Ü U U li IV I II
V lv g u il
Old Age Need Hold No Terrors
Finding Useful Work
Is Formula for Happiness
Yes, Sir
Teucher—Whnt is raised In
countries that have wet clirnutesT
Student—Um brellas.
’’ 1 'IM E . supposed to he endless,
* also cun w o rk in u h u rry . I t cun
Ilo g g y
m ake o r break you In u week o r a
He— I always kiss the stamps on
m onth.
O r even In a day.
In
: the course o f a y e a r it can tu rn your letters hesause I kn ow your lips
have touched them.
e v e ry th in g upside down. E sp e cia lly j
She— Oh, dear, and to think I dam p­
[ in baseball.
en them on Vido's nose!
T h is thought happened slung as
we looked o ve r the record» ot
Correction
1946 and 1947. as
“ They tell me she makes people
the ro u le tte wheel happy wherever she goes.“
of fa te kept spin-
“ You mean 'whenever*!”
nlng.
F o r one exam ple, j Overheard—"M y dear, she’s the
a ye a r ago M icke y sort of woman who always enters
Vernon of the Sena­ a room voire first."
tor» led both big
league» w ith a .353
Synonymous?
h a ttin g average. It
Wifey- -How do you like my new
wa» rep o rte d that gown ? I got it for n ridiculous
Vernon
L a rry M q e l’ hall had price.
offered $150,000 fo r V e rn o n ’ » con­
Hubby—You mean you got it for
tra c t. a» a t th a t tim e the Yankees an absurd figure.
had no h a rd -h ittin g firs t baseman
In sight.
Vernon is now around 40th pluce
am ong A m e ric a n league h itte rs ,
SMALL FRY fcy
not in clu d in g o ver 50 h itte rs m the |
N L ., w hich w ould leave M icke y in
a spot close to the 90th m a rk. A j
y e a r ago, there were w o rd y argu- ■
n ie n ts us to w hether Bob F e lle r o f ,
C leveland o r H al N ew houser of De­
tr o it was the g re a te r p itch e r. Bob
F e lle r Is now in about 20th pluce j
am ong the w in n e rs and H al New-
houser’ s ra n k in g is in 42nd.
A y e a r ago, Dave F e rris s was on
his w ay to w in n in g 25 games. A t
th is w ritin g , D ave occupies the 26th
spot on the p itc h in g side.
A year ago, Howie I ’ o lle t and M u r­
ry D ickson w ere the tw o C a rd in a l
sta rs, close to the top. C ollet wa»
a 20-game w in n e r. C u rre n tly , D ic k ­
son has been in the 45th slot and Col­
le t down as low as 50th place, among
READV TO SERVE. DELICIOUS'
those who th ro w a baseball fo r a
SET
THE ORj&NAL KELLOGG'S
liv in g .
These are Just a few o f m a n y e x­
CORN FLAKES IN THE WHITE,
am ples to show w hat the Old Doc
REP, AND GREEN PACKAGE.
w ith the sharp scythe cun slip you, I
regular or family size
when he feels in the mood.
He
can l if t you up— and he can also
ya n k you down at even g re a te r
speed. He doesn't seem to care.
j
By B A U K H A G E
N ew s Analyst and Commen/ator.
W A SH IN G T O N .—L a te s t fig u re s fro m th e c e n s u s b u r e a u
h a v e re v e a le d th a t th e p o s tw a r p e rio d h a s p r o d u c e d a reco rc
b a b y c ro p —3,260,000 e s tim a te d fo r 1946, a lm o s t a m i l l i o n m o r e
th a n w e re b o rn in 1940.
B ut it will ta k e m o re th a n th is b e la te d b u r s t of r e j u v e n a ­
tion to k e e p th e U n ite d S ta te s fro m b e c o m in g a n “ o ld ” n a tio n .
Old in th e s e n s e t h a t th e a v e r a g e a g e w ill b e h ig h , w ith a h e a v y
p ro p o rtio n of o ld s te rs . T h e re a r e tw o r e a s o n s fo r th is : N o w a ­
d a y s p eo p le live m u c h lo n g e r, th a n k s to m e d ic a l s c ie n c e . A nd
th e size of th e A m e ric a n fa m ily h a s s h ru n k .
