U.S. Women Workers Fewer
Than Countries
Although it might eem that
the number of women with jobs
in the United States is something
phenomenal one out of every
three women of working age is
in our "labor force" that pro
portion is actually one of the
lowest among the western na
tions. For example, fully half of the
adult women of France have jobs
or are actively seeking work, as
against the one-third of Ameri
can women.
Much the same can be said
about most other European coun
tries, which, although situated
thousands of miles from Ameri
ca's shores, are closely linked to
us by cultural, historical or po
litical bonds.
There have always been wom
en working outside the home, the
Institute of Life Insurance points
out. But in the United States, the
trend was stepped up during
World War I. It was further ac
celerated by World War II's vast
demand for additional workers,
and then by the big civilian
goods production of the postwar
period.
Nevertheless, as. the Interna
tional Labour Review, published
.by the International Labour Of
fice, puts it: "Even the current
higher level of participation in
economic activities by United
States women ' remains lower
than the level prevailing in most
European countries."
European Figures High
For many years, countries like
Great Britain, Italy and Ger
many have had a larger propor
tion of working women than the
United States, and it still holds
true.
The proportion of working
women in Sweden is now just a
shade under the United States.
In Austria, nearly half of the
women have jobs or are looking
for work. In Turkey, which the
International Labour Office lists
as a European nation, the propor
tion is even higher: close to
three-quarters of Turkish wom
en are in the labor force. In only
two nations in western Europe
Belgium and The Netherlands
is the proportion of working
women decidedly lower than in
the U. S. A.
(Actually, these figures do not
tell the full story, since they do
not include the women workers
who help their husbands with
farm work, and who work side
by side with their husbands in
running a family business.)
Many Reasons
When it comes down to rea
sons for working, most women
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of Europe
would probably have the same
answer: to help raise or main
tain the living standards of their
families, or to help with the sup
port of a dependent relativesuch
as a mother or father. Thus wom
en who work outside the home
make a definite contribution to
the financial security of their
families.
One of the principal differ
ences between American and Eu
ropean working women is the
extent to which they use life in
surance in relation to family
financial security. There is evi
dence that American working
women own and purchase sub
stantially more life insurance
than do European women work
ers. Marilyn Monroe
And Playwright
Marry Secretly
Roxbury, Conn. lU.R) Ac
tress Marilyn Monroe and play'
wright Arthur Miller began
their married life today "hap
py and tired" in the wooded
quiet of the Connecticut coun
tryside. They had eluded newspaper
ment and were secretly married
Friday evening in a court house
ceremony at White Plains, N.Y.
The actress, who had said she
did not want a "Grace Kelly
type wedding," got what she
wanted.
The bride, sans makeup,
wore a wrinkled hlack skirt and
a pink sweater. The groom was
dressed in a blue linen suit,
white shirt open at the collar
and no tie.
But City Judge Seymour Ra
binowitz, who performed the
civil ceremony at 7:30 p.m.
EDT, said the actress "looked
very pretty."
It was the actress' third mar
riage and Miller's second. She
is 30 and he is 40.
They returned to Miller's
country home for their wedding
night and "a lot of rest."
The Lincolnesque author of
"Death of a Salesman," reached
at home by the United Press
telephone, said, "we're just
spending a few quiet minutes
now."
"Marilyn is very happy and
very tired.
"It's been a hectic day. We
plan to have some kind of a
party in the next few days, but
we hope for that to be kind of
quiet, too."
Only the death in an automo
bile accident of a titled woman
reporter marred the day for the
newlyweds.
Princess Mara Scherbatoff,
chief of the New York bureau
of the Paris, France, magazine,
Match, was pursuing Marilyn
and Miller to Friday's news
conference when her car
smashed into a tree. She died
about four hours later in a New
Milford, Conn., hospital.
Boston (U.R) How much
would a contestant, unmarried
and with no other income, have
to win to take home $64,000 af
ter federal income taxes? The
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust
company has figured out the an
swer and hold your breath
it's exactly S415.135.50!
Court Records
POLICE COURT
Lee Milton Reynolds, violation of
basic rule. S10.
Theodore Roosevelt KHene Jr. vio
lation of basic rule. $10.
Jerry Marlyn Yost, no operators li
cense and no tail light, S3.
Francis Lyon Matney, violation of
basic rule. Si5.
Elwod Francis Score, failure to stop
at stop light. $5.
William Stephen Sweet, violation of
basic rule. $10.
DISTRICT COURT
Ralph Edward Black, truck speed
ing. SlO bail forfeited.
Gary Jerome Lyon, no log hauling
permit. $25 bail forfeited.
Harvev Martin Brandau, no tail
light. $lh bail forfeited.
Max Herman Wimmer II, failure to
stop at stop sign. $10.
James Everett Suader. no operator's
license. $6.
Calvin T. Hansen, over-width. SI 5.
Carl Edward Badger, hauling logs
over road posted against log hauling,
$55.
