Experience, Know-How Assets
Of Older Workers, Studies Show
Even though a person over
45 years of age may not have
the physical capability of a
younger person, he can never
theless outproduce him on a
job because of his added ex
perience and know-how, -a
contention backed up by fac
tual studies, according to Ray
A.' Ziegler, director of the
senior worker division of the
state bureau of labor, Port
land. .. Ziegler spoke at the Med
ford city hall yesterday to a
group of persons interested in
a law, commonly known as
the "senior worker law,"
which was passed by the 1959
Oregon legislature and went
into effect last August.
The law makes it an illegal
labor practice for an employ
er of more than six persons
to discriminate in employ
ment between persons on the
basis of age who fall within
the age category of 45 to 64.
It is the state of Oregon's
official policy that to tell a
man he is no longer employ
able, simply because he has
reached a certain age, is un
fair, Ziegler pointed out.
Physical Factor
Employers are still allowed
to use physical capabilities as
a factor in employment if
they are necessary to the spe
cific job for which a person
is being hired, according to
the law.
But automation has re
duced the need for physical
ability, he said, and in fact,
such ability is now required
in only 14 per cent of all jobs
available in this country.
Biological Age
Although the Oregon law
still relates to a definite age
scale, Ziegler said, he be
lieves that the time will come
when chronological age will
no longer be a determining
factor in employment and it
will be the biological age of
the individual instead.
To graphically prove his
contention that experience
more than makes up for any
lack in physical prowess.
Ziegler pointed out a personal
experience in his military ca
reer. While he was in the
service, he said, he saw young
recruits knock themselves out
digging a foxhole, while ex
perienced veterans above 45
years of age could dig the
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same foxhole . with relative
ease, simply because they had
done it before and knew how
to do it the easiest and most
efficient way possible.
This same type of example
can be found many times over
in all kinds of work, he said.
Ofttn Do Betttr
Older persons often do bet
ter because they know their
capacity for work and gear
themselves accordingly,
where often young persons
will work in spurts with rest
periods in between because
they have not properly geared
themselves to a job, he ex
plained. He said that from 1950 to
1959, according to recent stud
ies, 60 per cent of industry
restricted employment of men
to those below 40 years of age
and women to below 35.
This would have been real
istic in 1890 and 1910, he said,
when the average life expect
ancy was only 35 and 46 re-
spectively, but in 1959 when
the life span increased to 73
years of age the employer was
refusing employment to per
sons who had nearly half
their lives yet to live. This
was unrealistic, he added.
Even in 1890, over 70 per
cent of all persons over 65
were employed he said,
whereas in 1959 less than 35
per cent were.
Not only does the employ
er deprive the individual of
an opportunity to work, but
he also deprives himself of
approximately one-third of an
individual's productive capa
city, when he stops hiring at
40 years of age.
Pass Laws . .
In recognition of this prob
lem, 10 states have passed
laws, including New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Massachusetts and Oregon,
which make it illegal to dis
criminate among potential
employees on the basis of age.
He noted that the law is a
special necessity in Oregon
because the state ranks fourth
among those having the larg
est ratio of older persons to
total population.
A false notion that many
employers have is that older
persons are a greater safety
risk than younger persons.
One way to point out the fal
lacy of this notion, he said, is
to look at automobile insur
ance rates, which are highest
among drivers up to the
age of 25 and much lower in
all: succeeding age groups,
when other factors remain
the same.
An industrial study showed,
he said, that the peak age for
accidents is from ages 20 to
24 where the accident rate is
2Vi times as high as the 40
to 44 age group, four times as
high as the 50 to 54 age group
and nine times as high as the
60 to 64 age group.
Safety Records
A recent study of 3,000
firms showed that 90 per cent
of their employees over the
age of 40 are equal, or supe
rior to, younger workers in
respect to safety records, he
said.
The job attendance ratio is
even higher than that, he
pointed out.
Another contention among
those misinformed on the em
ployment of older persons is
that they are more inflexible
than younger persons and less
able to learn new jobs and
hew techniques. However,
Ziegler, who is above 40 him
self and just recently gradu
ated from college, made a
study of the older persons at
tending the college he attend
ed, and found, he said, that
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those students above 45 were
almost all "A" students.
The older students were
not above average in intelli
gence, but did so well because
they were not starting out
from scratch with a book.
They had already had a prac
tical education which helped
them " tremendously in their
formal education, he said.
This example too can be
applied to a senior worker
who is trying to learn a new
job.
Another advantage of em
ploying older persons is that
their rate of turnover is
lower.
Persons seeking employ
ment who are over 40 have
already settled down and do
not change jobs nearly as of
ten as a younger person does.
The lower turnover is bene
ficial to employers because it
means he will not have to be
training new personnel near
ly as frequently.