In I860 when the p o p u la tio n was about 31.5 m illio n s , 860,000 persons
were over 65. In 1945 when the po p u la tio n approached 140 m illio n s .
9.920.000 persons w ere o ver 65.
By 1970 there w ill be 16 m illio n o v e r th a t age, out o f an estim a te d
population o f m ore than 151 m illio n s !
T his situ a tio n poses a num ber of<$-
problems fo r the nation, and also
îm phasizes the personal p ro b le m : i A v o catio n s H e lp
T o R e ta in Y o u th
The problem o f g ro w in g old.
■ L ik e m any o f our troubles, re a l
A n yb o d y can develop an avoca­
j r im agined, the best cure is to tio n o f some kin d . In m a n y cases
□ring th is one out in to the lig h t, these avocations have tu rned into
give it a good shaking. The r©eu!t p a y in g vocations a fte r re tire m e n t.
in m any cases w ill be th a t it d isa p ­ In any case they are lite r a lly life -
pears o r that i t s h rin ks to u n im p o r­ savers when it com es to m a k in g
tance ( if th a t w e re n ’ t so, p sych ia ­ life liva b le .
try w o u ld n 't be such a h ig h ly re ­
V a rio u s s k ills p e rm it v a ry in g pe­
warded profession).
rio d s o f a c tiv ity .
Wise men have know n th is fo r a
M any fa rm e rs a re self-sup­
long tim e and liv e d to a happy old
p o rtin g a t 70 o r 75.
Perhaps
age. O thers (w ho
th is is p a rtly because of th e ir
d id n 't know it)
e n v iro n m e n t— m e n ta l and phys­
have
w o r r ie d
ic a l. C ice ro says fa rm e rs “ are
th e ir frie n d s and
not hindered to any e xtent by
them selves
to
old age. and seem to me to ap­
e a rly deaths, by
proach the id e a l w ise m a n ’s
s ittin g down and
lif e .”
w e e p in g
o ver
M ost jobs are of such a ch a ra c te r
th e ir lost youth
instead o f g e ttin g th a t a b ility to p e rfo rm them de­
up. l e a r n in g to clines w ith the years. "W hen You
ta ke old age in G ro w O ld e r" cites as an exam ple
th e ir s trid e and “ Speed w o rk ” —lik e the assem bly
lin e . Y outh excels in th is type of
lik in g it.
R ecently 1 read w o rk. B u t age does a lm o st as w ell
a v e ry up-to-date as youth in the typ e classified as
lit tle
pam phlet "p o w e r” w ork, the kin d o f jo b where
Baukhage
s k ill is im p o rta n t.
c a lle d “ W h e n
There is not space here to develop
You
G row
O ld e r,”
w ritte n
in
s tra ig h tfo rw a rd E n g lish , based on the them e o f "W hen You G row O ld ­
m odern, sc ie n tific ideas. The p am ­ e r " as its authors do so co m p a ctly
phlet outlines m ethods w hich m ake in th e ir 30 pages. They discuss the
th a t fam ous poem by B ro w n in g , so questions, personal and p o litic a l, of
often regarded as w is h fu l th in k in g old age s e c u rity . They o ffe r a host
by the ske p tica l, rin g tru e . "G ro w o f o ther specific exam ples to illu s ­
old along w ith m e ,” said B ro w n ­ tra te the statem ents, some of w hich
ing's R abbi Ben E zra, "T h e best I have quoted here. 1 have a tte m p t­
ed to re v ie w ra th e r than a sum ­
is yet to be.”
m a ry . m oved to com m ent p a rtly be­
When I grasped the them e of
cause o f the va lu a b le suggestions
th is pam phlet, it s tirre d classic
offered, and also, p a rtly because
J l ST A F U N E -l I" C L IM B . . . M em bers of the H a rv a rd u n iv e rs ity St.
E lia s e xp e d ito n are shown atop 12.000-fiiot lla v d o n peak In A la ska
w h ic h they sealed Just as a p re lim in a ry m a n e u ve r before ta c k lin g
lS.OOK-feot St. E lia s , g re a te st ice-covered m o u n ta in In N o rth A m e ric a .
