Large Numbers
Of Farm Women
In Labor Force
The wage-earning wife isn't
found Just in cities and the sub
urbs. More and more country
women especially married
women are working now.
The 15-year trend for rural
women to get jobs is likely to
continue, according to the Unit
ed States Department of Agri
culture. About a fifth of all rural or
farm people working for wages
are women. A fourth of all rural
women between the ages of 20
and 50 are in the labor force
and many of them off the farm.
A million of these women liv
ing on farms are employed in
non-farm work.
A new pattern of employment
showed up in the 1950 census.
It showed married women going
back to jobs in their thirties and
forties when children no longer
needed their full-time attention.
More than half of these work
ing women from the country are
wives living with their hus
bands. The big increase come
from middle-aged wives rather
than the younger women.
Types of jobs they're getting
show a trend, too. As men move
out of some jobs, women move
in. For instance, women cooks
in restaurants and institutions
are increasing, but not men.
There are more waitresses not
waiters. Women are gaining as
bookkeepers, cashiers, telephone
operators and in sales positions.
More women are being employ
ed in textile mills and other
manufacturing plants.
The figures also show that
more women are employed in
agricultural work often sea
sonally replacing men who
have taken jobs off the farm.
Rural women with profession
al or semi-professional training
still are employed as teachers,
nurses and technicians.
Chores of Stewardess
Same as Housewife
Washington (U.R) The life of
an airline stewardess seems
glamorous, but along with the
many advantages offered by air
travel are the same chores that
a stay-at-home housewife faces.
Delta-C&S Air Lines reports
that its stewardesses served 869,
414 meals in 1954. They served
2,590.176 cups of coffee, a half
a million hot chocolates, 447,256
glasses of lemonade and 221,735
half pints of milk to thirsty pas
sengers. And they did all this without
aprons.
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William Jordan, who was 95 years old March 17. still likes to
play the violin and piano, and danced at the birthday party given
in his honor at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Ralph Pittock, 1014
West Tenth street. Mr. Jackson, born in the Whisky Gulch area
which was then in Jackson county but later became a part of
Josephine county, was a stagecoach driver, freighter and hotel
operator in his younger days. (Landis-Shangle photo)
William Jordan Celebrates
95th Birthday by Dancing
A 95-year-old Medford man
recently celebrated his birthday
by dancing and playing both the
piano and the violin. William H.
Jordan, whose vitality is a source
of wonder to his relatives and
friends, was honored March 17
at a birthday party at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Ralph Pit
tock, 1014 West Tenth street,
and helped to entertain the
guests with his music.
Mr. Jordan, one of the early
day stage coach drivers in south
ern Oregon was born in 1860
at the family home in Whiskey
gulch, a section which was then
part of Jackson county but later
became Josephine county. His
father was James Jordan and his
mother the former Mary Louisa
Fidler.
As a young man, Mr. Jordan
drove a mail and passenger stage
from Grants Pass to Waldo, a
town on the road to Crescent
City which no longer is in ex
istence. He drove for the Idaho
Stage line, and said last week
that he had never been held un
by bandits and could not recall
any exciting incidents of his
stage coach days.
Later Mr. Jordan and his wife,
the former Emma Jane Thomp
son, daughter of a pioneer Grants
Pass family, ran the Pioneer
hotel at Merlin. Mr. Jordan also
ran a livery stable and drove a
freight wagon from Merlin to
Galice and recalled that in those
days the Rogue had to be ferried
at the point where the bridge is
now located between Merlin and
Galice.
Mrs. George Dean
Program Chairman
For Herb Society
Mrs. George Dean, program
chairman for the March meeting
of Rogue Valley Herb society
held Tuesday at Girls Commu
nity club, gave a talk regard
ing teas. Mrs. C. C. Sater dis
cussed herb teas and stated that
most herb teas are brewed by
the infusion method, but that
bergamot, horehound and mon
arda are usually a concoction
brew.
Mrs. M. Heckenberger ex
plained that woad was the only
source of blue dye prior to the
discovery of indigo. Mrs. C. E.
Henderson read verses by Ellen
Young Carothers in regard to
varieties of herbs and Mrs. Ste
phen Counts presented the Eng
lish violet as the herb of the
month.
Mrs. Sater was appointed
chairman of the program com
mittee for next year. Working
with her will be Mrs. R. T.
