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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1944)
n M lS Jl pi IE 2 S bi P la dl m w t at ct Tl rt ol tb u U m ei I'i m w at le bi t P jo la hi tli oi ac ol s Ol wt ne lni tb vli ex P u a- la tl ,0 h M lu i n BI al w ct tb th b ha fic H hi Gj thi sh no thl eri dli chi shi la! tet I atl no wl w foi tai et tht De lni ne ala i w TH of lal tin fio no pit wl to Ba cfc TEN MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE Mondiy, Dae. IX, IS44 Tl OVER 45 AS Howard Savant Advocates Handling Post-War Prob lems by Middle Aged Cambridge, Mass., Deo. 11 U.PJ A world police force made tip entirely of men over 45 to handle postwar military occu pation problems was . proposed today by Or. Earnest A. Hooton, Harvard anthropologist. "These men would have com pleted their families and the greater part of their life work, and might well devote their re maining years to service in pay ment of the benefits and happi ness they have enjoyed," said Dr. Hooton who turned 57 last month. "Why should the old do al lthe dancing and the young pay the piper? If we must feed the swine, let us (top casting pearls and start giving them husks. . "We might as well have our coronary thrombosis on the bat tlefield as on the golf course." "Besides," he said in an inter view, "if men all over the world did not reach military age until their 45th year, it would all come out even and the tempo of warfare would be slowed down everywhere. In any event, we would better wait and see how old Germans fight before we scratch off the senile as unfit for military service." Dr. Hooton believes that this army of middle-aged males could be increased by automatically qualifying for selective service anyone who applies for a di vorce. "Since our main purpose Is the preservation of the Ameri can family, it is clear that we need not exempt from military duties individuals who have fail ed in their family life," he ex plained. "The older men are no longer needed by their families and often both have had enough of each other anyhow.' These men would be satisfied with plenty of cigarets. Their wives, emancipated from maternal duties, could become nurses, Waces and Wacs. Of course, this would be hard on the teachers of bridge. "If a man of 50 falls In battle or in trying to train for it the country has only lost about one-sixth of a life, and not the best sixth, at that. It has lost nothing at all from the stand point of bllogical survival, and not much from an economic standpoint. When a boy of 18 is killed, the country has lost a whole life, including everything that has been put into education and upbringing. It has also lost the possible progeny of the in dividual sacrificed in youth." ACHED FROM BULLET Chicago (U.PJ Abe Berger's shoulder has been bothering him ever since a night .four years ago when two stickup men jump ed him as he was homeward bound. In the fight, one of the men hit hint on that shoulder. Recently, Berger went to a doc tor, who examined the aching shoulder and removed a ,32-cali- ber bullet. Closlnf time for Sunday Too Late to Classify 6:30 Saturday afternoon r lease rememoer. t SEABEE OFFICER L A Seabee Interviewing officer from the Portland navy recruit ing station will' be at the Med ford substation in the Postoffice building from" 12 noon until 6 p. m. on Monday, Dec. 18, to provide information concerning the petty officer ratings which have recently been reopened in the navy's famous construction units. Any man between the ages of 17 and 50'$, inclusive, is eligi ble for a rating if he can quali fy physically and technically and if he is not already in an essential industry, it is explain ed by Specialist First Class Herb. Crain, In charge of the substation. Seventeen-year-olds and men between 38 and 50V4 can enlist immediately, and the plan of voluntary induction has been re opened to draft-age men (18 to 88). If found qualified for a rat ing by the visiting interviewing officer, they may apply to their draft boards for voluntary in duction into the Seabees. The recruiter announces that the following ratings are now open in the construction battal ions: electricians (line, station an dgeneral), bulldozer and carry-all operators, patrol graders, riggers, crane operators, weld-' ers, blacksmiths, plumbers, pipe fitters, hatch bosses, winchmen, stevedores, surveyors and draftsmen. T E IN SOLOMON AREA New York, Dec. 11 (U.PJ A "fairly severe" earthquake, at a distance of about 8,400 miles in the direction of the Solomon is lands, was recorded yesterday on seismographic instruments at Fordham university. Father Jos eph Lynch, seismologist, report ed today. Two shocks were recorded, Father Lynch said, one at 12:43 p. m. (EWT) and the second at 12:50 p. m. Cpl. M.K.Williams In Troop Cited For Action Above Anzio Cpl. Marshall K. Williams, son of C. J. Williams, route 1, box 550-C, is a member of the 36th division cavalry' reconnais sance troop, which has been cited i for exceptional performance in Italy, according to a news story from Stars and Stripes received by his sister, Mrs. D. G. Miller, route 1, box 109-G. "Participating in the 29-day push from the Anzio beachhead ijrea through Rome to the hills overlooking Pisa, the troop dis tinguished itself in many in stances," the article stated. The troop received much credit for the allied success above Rome when they braved artillery, mortar and small arms fire to make hazardous forward reconnaissances and to maintain contact between adjacent units, the article further said. Cpl. Williams is now In France, the troop having been re cently assigned to tnat area. He has been in the army more than two years and overseas for the last 21 months. Closing time for Classified Ads S a. m. Too Lata to Classify 12:30 TAXPAYERS ASK INCREASE Benton, 111. U.PJ The Frank lin county board of review has granted a most unusual petition. A group of Ewing township resi dents asked that their tax assess ments be increased. The request was said to have been prompted by the taxpayers' desire to in crease the amount of tax rev enue funds available for town ship government functions. Use Mall Tribune Wanteds. POTS 1 Shopping 'TIL CHRISTMAS Greeting Cards - Seals - Wrappings SHOP for GIFTS AT THE WEST SIDE Shopping Center The Rexall Store, Medford, Oregon West Main and Grape Phone 3330 ww'wuwwia- j I. i i 7 , r . .. ! mJ m moreen history-t he march S&tSSk jHf Vij.: ,o Tdlcy-and victory, Hh& W ' 0acoumiess invasi0Q onts anf f a VmSi, i$wiLKWm4 V W- your fighting men arc taking up the battle 1 J' rv VVV. Wb& , .up with what it takes for complete viaory. tu s V1 sf.. Hemember, the supply lines in the Pacific , . t y ft irV 'longW your fighting men jiU need I 1 $t 2( & TlSTj mof c matncl Aaa was required for the .A 1,Q y Jp? i lmV SjV , entire European invasion to crush the Jap " W f4 l2it$!MM f rytL Iktl M faffary qtA 1011! w Our boys vion'i quit until they've reached their goal. Let's not stop buying bonds until we've reached ours! In this 6th War Loan Drive, the Nation's goal is fourteen billion our individual job is to buy at least an extra $100 Bond another and then another let's keep on going let's keep on buying let's keep on saying it with Bonds-"On to Tokyo!" BUY Al LEAST AN EX1TEA SflQxlD WAE NE)! Published In Cooperation With the Jackson County 6th War Loan Committee By The CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY 1