The H a rv a rd p a rty was the second e xp e d itio n to beat the m o u n ta in in
61 years.
NEWS REVIEW
auiaiesREAKMsr
Farmers’ Income Zooms;
New Crisis Hits Europe
FARM INCOME:
Great Gain
BONDED
L a te s t round in a heavy b a rra g e
of s ta tis tic s a p p a re n tly destined to
m ake the A m e ric a n fa rm e r feel
D ra ft tim e had ro lle d around
th a t he is an u n b e lie va b ly fo rtu n a te
m an was an a g ric u ltu re d e p a rtm e n t again fo r m illio n s of e x-G .I.s. but
re p o rt th a t the n a tio n ’ s fa rm ow n ­ this tim e i t was m ore in the n a tu re
ers are ta k in g in m ore m oney than of a bank d ra ft as veterans a ll o ver
the nation fe ll h a p p ily in to lin e to
e ver before.
te rm in a l
leave
pay
I t was e s tim a te d th a t to ta l fa rm cash th e ir
cash re ce ip ts d u rin g the firs t e ig h t bonds.
m onths of 1047 were 17.4 b illio n d o l­
V irtu a lly e ve ry c ity re p o rte d that
la rs, a 21 p e r cent gam o v e r the hordes of ve te ra n s had descended
same p e rio d o f 1946, its e lf a re cord on banks in an unprecedented rush
ye a r.
The re p o rt said th a t the average
fa rm o p e ra to r realized a net incom e
o f $2.541 fro m a g ric u ltu re and gov­
Old Doc T im e is a te m p e ra m e n ta l
e rn m e n t pa ym e n ts in 1946, and th is
y e a r fa rm incom e skyro cke te d s till
m ug. He d oesn't b o th e r about names
h ig h e r as a re s u lt o f co n tin u in g un­
o r reputations. He lets n a tu re take
precedented dem ands fo r produce.
its course. I In te rv ie w e d h im once,
"A n in crease of 24 p e r cent in
and th is is a ll he hud to say:
p ric e s ,” was singled out by the re ­
“ As th is old w o rld goe» ro u n '
p o rt as the c h ie f reason fo r the
and ro u n ’ .
boom ing incom e.
Some go up — and »ome go
B u t the p ic tu re has another side
d o w n ."
—th a t o f fa r m expenses. O p e ra tin g
T h is can happen in baseball m ore
costs con tin u e to increase and, al- I
than any gam e I know. Up and down
though no e stim a te was m ade fo r j
—down and up. A ye a r ago Vernon
1947, the fa rm e r's expenses w ent up
h it above .353 and George M cQ uinn
9 per cent in 1946. N evertheless, if
was around .225. Now w ith Vernon
the a g ric u ltu re d e p a rtm e n t's e sti­ to co n ve rt th e ir hard-w on bonds
at .273, M cQ uinn has been close to
m ates are accu ra te , the increase in in to coin o f the re a lm . M illio n s of
.300 m ost o f the ye a r. A com bined
fa r m incom e g re a tly outw eighs the fo rm e r Joes stuffed m illio n s of d o l­
s h ift o f some 150 points. Even m ore.
sim u lta n e o u s rise in expenses.
la rs in to th e ir pockets.
But there are a lw a ys a few who
W hat w ould they do w ith the hang on, lo oking the Old Doc In the
n e w ly a cq u ire d money? A few put eye.
it back in to savings accounts; o th ­
One of these Is Ted W illia m s of
ers bought clothes, fu rn itu re and the Red Sox. There seem« to be
L ife these days, S e cre ta ry of
s im ila r necessities; m uch o f it was a vague idea around th a t Ted has
State G eorge M a rs h a ll has d iscov­
squandered im m e d ia te ly . B ut one taken a d ip th is Heaton. I'd like with Swedish Steel Blades
ered, is bounded on a ll sides by one
s u rp ris in g fa c t developed: A g reat to take the same brand of dip.
c ris is a fte r another.
