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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MA.IL TRIBUNE
Thursday, Novmbr 7. 1957
Housewives Advised to Brag
And Not Deride Homemaking
; By GAY PAULEY
" United Press Correspondent
New York W Some free ad
l vice today to all those millions
of women whose occupation is
""just a housewife."
Take a new look around you.
People in high places are begin
ning to recognize that most of
you hold not one but several
dozen jobs. So start promoting.
Shed your shrinking violet com-
- plex. Discard your ironing board
. slouch, throw your shoulders
- back in pride. Brag about, don't
deride, your "career."
The newest friend in the
housewife's camp is Mrs. Kath-
- erine B. Oettinger, chief of the
" U.S. Children', Burtau, nd
, homemaker also.
She chi&eg fil of u for look
ing down our noses Jit contribu-
- tions on tlig stay-at-home wife
... even tuggeeted htf should be
paid, just r, gs the 22 million om
en in jut4f jobf r rimbur
ed. "So Ttimrrt mothers feel fuil-
ty'4 th.ey do morft" Mr. Oettin
$er told (; rfcent National Man
power Conirenc at Harriman,
N.Y. "But though thi is some
times forgotten, so many feel
guilty if they do not."
World' Hirdft Job
The time has com for tht
"world to enhancf tb sttu of
the homemaker," h id. "The
lack of respect and recognition
for one of Jfce hardest job in
the world is so familiar it needs
no documentation."
Mrs. Oettinger Clold of ont
mother of three, who decided to
take an outside job until he
checked the cost of sending the
children to a day care center.
She found her salary would just
about pay the tab. She decided
not to tafce the job and comment
ed, "I didn't think I wat worth
ANYTHING at home."
Mrs. Oettinger said perhaps
thway to "enhance" the status
of just a housewife" is "tht one
often suggested but seldom taken
seriously ... to grant some pecu
niary recognition to the mother
who works IN the home."
Well, I've been counting all
the jobs the housewife holds and
much as I agree with Mrs. Oet
tinger, there is a big hitch.
Who would pay her salary?
Hubby.
The family budget might cover
her earnings as a domestic, at
ing the going fate of $1 to $1.50
an hour. But foot the bill for her
work as family doctor, nurse,
management expert, financial
whir, fashion advisor, and you're
in the big money.
Class .Dinner
Shipmates class of First Meth
odist church will hold tbs) month
ly potluck dinner Friday, No
vember 8, at 6:30 p.m. It th
church.
Anyone "a littjf past th half
way mark" is invited to attend
the dinnerQ r
To Dane
Pioneer Squar) Dance club
will mat urdiy, Kovimber 9,
at 8:30 p.m. at Kershaw squfcre.
"'MemberOnay invi'e (guests.
Kenneth Howe nd Gordon
Kershaw will eail; refriehmints
will be served.
One home economist. E'rances
Sanderson of Wayne State uni
versity, Detroit, estimated this
wppIc "that Mrs. Housewife would
qualify as a S20,000-a-year work-;
er on the open job market. j
Count the additional jobs. She !
is scientist experimenting with
cooking, dietitian, child psychol
ogist, hostess, laundress, teacher,
interior decorator, baby-sitter,
carpenter, errand boy, and chauf
feur. She is the family shopper
a job which alone would drive
the average purchasing agent to
resignation.
All this, and she is the patient
wife, who tolerates the husband
coming home at the end of the
day with the comment: "Well,
what have YOU done all day."
One housewife recently an
swered, "Everything. Twelve
times."
Maybe instead she should have
handed her husband a bill.
Back-To-School
Night Observed
By Crater PTA
Central Point Back-to-school
was the theme of the first meet
inj of Crater Parent-Teacher as
sociation October 28 at the high
school cafetorium. The parents
followed the daily schedule of
classes of the students. The six
regular class periods were held
in 10 minute sessions with the
teachers explaining the aims of
the year for each class. Ques
tions followed.
The newly formed dance band
played during the band period.
The president, Mrs. Lewis Kil
bourn, presided. The invocation
was given by the Rev. Paul O.
