And, I am hoping tluit someone will see
tliat we need city busseri and think a.bout the
population In this city, the people who live
aut from the shopping center and don’t have
a car and those people that work In liidustrlzd
plants.
I hope that you look Into this nuitter.
MISS RUTHIE AD .AMS
886 Belvedere Circle
Swimming pool safety begins before you
Jump Into the pool, according to everts at
PPG Industries. ’The firm advises owners to
take proper chemical and physical care of
their pools for their own protection.
“Keeping the pool water clean and
sanitary la of utmost Importance,” ac
cording to Robert F. Klrsteln, product
manager for PPO’s Chemical Dlvislon-U. S.
“If left untreated, pool water can become a
breeding ground for disease-carrying
bacteria, which are easily transmitted from
swimmer to swimmer.
"This means taking good chemical care of
your pool by treating the water with a pool
disinfectant containing chlorine, such as
Plttclor calcium hypochlorite,” Klrsteln
said.
"When dispensed correctly, chemicals can
help reduce svrimmlng pool health hazards
by destroying bacteria and keeping the
water balanced In terms of acidity, basicity
and alkali content.”
PPG recommends treatment with one
ounce of Plttclor calcium hypochlorite for
every 1,(X)0 gallons of water.
Chemical care also can enhance the pool's'
aq>pearance by aiding the filter system In
keeping the water clean and clear, Klrsteln
said.
Physical esu-e la important because leaves.
Insects and debris blown Into the pool con
tain harmful bacteria as well as produce an
unsightly swimming environment, ac
cording to the PPG e]q;>ert.
Properly equipped pools have filtration
systems that constantly circulate the
water, filtering out debris and returning
clew water to the pool. "Oth^r debris should
be skimmed from the surfause regularly and
pool sides and bottom should be vsMSUum-
cleaned with appropriate equipment,”
Klrsteln said.
Pool malntenzuice Is esuiy, according to
Klrsteln, and well worth the time It takes to
learn the few basic steps Involved In testing
and treating the pool water.
A step-by-step pool maintenance plan la
provided In PPG’s 16-page booklet “The
Plttclor Program For Pool Protection.” It
may be obtained by writing PPG Industries,
10 North, One Gateway Center, Pittsburgh,
Pa. 16222.
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inflation is a dirty word
that is everybody’s concern
By HENRV HAZUTT g
In ‘ ‘Washington DateUi ae”
Inflation is a dirty nlne-lettei.* word which
la every consumer’s and b ualnsssman’s
mneem. It boggles the mind wl ille It empties
pocketbook. Labor blanrieis Business.
the
Business blames Labor. The Clovsmment
blames both. For many yeiirs, only con-
serva-bla.med the govemmen,t. Most Ivory-
tower Keyneelan economl its promoted
deficit spending (and hence Inflation) aa a
cure for everything thoirt of Ingrown
toenails. They warned that economics and
Inflation were too complicated for the
average American to unde retand. This was
to keep Joe and Mary PubU.c In the economic
dark with "Keyneelan-w ool” pulTed over
their eyes.
Ever sinced Harry H opklns advls<ed FDR
to "tax, tox, spend, spe nd, and elect, elect."
some pollUclans have ) sought the hidden-tax
Idea of Inflation. How ever the moodl of the
public seems to have changed. Hlatciry wlU
record that the first i (hot of tho aoth century
American revolutlor ( against taxes and In-
flaUon was the vtct» jry of Propoaltlon 18 In
Oalltomla. That we .a only the beginning. If
tho pork-barrel p< sUtlclans don’t got the
message now, the ,y wUl certainly get the
meuage on elec< Jon day. Inflation, high
taxes and Inflater 1 government budgets are
going to be a thl ng of the past..
Henry HazUtt, the noted economist, writer
and lecturer has provided us with a very
simple to understand explanation of Inflation
and its cause. Here ia Mr. HazUtt’e
statement: 1) Inflation Is an Increase In
the quantity of m(mey and credit. Its chief
consequence Is soaring prices. Ibereofre
Inflation — If ws misuse the term to mean
the rising prices themselves — Is caused
solely by printing more-money. For this the
government’s monetary policies are entirely
responsible.
2) The moat frequent reason for printing
mors money Is the existence of an un
balanced budget. Unbalanced budgets are
caused by extravagant expenditures which
the government is unwilling or unable to pay
tor by raising corresponding tax revenues.
Ibe sxcesslvs expenditures are miOnly the
reeult of government efforts to redistribute
wealth and Income — In short, to force the
productive to support the unproductive. 'This
erodes the working Incentives of both the
productive and the unproductive.
8) The causes of Inflation are not, as so
often said, “multiple and complex," but
rimply the result of printing too much
money. There la no such thing as "cost-
push” Inflation. If, without an Increase In the
stock of money, wage or other costs are
forced up, and producers try to pass these
oolts along by raising their selling prices,
moat of them sill merely sell fewer goods.