m a n y e x-G .I.s— fa m ily m en now—
Idosl lor Hom« and Farm! The
They have b u ilt up a defense i
No sooner had he re tu rn e d to the
w ere using the store o f cash to get
•11 purpose saw lor fir« wood
against W illia m s th a t was sup- ■
U. S. fro m B ra z il w ith the m u tu a l
out fro m under w o rriso m e debts.
cutting, tree trimming, and gen­
posed to w re ck h im . He m a y n o t '
A m e ric a n defense tre a ty tucked
F o r them i t was a case of " d ir e
eral rough work. High Speed
be the a n n ih ila to r o f o ther seasons,
sa fe ly u n der his b e lt than he was
need.”
and Smooth Cutting. Stays sharp
but he is s till up there ch a llenging
beset w ith ca lls fo r succor fro m
fo r the hom e-run title in the A. L .,
longer. Available in 24, 30, 36,
d e b ilita te d E u ro p e w h ich a p p a r­
the b u ttin g le a d ersh ip and the runs-
e n tly , was s lid in g s w iftly down the
42, 48 inch length frames and
batted-in-honors.
w ays to w a rd u tte r ru in .
replaceable Swedish blades.
I w ould say th a t in an off ye a r
In s id e rs said the European
At leading Hardware Stores
R a d io a c tiv e isotopes—products of fo r so m a n y stars, Ted W illia m s is
s itu a tio n re a lly was desperate.
doing a g re a t job.
A
m
e
ric
a
n
a
to
m
ic
re
se
a
rch
—have
U n d e rs e c re ta ry of State R obert
G E N S C O TO O L D I V I S I O N
been offered in lim ite d am ounts to
L o v e tt had sounded the firs t
Cena ral Steel Warshsvts Ce., I» « .
a
ll
fo
re
ig
n
nations
fo
r
use
in
m
a
n
­
a la rm s h o rtly before M a rs h a ll's
1130 N. K eitner Ave. Chicago JS, III.
k in d ’ s w o rld -w id e and unending
So is Joe D iM a g g io , in spite of
re tu rn when he said th a t E u­
fig
h
t
a
g
a
in
st
disease.
num
erous
a
ilm
e
n
ts.
Joe
D
iM
a
g
g
io
(
ro p e ’s econom ic s tru c tu re was
The gesture, m a rk in g the firs t is s till the top a rtis t in baseball.
c ra c k in g up fa s te r than anyone
A few o f those who sta rre d last
sh a rin g o f the fr u its o f U. S. a to m ic '
had expected.
ovens, loom ed m o re s ig n ific a n tly on j season are s till d e liv e rin g .
The fe a r b lo w in g in on the w inds
One o f these is K in e r of the PI- '
the u n c e rta in fr o n tie r o f global
fro m E u rope intensified. P re c a ri­
rates,
who led the N a tio n a l League ,
peace than any loan o r econom ic
ously balanced B rita in re m a in e d at
in the hom e-run roundup a ye a r J
aid so fa r conceived.
the h e a rt o f the trouble, but m ore
ago, and is lik e ly to lead i t again, j
D e scribed as the m ost im p o rta n t
g rie f was added by the news th a t
Johnny M ize, a lw a ys a pow er h it­
m
e
d
ic
a
l
research
tool
since
the
bad w e a th e r had s tru ck h ard at
te r, is s till shooting his salvos. So
crops in m a n y E uropean countries m icroscope, the isotopes— ra d io a c­ is H ank G reenberg.
tiv
e
fo
rm
s
o
f
basic
ele
m
e
n
ts—are
th is year. M ost nations had been
B u t ho fa r, 1947 has been featured
fo rce d to use th e ir m eager produce u tiliz e d in the sam e m a n n e r as m a ­
fo r d o m e stic consum ption ra th e r chine gun tra c e r b ullets. In tro d u ce d by sta rs unknown a ye a r ago. One
than fo r e xp o rt. There was no p ro fit in to the body o r blood stre a m , they is E w e ll R la e kw cll of the Reds, w ith i
th >
WAY
can be used to tra ce life processes a 20-game season in his pocket.
in that, th e y said.
and p lo t the course o f va rio u s d is ­ B la c k w e ll has been rated fa r above
Made witli a fact cream base. Yodora
In the U.
it began Io appear eases.