Kroon of Community Bible
church. The flag was presented
by members of a Senior Girl
Scout troop, Rachael Hamilton,
Janet Kilbourn, Laurel Setness,
Janet Scolberj and Rosalie Hew
itt. Mrs. Kilbourn introduced the
officers and chairmen of com
mittees for the year. The offic
ers are: president, Mrs. Lewis
Kilbourn; first vice president,
Mr. Chester Ashton; second
vice president, Cinton M. Char
ley; secretary, Mrs. Earl Sands;
treasurer, Albert H. Piche.
Committee chairmen are:
Community, G. A. Koellner;
character and mental health,
Mrs. B. Sam Taylor; hospitality,
Mrs. William Straus and Mrs.
Carl A. Lichti; legislative, C.
Claude Thompson; magazine,
Mrs. C. Scott Hamilton; public
ity, Mrs. Charles S. Taylor; ways
and means, Mrs. Richard Savage
and Mrs. Fred W. Lester; . wel
fare and student aid, Mrs. W.
C. Higginbotham; school repre
sentative, A. L. Straus; flowers,
Mrs. C. W. Anhorn.
Teachers were introduced by
Principal A. L. Straus.
It was voted to install a milk
vending machine which will be
under the managership of the
Future Farmers of America.
During the meeting 140 par
ents became members. Anyone
wishing to join the group may
do so by calling Mr. Charley.
The next meeting will be No
vember 25 at 8 p.m. Miss Bosh
ears and the Torch Honor so
ciety will have charge of the
program.
Applegate PTA
Hears Talk on
Woodburn School
Applegate Valley Children
who are in the way of the par
ents' own selfish pursuits were
named among those most fre
quently sent to the correctional
school for boys at Woodburn,
Ore., said Gleason Crowell, a
representative of the school,
spoke at Ruch Parent-Teacher
association meeting Friday eve
ning. Mr. Crowell, who represents
the school in three counties in
Southern Oregon, and has head
quarters in Medford, said that
38 boys are at Woodburn now
from Jackson county. He said
that public schools are the chan
nels where danger signals of de
linquency are most often de
tected, many times even before
parents are aware of these ten
dencies. Offenses range from
truancy to murder, the speaker
said.
He described general condi
tions at the school, saying that
except for extreme offenders,
youngsters at Woodburn enjoy
the freedom of home life. In ad
dition to their regular schooling
they are allowed to work at any
of the various vocations around
the 260 acre farm, which in
cluded dairy, poultry, c'arpentry,
painting, upholstery and furni
ture shops and laundry. Some of
the more reliable boys are given
off-campus care at foster homes
within a 30 mile radius and at
tend public schools. Others are
sent to camps at Tillamook or
Cannon beach and have employ
ment with the Forest service or
fish and game commission.
The average time for rehabi
litation of a boy is from 12 to
14 months. Owing to the indi
vidual, some do not care to re
turn home, while others have
a desire to go back to the most
undesirable type of home, Mr.
Crowell said. Some find employ
ment in trades learned at school,
and a few enter college. Some
find foster parents. The speaker
said that few delinquents come
from rural areas.
Mr. Crowell was Introduced
by Larry Tweedy, program
chairman, who is a counsellor
in the county juvenile depart
ment. Ed Ramsay, PTA presi
dent, presided at the business
meeting at which time Robert
Webb and Boyd Gibson, princi
pal, were named to head a build
ing committee to erect a canopy
over walks between buildings at
the school plant. November 9
was set as a work day.
Mrs. Vern Taylor is in charge
of the membership drive, and
Mrs. George Sample, as hospital
ity chairman, introduced the fol
lowing visitors: Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Rametes, Mrs. Author
Brown, Mrs. Raymond Wedde,
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Annual Art Show
Opening Tonight
The seventh annual art ex
hibit sponsored by Medford
branch, American Association of
University Women, will open
this evening at the Medford ho
tel. The yearly show features
the work of valley artists, and
observes National Art week.
Show hours will be from 7
p.m. until 10 p.m. and the ex
hibit will remain open Friday
from 9 a.m. through 10 p.m. The
public is invited to attend both
this evening and tomorrow.
