The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 44, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 23, 1976 Page: 9 of 14
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Coleman, Texas, March 23, 1976
WASHINGTON
COLEMAN-DEMOCRAT VOICE
Page 11
"As it looks
from bore"
OMAR BURLESON
Congressman
17Hi District
WASHINGTON, D. C.: The
cost of being hospitalized has
increased far beyond the
ordinary rate of inflation. We
are inclined to blame high
charges on the hospital, its
^administrator, the doctors,
’ nurses and other visible people
and things which go with
hospitalization. The invisible
costs escape criticism.
As a matter of fact, the
federal government itself is
contributing to the high cost of
health care. Its involvement
grows larger all the time and
the i ederal bureaucracy grows
with it. In too many instances,
everyone connected With hospi-
tals and health care is harassed
and hassled by one regulation
or the other. The “t" crossing
and “i” dotting bureaucracies
often are in conflict with one
another in the various depart-
ments of Government which
apply regulations.
Fairly new hospitals, after
having" been approved under
building codes of State and local
Governments, often find that
they are not in compliance with
some technical requirement
which the inspectors can find.
Three years ago, the Depart-
ment of Health, Education and
Welfare got Congressional ap-
proval to "validate" the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of
Hospitals. This means that the
Government’s own inspectors,
Announcement
Greenhouse Effect' ,
Radiation from the sift.passes
through space until it reaches the
outer atmosphere of the earth
Much of it is. absorbed by the
earth's surface, causing the
temperature to rise The heat is
then reradiatea If the amount
of C02 in the atmosphere' in-
creases. a larger amount of this
radiation is. trapped as ifi a
glasshouse, instead of being lost
into outer space In the last 50
years .there has been an increase
in the level of C02 in the earth's
atmosphere because'of the burn-
ing of fossil fueffe— though prob-
ably not enough to raise the
earth’s temperature.
SALE
\
Misses’
Fashions
J.W. (Pat) Patterson and Helen Patterson of
Lake Coleman wish to announce that they
are now the sole owners and operators of the
S.A. Post Office Is
Under Construction
Bluebonnet
Processing Plant
SANTA ANNA: Come July
the sign on the new Santa Anna
Post Office will read, “United
States Post Office, Santa Anna,
Texas 76878.” There will also
be a new flag pole, according to
Thomas M. Hays Jr., owner and
operator for Hayes
Enterprises.
Hays says building construc-
tion is going on schedule, and
should be completed by mid
July.
The building, facing east on
North First Street, contains
2,000 square feet; floor will be
vinyl asbestos tile, with vinyl
wall paper on entrance walis,
all-steel roof structure and
deck.
The walls are double wall
masonry, with brick facing of
dove gray brick, brought from
Malbon, Ark.
There will be 10,000 square
feet of parking space, including
postal employees parking. A
paved walkway runs the entire
iength of building around to
front entrance, with a wheel
chair ramp. Landscaping will be
done at a later date.
The Post Office building
costs are in excess of $80,000
and will be leased to the U. S’.
Post Office by Mr. Hayes, who
is builder and owner.
The present post office is
located on Wallis Ave., which is
also Highway 67-84, in this
location since about 1927.
John C. Gregg is postmaster
and has been in office since
April 1964.
Junior'
.fashions
Rack Of
JR. DRESSES PRICE
Regular *21.95 Value
RANTS
*7.88
On the Ft. Worth Highway in Brownwood
Helen Patterson is now the active Manager of the Plant and travels
there from Lake Coleman five days a week to oversee the day to day
operations of the plant. The plant has been extensively remodelled
and new equipment added to give the public one of the finest
facilities of its kind in Central Texas. Experienced, friendly personnel
make the Bluebonnet the best place in Central Texas to get Beef,
Pork, Sheep or Goats slaughtered, processed, wrapped and quick
frozen for your home freezer.
The Pattersons invite all their many friends in Coleman County and
vicinity to bring their custom processing to them in Brownwood.
Satisfaction is guaranteed.
Kill Days: Monday, Wednesday
and Thursday Phone 646-8348
Pat and Helen Patterson
applying their own criteria,
should check hospitals to
approve their validation. Out of
144 hospitals first inspected,
105 lost their accredited status.
In 16 states every hospital
failed to qualify. In one
hospital, although built to
specifications including air con-
ditioning, the inspectors requir-
ed that all windows be made to
open readily. It did not matter
that the locked windows had a
key at the nurses' station on
each floor. No matter that a
sick or mentally upset patient
might open the window and fall
or jump out.
Another item that seems
typical-at another hospital the
administrator was advised that
the plastic liners in wastepaper
baskets were prohibited, lest a
spark ignite a bag and create a
toxic smoke. Thq administrator
ll had just been advised by the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration that their regii-
i lations required the liners. The
liners, according to OSHA
requirements, were to protect
hospital workers against infec-
tion by handling contaminated
trash.
