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BAGUIO MIDLAND COURIER.
Sunday, August 7, 1949The BAGUIO MIDLAND COURIER
Published Weekly by the Baguio Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. Entered as second-class matter at the Baguio Post-Olfice on October 6, 1947.
Sinai C. Hamada .... Editor-In-Chief Eduardo Masferre .... Associate Editor L. L. Wilson .... Contributing Editor Ben C. Rillera... News Editor O. C. Hamada .... Business Manager
FORE and AFT
Obviously without consulting his fel- low-travelers of the Lazo-Ayson-Castro faction, strong man- Graciano Carino, according to himself, has finally refused to accept the mayorship of the city of Baguio which was long being pressed on him. The calamity long dreaded
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has come to pass, which can only be equalled by a like calamity expected to be announced momentarily from the Ayson-Castro-Lazo powerhouse here in
EDITORIALS
Baguio. For Graciano CariHo will run for congressman in the first district of Ilocos Sur, against the better judg- ment of his trio of cohorts in Baguio.
Not a few people now, stringers-on, since the unfortunate announcement,
YMCA Project
Is the proposed YMCA cen- ter near the post-office site a project worth endorsing? If so, then by all means the City Council should lend support to the undertaking.
Is Lot No. 29 no longer need- ed by the city as the site for its proposed amusement park? If not, then the Council should lose no time in so certifying to the Director of the Bureau of Lands.
The proposed YMCA center being a worthwhile project, and the site for the proposed center not being needed by the city otherwise, all that is to be done is for the Council to certify .this set of facts to the Bureau of Lands so that construction of the anxiously-awaited establish- ment may commence and be brought to completion.
Can a wiser course of action be taken?
Army Worms
The reported presence of ar- my worms in Tabuk, Kalinga, the rice granary of the province, is rightfully cause for alarm.
The matter should have been immediately verified by repre- sentatives of the Plant Industry and certified for what it is.
At any rate, immediate suc- cour should forthwith be dis- patched to the areas infested with army worms so that fur- ther infestation can be checked.
Army worms are a menace to the breadline, so that the stra- tegic and timely cutting off of the advance of these pests is of immediate and imperative ne- cessity. Any delay may prove of incalculable damage.
If the call for help has not al- ready been attended to, no time should be lost in answering the same with the aid called for.
are wearing long faces.
Of course, the Castro-Lazo-Ayson triumvirate cannot understand'why, after considering for six months whether to accept the mayorship of Baguio, Graciano Carino had to refuse it finally.
It just does not make sense. The trio are dense at understanding their pro- tege’s process of reasoning, far in ad- vance of theirs. It just is out of this world. The trio’s worry now is how to cook up
lievable as
an announcement as unbe- that carelessly released from fheir protege’s brainstorm. Gone are the...
At this writing, four candidates are definitely running for the congressional seat in the second district of the Mt.
Province, namely, Pascual Pacis, Ra- mon P. Mitra, Guzman A. Carino, and Dennis Molintas. None of the ALC, or Ayson-Lazo-Castro powerhouse, has as yet weaned himself to make a try at the dangling congressional seat. And where is the Laborite party, 5,000 strong in the mines? The more, the merrier.
As President Quirino lifted wings yesterday on his way to the U.S.A, to meet Truman, the native faction of the electorate in the second dis- trict was in caucus to choose the na- tive standard bearer for this district.
If anything, the native convention yesterday £has demonstrated more than ever the determination of the components of this faction to stick together to prove themselves the do- minant political power in Benguet and in the city of Baguio. Governor Dennis Molintas, chosen to be the native faction candidate at that cau- cus, was assured by more than 500 delegates their united support in all the municipal districts throughout the subprovince of Benguet and in the city of Baguio. The lusty cheer- ing of the delegates showed their en- thusiasm for the native cause.
Release Of National Aid For Waterworks Delayed , The amount of 5*200,000 promis-
ed by the national’ government for the completion of the Sto. Tomas waterworks could not be released pending the decision of the Supreme Court on the emergency powers case, according to word received by Mayor Jose M. Carino from Director Isaias Fernando of the bureau of public works.