Fleener Elwood Petty, one license
plate. SlO.
Gary Warren Crowson, inadequate
emergency brake. $10.
Owen Ernest Bristlin, failure to stop
at stop sign, $10.
Melvin Eugene Hilkey, overload,
$121.
Stephen Gilbert Crippen Jr., viola
tion of basic rule, $15.
Gary Bryan Cain, passing at inter
section $10.
Jesse Jones, no motor vehicle li
cense. 10.
Lawrence Austin Heatori. inadequate
mufflef. S6.
Ralph A. Weftgaard. overload, $27.
George Sherman Graham, over
width, $15.
CIRCUIT COURT
Osie M. Swinney vs. William Clyde
Swinney, divorce complaint.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
APPLICATIONS
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liams. Yankee Hill. Calif.
John Edwin Kalista. route 1. box
388. Central Point, and Elaine Mavis
Kelley, box 86. Central Point.
John Samuel Wolfe. 322 Benson St..
and Loretta Mae Wise, route 2, box
363 C. Medford-
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HAVIN' A HAPPY TIME Actress Marilyn Monroe and
Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Arthur Miller are hav
ing a romping good time with Miller's dog, Hugo, at the
playwright's summer home at Roxbury, Conn. When not
romping with Hugo, the famous pair are planning their
forthcoming marriage.
CALENDAR
Calendar nc ticca and news for
the society section of The Mail
Tribune must be submitted in
writine and dadlirw tor the Sun
day edition Is 1 p.m. Friday Dead
line for the weekly calendar ia 9
a m of the day of publication and
for week day news is 5 p.m. the
day before publication.
Sunday
11:00 a.m Annual Zion Lu
theran Church and Guild picnic,
Girl Scout Day camp.
Monday
12:30 p.m. Dorcas (sewing)
guild of St. Peter's Lutheran
church, at church.
1:30 p.m St. Martin's guild
of Shady Cove, home of Mrs.
Frank Dolenshek.
7:30 p.m. SPEBSQSA,
Grange hall, Phoenix.
8 p.m Alpha Lambda chap
ter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha, 317
Howard street.
8 p.m. Olive Rebekah Lodge,
Odd Fellows hall, 221 West Sixth
street.
Tuesday
2 p.m. Gold Star Mothers,
Jackson county court house audi
torium. 7:30 p.m. Unity Truth Cen
ter, 203 Holly Theatre Building,
Medford.
8 p.m. Crater Lake Post and
Auxiliary 1833, VFW Hall, 42
North Front street.
Friday
11 a.m. Unity Truth Center,
203 Holly Theatre Building, Med
ford. Colorful Hat Bands
New Summer Fashion
New York (U.R) Mostly
for men: the hat manufacturers
are out to lure men on the hat
band wagon. Hat bands this sum
mer make as good conversation
pieces as the new "flattop" hat
shape. They are made of repp
shantungs, cotton, silk, Indian
madras, and puggree (a shape of
drape). The colors include ma
roons and black, tan and dark
brown, shades of grey, and as
sorted polka dots, paisleys and
plaids. One company features a
"trio" package hatband, neck
tie and fabric belt all the same
color combination. .
Limes will stay fresh much
longer if they're stored in a
closed container in the refrigera
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SITTING BESIDE MIRROK, Marina Orschel, 18, newly
crowned "Miss Germany of 1956," provides full face and
profile view for photographer. (International Soundphoto)
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Fourth of July
Tradition Calls
For Picnic Lunch
Chicago (U.R) Picnics are
as much a Fourth of July tradi
tion as parades, fireworks and
oratory.
Let your wanderlust map the
holiday for the family, and pack j
a picnic basket with food ready j
to eat when mocd and place j
deserve. j
Foods, for safety's sake, j
should be kept cool while car-!
ried. Make use of the new picnic j
equipment portable refrigera-!
tor chests or baskets are ideal if I
equipped with the packaged re-j
frigerants to be frozen first at I
home in refrigerator or freezer.
Wide-mouthed vacuum bottles
and tightly-covered plastic con
tainers all help make packing
easy. Another welcome item for
the picnic is a bamboo screen
which can be unrolled and
spread on beach or grass at
eating time.
Sandwiches are a standby of
any picnic. If you choose salad-
type fillings, especially if made
of poultry, meat, fish or eggs,
be certain they can be carried
under refrigeration. They should
not be used if the trip it to be
longer than three or four hours,
unless they are kept chilled.
Some fillings which can take
the heat fairly well are cheese,
pickled tongue, and cooked ba
con. Canned meats, fish or
poultry are convenient because
the cans can be opened at the
picnic site and the sandwiches
assembled quickly. Safe fillings
are peanut butter, jellies and
jams.
For hot weather desserts, rely
on cookies and cakes, except
the whipped cream or cream,
filled ones and cookies. Fruit
pies are an ideal dessert and
easy to serve for out-of-hand
eating if cut in narrow wedges.