All of this is a bureaucratic
dream. To carry out the dream
necessitates thousands of in
spectors, thousands of clerical
assistants, millions of-reports,
surveys, studies, notices and
other documents. Validation,
added to "Utilization review",
surveys of hour-by-hour activi-
ties of employees, managers,
administrators, nurses, doc-
tors, is often enough to make
the.patient sicker but, particul
arly, makes it more expensive
for him to be ill. |
No one would'argue that
there should be no standards at
all but the nit-picking and often
impractical regulation increas-
es the cost to the taxpayer and
the patient, making hospital
care the price it is today.
A Thought: Do we ever stop
to think that everybody is
against problems until they
learn that solutions cost
money?
Mrs. Atkinson
Dies Tuesday
At Cuero
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Funeral Here
Sunday For
Mrs. Durham
Mrs. Mary E. Atkinson, 92,
died last Tuesday in a Cuero
hospital" after a long illness.
Funeral services were conduct-
ed there at 3:00 p.m. Thursday
with burial in Hillside Ceme-
tery. Officiating minister was
the Rev. James Ware of First
Presbyterian Church at Cuero.
Mrs. Atkinson lived in
Coleman many years ago when
her husband was associated
with Mayes Drug Store. She
was born in DeWitt County
December 29, 1883, to John F.
and Cora F. Augustine
McCrabb; and she and J. B.
Atkinson were married at
Thomaston June 1, 1905, Mr.
Atkinson died May 5,1962.
Survivors include t\yo nieces,
Mrs. Edgar Smith of Cuero and
Mrs. Gene Houchins of Victoria,
and two great-nieces, Mrs.
Lynwood Bland of Rockport
and Mrs. Frank Henderson of
Springfield, Va.
Long Sleeve <S Sleeveless
SHELLS *3.88
Group Of
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MATCHING
JACKETS
1/2
PRICE
Come By And See What Our
PERSONALITY SHOES
Can Do For You! '
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Trailer
Supplies
Save Here!
Funeral services for Coleman
native and former resident,
Mrs. Jfim Alice Durham, 77, of
San Angelo, were 3 p.m.
Sunday in Stevens Memorial
Chapel. Mrs. Durham died at
3:45 a.m. Saturday, March 20,
1976 in Park Plaza Nursing
Home in San Angelo.
Born September 22, 1898 in
Coleman, she resided here until
she moved in 1957 to San
Angelo. She married Jack
Durham and he preceded her in
death on December 1,1954. She
was an abstractor and a
member of the Methodist
Church.
Rev. Tom Dyer, associate
minister of First United Metho-
dist Church of San Angelo,
officiated. Interment was in
Coleman City Cemetery under
the direction of Stevens Fune-
ral Home. Pallbearers were Pat
Warren, Jim Gardner, Frank
Lewis, Ross Russell, Leland
Fry and T. E. Jamison Jr,
Survivors are one daughter,
Mrs. Mac Snodgrass of San
Angelo; four sisters, Mrs.
Clyde Edens of Houston, Mrs.
Fannie Rich of San Antonio,
Miss Bessie Walker of Kerrville
and Mrs. Cora Cooper of Las
Cruces, New Mexico; two
granddaughters, Miss Carolee
Snodgrass of Houston and Miss
Nancy Jim Snodgrass of San
Angelo.
The misfortunes hardest to
bear are those which never
happen.
Edna's Carousel
T*trZT dispenser
SPEED QUEEN.
FRUIT
JARS
12 Quarts
*3*
Trewax 12 oz. Can
Boat
WAX
S349
Contact
PAPER
59c
Yard
Target Area
Meet Thurs.
There will be a Target Area
meeting Thursday, March 25,
1976, 7:00 p.m. at the Multi-
Purpose Center.
Those attending are asked to
bring a'covered dish as supper
will be served after the
meeting.
cThe washer for
those big loads -
at a bigsavings.
Model
FA3510
a McOym, -Ertpon CompHny Ovro i
extra-large porcelain enamel tub
rugged transmission that’s
guaranteed for ten long years.
multi-cycle timer for all fabrics
multiple water level and
temperature selections
fabric softener dispenser.
Everyone is invited
Coleman Bldg. Materials
ATTEND FUNERAL
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus
Greaves were at Cuero Thurs-
day tb attend funeral services
for Mrs. J. B. Atkinson, former
resident of Coleman, who died
there early last week. Enroute
home they stopped at Sister-"
dale to visit their son and his
family, Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie
Greaves and family.
Geo. D. Rhone Co.
"SERVICE AFTER THE SALE'1
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The Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 44, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 23, 1976, newspaper, March 23, 1976; Coleman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth734043/m1/9/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Coleman Public Library.