In lanswer to Carino’s letter re- questing the release of the aid pro- mised for the waterworks, Director Isaias Fernando said that the amount has been incorporated in the insular budget. The legality or llegality of the operation of the budget issued under the President’s emergency powers is pending deci- sion by the Supreme Court.
Gov. Molintas Chosen...
Continued from page 1 Congressman Jose Mencio. Con- gressman Mencio also defended the President’s administration by enu- merating all the concrete achieve- ments of the Liberal Party, now the QLP, during the past four years.
Despite the great number of de- legates and visitors to the caucus, the meeting proceeded in an orderly manner. Governor Molintas, Con- gressman Mencio and Mayor Cari- no joined the delegates in their caucus. Major Bado Dangwa’s ab- sence at the caucus was explained by Dep. Gov. Louis /Hora and Board member Serafino Buangan by the fact that Dangwa was then ailing and that anyway he had pre- viously promised only his vote in fa- vor of candidate Ramon’ P. Mitra before the native electorate conven- tion was planned.
Other guests. and delegates who addressed the caucus were, Cory Fadlin of Balatoc, Serafin Buangan, Bonifacio Panglao, Louis Hora, Ma- yor Jose M. Carino, the three con- vention candidates, the municipal mayors of the districts and Pedro Tawas. All pledged united support of the candidacy of Gov. Dennis Molintas.
At a near future date, the candi- dacy of Governor Molintas will be
Pedrosa Refuses To Name Pimentel As Treasurer
Stating that the commission on appointments has already approved the designation of Rosalio Macrohon as treasurer for Baguio, Secretary Pio Pedrosa of the department of finance, in a telegram addressed to Mayor Jose M. Carino Thursday last week, denied the petition ad- dressed to him by the city council urging the appointment of Pantaleon Pimentel as city treasurer.
Informing the council of the futi- lity of naming Macrohon as treasu- rer for Cotabato as had been sug- gested, Pedrosa said that the incum- gent Cotabato treasurer has only been suspended from the service and therefore could not be replaced.
Meanwhile, the secretary of fin- ance has approved the council’s re- quest that Pimentel be named act- ing city treasurer for Baguio and to receive the salary equivalent to that of treasurer. For the past months, although he has been namefl acting treasurer, Pimentel has been receiv- ing the pay equivalent to that of an assistant treasurer.
Public Health ...
Continued from page 2 the chance of making a decent living the people there are either attended by government physicians or by quacks if the former are not availa- ble.
What then is the solution? Tra- ditionally we seem inevitably bound for socialization. For we can not have a good private medical service in our rural areas where most of our people still live. Whether group me- dicine is -the answer or governihent health insurance remains to be seen.
But it is highly desirable that care- ful government planning be under- taken along this line with a view to effecting the best medical service at.
the least cost and at the same time not suffocating the independence and the justness of compensation for the practicing physician.
These then are the duties expected of a public' health organization. In its daily business it has to keep in good terms with the practicing phy- sician, the dentists, the nurses, .the pharmacists and the engineers for theirs are the professions that play important roles in our health anti our comforts.
It may now be asked how the public health worker shares his res- ponsibilities with the practicing physician. As a matter of truth the public health man would be crippled without the active support of the practitioner: for the control of com- municable disease everything, or so much in lives, would be lost if the private physician concealed his cases or failed to report them to the au- thorities. The health worker would be serviceable to the physicians for the prosecution of thp precautions to be taken with their cases in re- lation to the family and the com- munity and the epidemiological in- vestigation of his cases. The public health laboratory is also placed at his disposal for the correct identifi- cation of organisms that might cause disease. Only when they collaborate closely may a community expect the suppression or the avoidance alto- gethe.r of epidemics so that it may truthfully be said that nowhere else save in the medical profession may one find a group of people so dili- gently employed in -running them- selves out of their own lousiness.
USVA Opens Branch Office In Provincial Capital
A branch office of the US Vete- rans Administration was opened at the provincial capitol at Bontoc last August 1, it was learned this week. Incharge of the office is Er- nesto R. Papinan, USVA contact representative, with Francisco G.
Gaddi as secretary
The USVA branch office at Bon- toc will handle claims in the whole province, including Benguet sub- province as the Baguio branch of- fice has already been closed.