The American Institute of
Baking suggests the homemaker
explore the sandwich fillings
which combine a salad and pro
tein food. One tasty combina
tion is corned beef and cabbage.
To make enough filling for five
sandwiches, combine 34 cup of
chopped corned beef; Vi cup of
chopped, shredded cabbage; Vi
cup chopped dill pickle; and 3
tablespoons of mayonnaise or
salad dressing.
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Club" Elects
Officers
Mrs. Gerald Von Ting was
elected president of Medford So
journers' club Thursday when 80
members and guests met for a
smorgasbord at the Pythian hall.
Other officers are Mrs. Gene
Chamberlain, first vice presi
dent; Mrs. Floyd Robertson,
second vice president; Mrs. Roy
Stein, secretary and Mrs. Clif:
ford Griffitts, treasurer.
Using the Fourth of July color
scheme, the smorgasbord was
served on a table appointed with
Esther Reed daisies, red carna
tions and blue larkspur. Placed
around the base of the center
piece were miniature silk U. S.
flags. Several other arrange
ments of red, white and blue
flowers decorated the hall.
Hostesses were Mrs. Clay Lee,
Mrs. Clyde Knight, Mrs. Roy
Stein, Mrs. J. E. Westlund and
members of the governing board.
New members welcomed were
Mrs. James Mitcheltree and Mrs.
Ernst E. Larsen. Prospective
members' attending for the first
time were Mrs. Leonard D.
Jones, Mrs. Merrill Osterhoudt,
Mrs. Larea E. Field and Mrs.
George Wilson.
Guests included Mrs. Thomas
Randall, Mrs. Hans Edwardsen
and Mrs. Edna Smith from Port
land. At cards prizes for bridge
were given to Mrs. Marvin L.
Nelson and Mrs. Gene Chamber
Iain. Pinochle prizes went to
Mrs. E. W. . Ingram and Mrs.
4th of
Aerial and Ground Displays
Sunday, July 1, 195B
Reasons Given
Why Women Now
Outnumber Men
New York Why are there
more women than men in the
United States today?
The principal reasons have to
do with improvements in health
over the past decades, and with
immigration, explains Dr. Louis
I. Dublin, eminent statistician
and consultant on health and
welfare of the Institute of Life
Insurance.
In the past, the U.S.A. grew
largely from immigration, and
the majority of immigrants were
men. There was always an "ex
cess" of men, which is character
istic of a relatively young coun
try. But with the closing down
of immigration in the last 30
years the trend in the American
population changed direction.
This was accelerated by mark
ed progress against diseases that
often hit women harder than
James Mitcheltree and canasta
awards were given to Mrs.
Thomas C. Reid and Mrs. Nina
Chandler. A special award was
given to Mrs. Alice Van Sickle.
The next meeting of the club
will be held July 12 at which
timo installation of officers will
take place. All women who have
resided in Medford and vicinity
less than two years are cordially
invited to attend and become
members.
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July Senior High Stadium
DAIRY PRODUCT
men, and the virtual elimina
tion of the risks of childbearing.
As a result, 10 years ago, for the
first time in American history,
women outnumbered men.
One of the finest and most
heartening advances has been
the steady conquest of dangers
that accompany childbirth. To
day all but a few mothers have
their babies born in hospitals
where, if emergencies should
arise, they can be met swiftly
and safely.
At the same time there have
been major accomplishments in
the treatment of diabetes, cer
tain tumors and other diseases
that affect women disproportion
ately. The outcome has meant the
addition of years to the lives
of women. With men as well as
women living longer, more and
more parents have been living to
see their children grow up, and
to enjoy retirement together.
From birth on, statistics show
that women outlive men. As
people grow older the difference
in longevity between the sexes
hecomes greater. Today, on the
average, women live five to six j
years longer than men. The re-!
suit is that widows greatly out-
number widowers in the popula-j
tion. j
Accompanying the gains in i
longevity, the Institute points'
out, has been general progress
in the financial security of wid- j
ows. The record is clear that a j
widow today has a better chance j
of keeping her family together i
as a unit than in the past. Wid-1
hold these truths to be self
men are created equal" . . . Echoing through the years
of our country's proud history, the words of the Decla
ration of Independence are living truths . . . now as then,
truths to be held and cherished, guarded and preserved
by all Americans. This year, more than ever, Independ
ence Day is a time for us to be deeply aware of our
priceless heritage of Independence and the right of one '
and all to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Let
us resolve, with the same high purpose and dedicated
spirit that moved our forefathers, to remember these
truths thankfully and to act so that they shall ever be
meaningful.
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MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE KIHI
ows head almost 65 out of every
100 households managed by
women. They are in a better
position to maintain their own
homes even when they must bear
sole responsibility for raising
young children. Moreover, many
older widows, who once would
have had to live with their
grown children out of necessity,
now live with them as a matter
of mutual choice.
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