F e lle r and Newhouser w ith a w eak­
i t actually soothing to normal skins.
more likely that a special session of
T h e y are o f p a ra m o u n t im p o r­ e r b a ll clu b . The ta ll and la n ky
congress w ou ld he called this jail to
No harsh chemicals o r ir r ita tin g
tance in c u rre n t cancer research one, the hum an No. 1 Iro n , hifs been
study the situation and perhaps set up
salts. Won’t harm skin or clothing.
the p itc h e r o f the ye a r.
and
one
day
m
a
y
p
ro
vid
e
the
clue
the apparatus for another economic
A n o th e r le a d in g s ta r is H a rry | Stays soft and creamy, never gets
transfusion to give strength to the le a d in g to co n tro l and c u r e 'o f thaï
grainy,
disease.
weakening old world.
W a lke r o f the P h illie s. E d d ie D yer,
¡TVy gentle Yodora — /eel the wonderful
one o f b a se b a ll’ s sm a rte st, tra d e d
h im to the P h illie s in exchange fo r
Ron N o rth e y. A t w hich p o in t H a rry
W a lke r, D ix ie W a lk e r’ s b ro th e r,
p ro m p tly took charge o f the b a ttin g
m a rk in both leagues. W o rkin g w ith
a ta il-e n d b a ll club, W a lke r has been
one o f the season’ s sta r p e rfo rm e rs.
So has B la ckw e ll.
rupted o u tp u t of the e n tire fa rm
"W h e n one w heat fa rm e r, fo r
You heard few ru m o rs about
e q u ip m e n t in d u s try has fa ile d to s till
e xa m p le , has his cro p ha rve st­
B la c k w e ll and H a rry W a lke r a
M rK e e w rn « R v.M .lne , In a
M '
the c la m o r o f the h u n g ry m a rk e t.
ed, someone w ill d riv e up and
y e a r ago. B u t they have d riv e n the
I t has been com m on p ra c tic e th is
ask h im how m uch he paid fo r
stars o f 1946 in to the g ra ve l d itch.
s u m m e r fo r fa rm e rs to pay huge
his co m b in e . The fa rm e r m ig h t
p re m iu m s on such pieces of eq u ip ­
say $2,000. When the stra n g e r
m e n t as tra c to rs , hay balers and
asks how m uch he w ould sell it
try this If you're
corn p icke rs, a ll o f w hich have cus­
The team fe a tu re o f the ye a r has
fo r, the fa rm e r, p ic k in g a num ­
to m e rs on d e a le rs ’ w a itin g lists
been the n u m b e r of w in n in g p e r­
ber out of the hat, m ig h t say
T ra c to rs p ric e d at $1,000 have sold
fo rm e rs George Weiss of the Yankee
$3,000.
Then,
to
the
fa
r
m
e
r
’s
fo r as high as $3,000 o r $3,500. H ay
fa rm system has rushed to Yankee
On 'CERTAIN DAYS' 01 Month-
s u rp rise , the stra n g e r peels off
balers, w h ich are used on hay three
help. This lis t includes Yogi Her
30
$100
b
ills
and
takes
the
com
­
tim e s a season and have o ther fa rm
Do
female
functional monthly disturb­
ra , F ra n k Shea, A llie C la rk, Vic
ances make you feel nervous. Irritable,
bine o ff his hands.
uses, have been fin d in g buyers at
Rash! and a few others who have
so weak and tired out—at such times?
“ The fa rm e r w ould have got
double o r tr ip le the lis t p rice .
Then do try Lydia B. Plnkham's Vege­
c a rrie d the Yankees along.
table Compound to relieve such symp­
$3,500 If he had asked it, be­
P o in tin g up these m a lp ra c tic e s on
W ith a lm o st no advance build-up,
toms. It's famous tor this I Taken regu-
cause the s tra n g e r took the
the p a rt of in d iv id u a ls , one m a n u ­
the Yankee fa rm system has been ' Jerly — Plnkham’s Compound helps
co m b in e n o rth and sold It fo r
fa c tu re r re fe rre d to the p a rtic u la rly
I build up resistance against such dis­
fa r b e tte r than th a t of the Dodgers,
tress Also a great stomachlo tonic I
$1,000.“
bad b lack m a rk e t in com bines.
rated, la s t sp rin g , as the best.