It is more economical for
the senior worker to be em
ployed, too, in the light of
pension plans and social secu
rity benefits, because he is
working for his keep rather
than having it handed to him
by the government or his for
mer employer. "
No Advantages
The new law does not seek
to give the senior worker any
special advantages, but mere
ly assures him of his right to
compete for employment with
other age groups, Ziegler ex
plained. A person can legally be re
quired by an employer . to
state his age on an applica
tion for informational pur
poses only, but that can not
be used as a factor in his be
ing hired or not.
Further information on this
law can be obtained by writ
ing the Oregon state bureau
of labor, 1216 South West
Hall st, Portland.
A person who thinks he has
been discriminated against
because of age may file a
written and notarized com
plaint with the bureau of la
bor and it will be investigat
ed and acted upon, Ziegler
said.
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By BENNETT CERF-
PLOM IRV KUPCLNET comes the story of a young Lotha
rio, bent on matrimony, who brought home each girl he
wooed for his mother's approval. Time after time she turned
thumbs down, but event
ually he discovered a lass
who looked, talked, and
behaved exactly like his
mother. Naturally, mama
was delighted, but still
the poor boy couldn't
marry the girL His father
kicked her out of the
house!
A Hollywood star is
toasting about the new po
lice dog he's acquired. "He's
a great watchdog," says the
star. "'If I hear any kind
of strange noise at night, I
just have to wake him up and he barks like h
The wheels of finance ground to a halt in & Texas hank when
executives, tellers and customers all rushed to gape at a depositor
who was exhibiting a genuine curio: a one-dollar bill.
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Ardis Neal Warren, disobeyed
traffic signal, $10.
Delia Spray Mann, failure to
yield right of way, $25.
James Frank Conner, disobeyed
red light $10.
John William Fisher, violation of
basic rule. $10.
Robert Edward Walker, improper
left turn, $5.
Gerald William Note, disobeyed
traffic signal, $10.
i Peter August Formuzis, violation
of basic rule, $10.
Kenneth Wayne Cearley, failure
to stop before entering public
highway, $5.
' Edwin Jackson Fountaine, ex
pired operator's license, $5.
General Wesley Graham, inade
quate equipment, $5.
Gerald Newman Barnes, im
proper left turn. $5.
Roy Vernon French, disobeyed
traffic sign, $5. -
Pauline Elizabeth Bornamahn,
disobeved traffic signal, $10.
Curtis Dailey Shumate, violation
of basic rule, $10.
Kenneth Neil Owen, excessive
noise. $5.
Carlton Bates Vick, violation of
basic rule. S10.
Jerry Dale Jordan, violation of
basic rule, $10.
Ben M. Garahan, violation of ba
sic rule, $10.
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traffic signal, $10.
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license in possession, $10.
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tion of basic rule. $10.
Edward Clair Fogal, no vehicle
registration plates displayed. $5.
Susan Lynn Brennan, improper
left turn, S5.
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registration plates displayed, $5.
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equipment, $5.
Larry Brent Bostwick, disobeyed
traffic signal. $10.
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Levi Gerald Monroe, disobeyed
stop sign, $5.
"David Frank Hartley, violation
of basic rule, $10.
Virginia Eloise Cohen, displayed
expired plates, S5.
Rae Hazel Bosworth, violation of
basic rule, $10.
Donald Dee Neuhaus, disobeyed
traffic signal. S10.
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sic rule, $10.
Robert Vernon Jones, violation
of basic rule. $10.
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wav on one-way street. $10.
William Harry McKinley, im
proper lane usage, $5.
Clayton cnaries uicKerson, im
proper left turn. $5.
Glenn F. Willford, following too
close, accident, $25.
Lucille Edith Kennedy, disobeyed
traffic signal, $5.
Leroy Beckley Bowman, failure
to use truck route, $10.
Donald Lee Cates, violation of
basic rule, S10.
Juanita Lehman, no vehicle reg
istration plates displayed, S5.
Patricia Ann Christian, dis
obeyed traffic signal. $10.
Janice Mae Coghill, violation of
basic rule, S10.
Rudolph Emil Kunkel, disobeyed
traffic sign, $10.
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traffic signal, $10.
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driver's license. $10.
Gary Gene Settel, violation of
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Lansing, Mich.-(UPD-Gov. G.
Mennen Williams said he was
very pleased Tuesday when
he received a typical birthday
present from his son Gery, a
Princeton student.
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me a happy 49th birthday,"
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Highway Mishap
A horse-car collision result
ed in heavy damage to the
car and the horse's death yes
terday on the Crater Lake
highway, state police said.
A horse owned by Walter
Wood, of the Eagle Point area,
apparently wandered across
the highway near Eagle Point
and a car driven by Gregory
W. Baxter, 23, of 1556 Ken
yon st., Medford, struck the
animal, state police said. No
injuries resulted to the driver
or his passenger.
Another one-car accident
occurred about 9:30 p.m. yes
terday when a car driven by
Ellis Lee Maddox, 49 of Los
Angeles, Calif., hit a guard
rail on Highway 99 near
Rogue River, state police said.
Maddox told police he took
his eyes off the road for a
minute to look for a coffee
shop when his car veered to
ward the right of the highway
and knocked down six feet of
guardrail.
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