Ibe result will bo reduced output and loss of
Jobe. Higher costa can only be passed along
In higher selling prices when consumers
have more money to pay the higher prices.
4) Price controls cannot atop or alow down
Inflation. They alwaya do harm. Price
controla almply aqusezs or wipe out profit
margina, dlarupt production and lead to
bottlenecka and ahortagea. All government
price and wage control, or even
"monitoring,” Is merely an attempt by the
politicians to shift tbs blame for Inflation on
to producers and sellers instead of their own
monetary policies.
8) Prolonged Inflation never “sthnulates”
the economy. On the eontraury. It unbalances,
disrupts, and mladlrecta production and
employment. Unemployment Is mainly
caused by excessive wage rates In some
Industries, brought about slthsr by ox-
tordonate union demanda, by minimum
wage laws (which keep teenagers and ths
unskilled out of Jobs,) or by prolonged and
over-generous unemployment Insurance.
6) To avoid Irrsparable damage, the
budget must be balanced at the earllsst
possible moment, and not In some sweet by-
and-by. Balance must bs brought about by
slashing reckless spending, and not by In-
creailng a tax burden that la already un
dermining Incentives and production.
EDITOR’S NOTE — Henry HasUtt Is an
economist, author and lecturer, and a for
mer columnist for Newsweek. He Is a
regular contributor to National Review,
Human Events, the Freenina, and other
periodicals. His laleel book, "The Inflation
Crisis I And How To Resolve It” (Arlington
House, 88.98) wtU be releueed July 1978.
On June 28, 1942, the tanker “William
Roc’xefeller” was torpedoed off Cape Hat-
terns. It was the ’ tenth vessel sunk in that
arna that month by German submarines.
For the first six months of World War II, in
fact, “residents of coastal North Carolina
was closer to the war than most of our troops
overseas.”
During the whole of the war, a total of 79
Allied vessels and three German submarines
would be sunk off the North Carolina coast. A
total of 848 seamen and gun crews would lose
their lives, and over 425,000 tons of shipping
would go to the bottom.
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The Battle of Echo was probably the
biggest military engagement in the history
of western North Carolina, yet few peopli-
today have even heard of it.
It took place on June 27, 1760, during tlie
French and Indian War.
Poet’s
Corner
mixed force of British and Colonial
troops (mostly Indians themselves from
New York state) were ambushed and routed
by several thousand Cherokee braves in a
mountain pass near Franklin, in Macon
County.
YOUTH
Youth Is a time of achieving and believing
A time to be up and renewrlng,
A time for searching and reaching
Unlimited truths pursuing.
A time for testing and dresunlng
Of loving and scheming.
Mixed emotions riding high
Striving for living to satisfy.
A time for choosing and losing
Of accepting and refusing
With so many decisions to make,
No wonder that It may happen
Youth may make a mistake.
A time to be fully aware
Youth la the moat precious time that Is given,
Hie accepted time to prepare
For a beautiful life here and for heaven.
„A.tlnM.of.deceiving youth,|ptp,bi;jlq,vto
h A mors convenient time will M,
Youth Is much of a be^Uer
For today’s opportunities will flee.
VIVLAN STEWART BILTCLIFFE
NO POCKET IN A SHROUD
Use your money while you’re living.
Do not hoard It to be proud;
You can never take It with you
There’s no pocket In a shroud.
Gold can help you on no f zu-ther
Than the graveyard where you Ue,
And though you are rich while living
You’re a pauper when you die.
Use It then some lives to brighten,
Aa through life they weary plod;
Place your bank account In Heaven
And grow richer toward your God.
Use It wisely, use It freely.
Do not hocu-d It to be proud:
You can never take It with you
There’s no pocket In a shroud.
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THE TEN eOMMANDMENTS
INVERSE
Thou Shalt have no other Gods but t.s ; 7
Before no Idol bow the knee; S
Take not the name of God In Vain; S
Nor dare the Sabbath day profane; x
Give both thy parents honor due, *
Take heed that thou no murder do; X
Abstain from words and deeds unclean; /.
Nor steal, though thou be poor and mean’S
Nor make a willful Ue nor love It; |
What lathy neighbors, dare not count. S
MYRTLE GOFORTH SELECTIONS
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Dr MEMORY OF OLENN CARROLL
Bom Aug. 18,1907
Died, Apr. 18,1978
A GOOD HONEST MAN
Glenn's gone now,
God’s taken him away
He asked his family
to meet him.
In Heaven some sweet day.
Now his labors are over,
Hla task of life la past
He has claimed tho victory
Hli pain and suffering la over at last.
He’s gone to meet his Dad and Mother,
They’re widtlngon the other side
There will be much rejoicing
For In Christ he does abide.
We wUl not say that Glenn ia dead.
He's Just gone away.
He told his family they would meet him
If they would only watch smd pray.
MRS. CURTIS CARROLL
Daughter-in-law
the