I (’Is
('ash la
.
They Go (Jp anti Down
CRISIS AGAIN:
Transfusion?
Just Hanging Around
m em ories. 1 re m e m b e re d that
a gentlem an who co n sid era b ly
predated B ro w n in g had said the
sam e th in g in his essay "O n
Old A g e ,” w ritte n in the ye a r 44
B. C. I re fe r to M a rcu s T u lliu s
C icero. He said (am ong other
p e rtin e n t things) " q u i autem
o m n ia a se ip s i petunt, eis n i­
h il potest v ld e ri, quod naturae
nécessitas a d fe ra t.”
W hich, if
y o u 'll pardon m y freedom w ith
the te xt, means th a t those who
seek th e ir happiness fro m w ith ­
in can never re g a rd n a tu re ’s in­
e v ita b ilitie s as bad.
C icero w rote th a t essay when he
was 63 ye a rs old and I have no
doubt he w ould have liv e d what he
preached fo r another decade o r
tw o if his vigorous old age had not
produced the resounding “ P h illip -
p ics” against Anthony w hich re ­
sulted in his being " p u rg e d " (R om an
style ) w h ile s till hale and hearty at
84.
L ik e C icero, Messrs. George Law -
ton and M a x w e ll S te w a rt, authors
of the p a m p h le t 1 m entioned, stress
the p sychological problem s o f old
age.
(The p a m p h le t is issued by
the P u b lic A ffa irs C o m m itte e Inc.,
a non-profit, educational o rg a n iza ­
tion, 22 East 38th St., New Y ork
C ity —20 cents. )
Old age comes w ith a shock
because we ha ve n ’t prepared fo r
it. M a yb e we a re ready fo r the
“ la st day at the o ffice ” or at
the w o rk bench or when we sell
the fa im and m ove to the v il­
lage o r c ity , o r in o th e r ways
break a life tim e ’ s ro u tin e . But
we m a y have fa ile d to recog­
nise “ the need to fe e l Im p o r­
ta n t,” a need w h ich we m ust
sa tisfy one w ay o r a n o th e r. Not
" im p o r ta n t” in the sense th a t
we have som ebody kow -tow to
us, b u t necessary to som ebody
or some th in g , some business,
some u n d e rta k in g , m a yb e not a
big cog, but s o m e th in g th a t
helps the w heels of life go round.
these
p e rtin e n t
p a ra g rap h s
of
“ When You G ro w O ld e r” o ffe r a p e r­
fe c t exam ple of how m o d e rn sci­
ence and experience c o n firm the
v e ritie s expressed by poets and
philosophers o f the past.
I t is s till the h a b it of m any
c ritic s to p ra ise the style of
C ic e ro ’s "D e Senectute” but to
toss its message aside as w ish­
fu l th in k in g . Even M ontaigne,
who said fra n k ly th a t reading
the essay "m a d e one long to
g ro w o ld ,” p e s s im is tic a lly lim ­
ite d w hat be considered a useful
lifespan to a m ere 50 ye a rs and
thought i t w rong to contem ­
plate fu rth e r existence.
C ic e ro ’ s
p h y s ic a l
w o rld
was
bounded by the fro n tie rs conquered
by R om e’ s p lo d din g legions but his
v ie w was long in tim e . T oday the
m en of our s c ie n tific age echo the
request in the la s t p a ra g ra p h o f the
g re a t sta te sm a n 's im m o rta l essay
when he p ra y e d : " . . . th a t you
put m y w ords to p ra c tic a l te s t.”
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groups who have pronounced the s it­
u a tio n fa ir ly w idespread.
Secondary c ircu m sta n ce s w hich
su p p o rt the existence o f th is p a rtic ­
u la r b la ck m a rk e t are the u n p a ra l­
leled h e ig h t o f fa rm incom e and
the a p p a re n t d e te rm in a tio n o f the
n a tio n ’ s fa rm p o p u la tio n to advance
to new le ve ls o f m echanization.
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