It was announced that the USVA office at the provincial capital will only entertain claims for disability and death benefits of members of the USAFE, recognized guerrilla units, U.S. Army and Navy. U. S.
Coast Guard and Philippine Scouts and World War 1 veterans. The office will open every day from 7:30 to 12 o'clock in the morning and from 12:45 to 4:15 o’clock in the afternoon daily except Saturdays, Sundays and U.S. legal holidays.
PMA Department Of Physical Sciences Chief Assumes Post
Major Mariano T. Hidalgo, SC, newly-designated Head of the De- partment of Physical Sciences. PMA, reported for duty this week after his arrival from the United States as an Academy pensionado. The new department head took studies in Master of Science in Electrical Engineering at the Carnegie Insti- tute of Technology at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
Maj. Hidalgo graduated from the U. P. CB.S.E.E.) in 1932 and was commissioned in 1936. He is a mem- ber of the Regular Force. He was assigned as an instructor at the PMA in 1936 and served in that capacity until the outbreak of the war. He served in Bataan with the 2nd CAC After liberation, he went as a member of the PMA Comniit- tee to the United States to observe . educational trends in various mill- tary academies and civilian schools.
After a brief tour of duty with the Research and Development Divi- sion, he was sent abroad in 1947 to take up a Master’s course in Elec- trical Engineering.
Meanwhile, Major Ernesto S.
Mata, Commandant of Cadets, PMA, left for the Infantry School at Ft. Benning, Georgia, to take up advanced studies in military science.
Newspaperman Elected Head Of College Of Law Council
Gorospe Asks Council For Extension Of Leave
Dr. Josefina Gorospe, USPHS pensionado who is presently pursu- ing advanced studies in child and maternal care in the United Statts has recently requested the Baguio city council for an extension of her leave of absence for another six months. In her letter to the council.
Dr. Gorospe stressed her desire to take up further studies in pediatrics and obstetrics inorder to equip her more fully for her job as physician in the local maternity clinic at the Rizal Memorial Health Center.
The city council was expected to decide on Dr. Gorospe’s request when it met last Friday. Dr. Go- rospe is presently taking up courses one.maternal and child care al the Margaret Hospital, U.S.A She left Baguio as a USPHS pensionado about two years ago.
Dizon Successor
Elias A. Rimando, clerk stenogra- pher at the office of the city mayor, was named acting chief of the same office vice Isaac Dizon, who was ordered removed from office by the commissioner of civil service for violating civil service regulations.
Rimando's appointment took ef- fect last July.
Earth Tremor
An earthquake of about 20’ se- cond’s duration, intensity 3, shook Baguio at about 10:03 o’clock last Friday morning. The tremor, how- ever, failed to do any damages in the city.
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Francisco Dipasupil, local news- paperman, was chosen president of the Baguio Colleges law council at an election held last Friday after- noon at the Dainty Restaurant. Di- pasupil succeeds Federico Cabato, | president of the organization for the ■ past two years.
Other officers elected were: Dr.
Leocadio Rangel, vice-president;
Mrs. P. Ben, secretary; M Rayela, treasurer; J. Guzon, business ma- nager; B. Rillera, press relations of- ficer; and Capt. F. Biscocho and J.
Tabanda, sergearits-at-arms.
Following the election of officers, the mepibers of the organization voted to publish a monthly law journal.
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launched during a presentation po- litical rally. Governor Molintas, who will soon be on leave, is expected to resign his position any day now.
He received a big ovation from the delegates when he declared that he will run for Congressman to secure for the posterity of Benguet their political ascendancy.
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US Senate Ok’s Grant Tot PI For Care Of Veterans j
The U S. Senate has approved a ' grant of §12,685,000 to the Philip- ] piness for hospital building and pro- . vidipg medical care for World War II veterans.
Of the total,.§9,409,000 is for hos- pital. construction and equipment' and $3,285,000 for expenses incident | to medical care.
The grant was included in the in- dependent offices appropriation bill approved by the Senate late Tues- day. As the Senate-approved version of the bill differs in some respects from the one approved by the House, differences will be ironed out in a joint House-Senate conference.
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