Nichol, Mrs. Counts and Mrs.
Arthur B. Kneass. Mrs. Sater
and her group will present the
April program and study. Mrs.
Counts, president, presided for
the recent meeting.
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with butter and bake for 45 min
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The Jordans had seven chil
dren, but only three are now liv
ing. They are Mrs. Victor Bogle,
San Francisco; Mrs. Wilbur
Campbell, Kansas City, Mo., and
Mrs. Pittock here in Medford
He has 11 grandchildren and 15
great-grandchildren.
Mr. Jordan lives at the Med
ford Convalescent home, and
every day when weather permits
he walks to the home of his
daughter and spends part of the
day with her. He reads the news
paper, "even the ads", and takes
an interest in local and national
events. Next to the oldest of a
family of 12 children, Mr. Jordan
is now the only one living.
Mr. Jordan played the bass
viol in a string band as a young
man, but now plays only the vio
lin and piano. When he tired
of the interview last week, he
wandered into the living room
of his daughter's home, tuned
his violin and sounded a few
notes. As the reporter went
down the walk, he was playing
me piano.
Pear Festival Is
Theme for Annua!
Sojourners Party
"Medford Pear Festival" was
the theme Thursday for decor
ations at an annual guest-day
party of the Medford Sojourn
ers club. Spring flowers were
used with reproductions of
pears. Nearly 100 members and
guests attended the event which
was held at the Medford hotel
A desert luncheon was served.
" Mrs. H. H. Howard was host
ess chairman with officers of
the club assisting.
Prizes were won by Mrs. Jack
Weddle, Mrs. H. L. Alford, a
guest, Mrs. Ted Quinn and Mrs.
O. W. Ludwick. Eirthday con
gratulations were extended to
Mrs. Douglas Hinesly.
Guests attending were the
Mesdames F. R. Gottfried, Ed
Pease, Mike Beck, Eugene Orr,
L. C. Page, L. M. Hamilton,
Gene Foy, Laura Alldredge, W.
R. Haggard, W. R. Robinson, D.
R. Lue, S. C. Watkins. H. L.
Alford, N. E. Burke, I. G. Nich
olson, J. E. Arrington, E. M.
Olson, S. P. Hall and Harold J.
Gregory.
Inactive members present for
the occasion were Mrs. A. R.
Schoenberg, Mrs. L. E. Bean,
Mrs. Ruby Wright, Mrs. L. Ed
ington, Mrs. F. E. Fisch, Mrs.
Ken Black, and Mrs. John Mans
field, who has returned to Med
ford to make her home.
Introduced as new members
were Mrs. Alice Andrews, Mrs.
Owen Middlekauff, Mrs. Roy
Stein, and Mrs. Donald Ander
son. Prospective members attend
ing were Mrs. Millard Daugh-
erty, Mrs. Clarence Woodard,
Mrs. Harry Reams. Mrs. Ted R.
McLean, Mrs. Carl W. Guenther,
Mrs. J. F. Lance, Mrs. Walter D.
Hicks, Mrs. Nils A. Edin, and
Mrs. F. J. Glonning.
Winners at bridge were Mrs.
Ed Pease, Mrs. S. C. Watkins,
guests; and Mrs. Eugene Ricker
and Mrs. K. L. Denton, mem
bers. Guests winning pinochle
prizes were Mrs. H.' J. Gregory,
and Mrs. Carl W. Guenther, and
members winning were Mrs.
Weddle and Mrs. Victor Kasser.
Canasta prizes were won by
Mrs. N. E. Burke and Mrs. I.
G. Nicholson, guests and Mrs.
Rosella Theesfeld and Mrs. J.
G. Clark, members.
The next meeting of the club
will be held April 14 at the
Medford hotel at 1 p.m. New
comers are invited to attend
club meeting and to become
members. Any newcomer who
has not been contacted will be
walcomed at the meetings, or
may obtain more information
by calling Mrs. Gene Uhamoer
lain, telephone 3-4277.
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New York (U.R) A new pen
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lead pencil; it is capable of draw
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The pencil tip does not retract.
Erasing with the new pencil is
done in the time-honored way.
In Salem
Mrs. Bren H. Starcher, 1570
Stage Road south, is in Salem
this week end for the annual
spring conference of Oregon
Presswomen's club. Monday and
Tuesday Mrs. Starcher plans to
visit sessions of the legislature.
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