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SIXTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, Mar 1. 1957 Britain To Begin Armed Forces Cutback En Germany Next Fall, Sources Declare FOItor't nnt: Great Britain hx announced a rut nf 2S0 million In its military trending this war and a alah in th itze nf the British Armv from 313.A0 to 325,000 men. The hulk of the rum will he in the Rhine Army. In the followinir dispatch a senior officer who cannot he identic lie because of nervlce regulation t'll how Britain hopes to maintain its fighting strength in Germany. BY JOSEPH W. GRICG United Press Correspondent Moenchen-Gladbach, Germany .UP.) Britain will begin the first 13,000-man economy cut back in her forces in Germany only next autumn, authoritative sources at British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) Headquarters here has disclosed. But a guided missile regiment already is being trained in Brit am in use of America's Corp oral surface-to-surf a c t a c ti c al atomic weapon. It will be ship ped to Germany as soon as pos sible, the sources said, to main tain the punching force of Brit ain's crack Rhine army. Second Regiment Planned Formation of a second Corp ral regiment in Britain this year was announced in London Mon day. The 13,0C0-men slash is sched uled to be carried out between autumn this year and April, 1958. The cutback, it was learned, will be carried out in such a manner as to maintain the fight ing strength of Britain's Rhine Army unimpaired as far as pos sible. The heaviest cuts will be in the army's administrative "tail." Year-Round Public School Use Said Drawing Interest Washington (U.Ri Two plans for year-round use of public schools are stirring interest among parents and educators. The "four-quarter system" is designed to relieve the classroom shortage and ease requirements for costly new buildings. The "summer enrichment" program is aimed at combating juvenile delinquency by keeping youngsters off the streets during the long summer holiday. Behind both schemes is a growing conviction that the na tion cannot afford the "waste" of scarce schoolrooms and teach ers which results from the cus tom of closing schools for three months out of each year. This custom was established more than a century ago when America was predominantly an agricultural nation, and farmers needed their children to help with the crops during the sum mer. It has been perpetuated by the national habit of taking va cations during the hot months. Except for this deeply-ingrained habit, many educators believe, there is no good reason why schools should not remain open, teaching their regular cur riculum, for a full 12 months -each year. Three Tried It This is the concept of the vfour-quarter" system, which has been tried in Ambridge and Aliquippa, Pa., and in El Paso, . Tex., and which is now being r urged by Gov. Thomas B. Stan ley for all Virginia schools. Under this system, the school year is divided into four equal terms. Each child attends classes ; for three quarters and is on va- : cation during the fourth quarter. Schedules are so arranged that a child starting his school year in any quarter will get a full nine month course of study. The effect is to reduce a com- i munity's need for classroom space by one-fourth. Overcrowd ing and double shifts can be ' eliminated if the four-quarter system is installed temporarily; the need for new buildings may be trimmed if tne system is ' adopted permanently. A further advantage cited by supporters of the plan is that it enable tearchers to work year round at the profession for which they, are trained, rather than having to find "summer jobs." Because each teacher is handling a larger total group of students in the course of a year, a com munity can afford to pay higher teacher salaries. So runs the pro argument. Those Opposed The anti's, who have been quite vocal in Virginia since i Stanley advanced his four-quar- ter proposal, point out that it would be impossible for a family ; to plan a vacation if Dad got his time off in July while Junior got his three months in mid-winter. And what about the family with several children, all out of school at different times? Dr. L. M. Wilson, who was superintendent of schools at Ali quippa, Pa., when it conducted a pioneering experiment with the four-quarter system during the 1930's. told the United Press that the "vacation problem" was the chief stumbling block. "Most of the people of . the community accepted the plan as an emergency measure because they realized that it was the only way that we could provide a full educational program for our children during the depression," he said. "Opposition came from two groups of parents those whose children were assigned to winter vacations, and those whose children had to attend during the summer quarter." Wilson, now professor of edu cation at Geneva College, said the four-quarter plan "worked well" educationally during the 10 years it was in effect at Ali quippa. It was dropped because school authorities had "prom ised" parents to return to the traditional nine - month term when funds were available to construct additional classrooms. Enrichment Plan Ambridge, which tried the four-quarter system for six years in the 1930s, and El Paso, which adopted it as a temporary ex pedient during World War II, had a similar experience good re : suits educationally and finan cially, but parent opposition to staggered vacations. No other American community has tried Anti-aircraft units also will be sharply slashed on the theory that the Soviets would use atom loaded rockets themselves rather than planes if war should break out. Under present plans the United States will supply the in itial tactical A-weapons for Brit ain's Rhine army. But authorita tive sources here pointed out that Britain herself is working continuously on these and they hope that British-built A-weapons later will supplement or Special Showing Of Film Scheduled In Courthouse Special showing of the film, "A Family Affair," is planned for 8 p.m. Friday in the court house auditorium under sponsor ship of the Jackson County Men tal Health committee. Showing of the film is in ob servance of National Mental Health Week. The film will also be avail- the plan. Los Angeles studied it and rejected it without a trial. The "summer enrichment" plan is much more popular with parents. It is tiow in effect in severar communities. Under this plan, each school offers a complete summer recre ation program, which may range from camps stnrv-tfllini and movies at elementary schools to j able to grouPs wanting to see it a lull competitive sports sched ule in high schools. Lessons in swimming, tennis and golf are included, and some schools spon sor camping trips. Academic classes also are of fered. Some are "remedial" courses for students who want to catch up on reading, math or some other subject in which they are deficient. even take the place of the Amer ican Corporal. Washington ;U.R) The Unit ed States has informed its Euro pean Allies it plans to maintain its present military strength in Germany but only if this consti tutes a "fair share" of allied might. The word to the Allies con tains an implicit warning that any drastic cut in European troop strength might cause this country to re-examine its troop commitments on the continent. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles may spell out this policy in more detail at the North At lantic Treaty Organizat ion (NATO) council meeting in Bonn, Germany, May 2-4. The Bonn meeting of 15 NATO allies will review the smoldering Middle East situa tion and particularly the Jor dan crisis. The Mid-East flanks the southern end of the NATO shield and the Atlantic partners are anxious to keep the region out of Communist hands. yiii!iiK:::B;i;iB!ii!li:i!iliii!iK;:i:!iiiBiii;i!ii';B!!l; II Plywood Producers Tell Price Advance Portland 'OJ.R) Major ply wood producer in Oregon today revealed price advances of $1 to $2 on 5-16th-inch sheathing and $3 on 5-8-inch sheathing as an improved demand filled order files. Basing price on sanded stock was generally listed at $72. The industry reported that de mand reflected the seasonal up turn in home and commercial building and most of the indus try was able to return to a full time basis. Virtually every ply wood plant in the region had been on a four-day week' to avoid surpluses arA their de pressing effect on prices. In the Douglas fir region, however, the green lumber mar ket was still slack and produc tion was generally ahead of or ders and shipments. at other times. It may be ob tained by calling Mrs. John S:hroeder, SP 2-4765. The film is being lent to the committee until May 12. Work of the local Mental Health committee recently has concentrated on study of plans looking toward the establish ment of some type of family counselling service in the county. Recent surveys made by the committee have shown sub stantial need for such service. Panel ot Speakers The committee has also made arrangements to provide a pan el of speakers to present the need and plans for a family counselling service to any group which would be interested. The speakers also can be arranged through Mrs. John Schroeder. 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