Visitors will be asked to vote
for their favorite work in each
of three divisions, oil watercol
or and miscellaneous. Two bal
lots will be available, one for
the adult division and one for
the student division.
Over 40 artists are expected
to enter work. Tonight the con
tributing artists will be special
guests of the Medford branch
president, Mrs. A. J. Johannson,
and her officers.
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Safety Is Topic
For PTA?Session
John Childers will present a
program on safety at a meeting
of Roosevelt Parent-Teacher as
sociation Friday, November 8,
at 2:30 p.m. in the school aud
itorium. A barbershop auartette
will sing. Mothers of children in
the fifth grade will provide the
refreshments.
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Woodcraft Neighbors
Announce Meeting
Phoenix Neighbors of Wood
craft will hold a business meet
ing tonight at 8 o'clock at the
Grange hall. Mrs. Gladys Bon
ner will serve refreshments.
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Members of Class
Give Shower Party
Talent The Concerned class
of Talent Methodist Sunday
school gave a cradle shower for
Mrs. Maynard Stutzman Novem
ber 1 in the church annex.
Mrs. Henry Bottger and Charles
Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. George Redhead
and the room mothers arranged
a Halloween party for the
youngsters, and mothers of the
first grade room served.
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FROM ALASKA Richard
Byrns, associate professor of
English at Southern Oregon col
lege', came to Ashland with his
wife and two children from Fair
banks, Alaska, where he taught
at the University of Alaska. His
education includes a bachlor's
degree from Colorado State col
lege, master's University of Cal
ifornia at Berkeley and a doc
tor's from University of Edin
burgh, Scotland. He has taught
high school in Alaska and Col
orado and college in North Idaho
College of Education at Lewis
ton as well as in Alaska. Dr.
Burns held a Ford Foundation
fellowship in 1951-52 which he
spent abroad in Scotland.
Free Repair Offered
Whatniks at Portland
Portland (IP) Shipyard
workers at Swan island offered
today to repair free any flying
saucer, sputnik, mutnik or what
ever if one of them should land
here. The offer includes drydock
ing, sand blasting, painting and
structural repairs.
Said Hal Feiock, dock master:
"The job might as well be free.
The Whatniks wouldn't have our
kind of money anyway."
SCARCE
Cranston, R. I. (IP) After
a month-long campaign to award
theater tickets to courteous dri
vers, the Mayor's Traffic Safety
Committee reported it had
found only one such driver.
The Hollywood Scene LS?
Editor's note: Vernon Scott is on
vacation. Rosemary Clooney tells
about her experiences as a working
mother and how she's solved the
problem.
By ROSEMARY CLOONEY
Written for United Press
Hollywood (IP) So far, I
am the mother of three children
a mother with every hope of
having three more.
My three Miguel, 2V2; Ma
rie, 14 months and Gabriel, 3
months make my husband Joe
(Jose Ferrer) and me very happy
indeed. But since there are those
who think it unusual for pro
fessional people to go in for
large families, I thought Id ex
plain why we're doing it.
Actually, it's because we just
happen to want one and would
whether I worked or stayed
home. Joe and I are both mem
bers of large families, and we're
agreed that it's a great institu
tion. I, for one, think it's awful for
a child to grow up alone. I know
how much security and warmth
I got from my brother and sisters
and I think it's criminal for a
child to be deprived of this.
Relationship Evaluated e
Nothing, not even the mother
and father, can replace the as
sociations between the children
in the home.
There is one view, I know, to
the effect that in a big family
the child can't get the right in
dividual support and attention. I
happen to disagree. I think chil
dren get more of both these
qualities from their brothers
and sisters.
In our own particular situa
tion, I am in the happy position
of being able to spend as much
time with my children as any
other mother.
Most women have to take on
time - consuming responsibili
ties like laundry, shopping, cook
ing and so forth. I am fortunate
in being able to arrange to have
these things done so all my
time away from television is
free.
Time with Children Plentiful
Also, Joe and I lead quiet
lives. We like to spend our even
ings with each other at home for
the most part. So when the chil
dren are older they'll have a
good deal of time with us both.
As far as this" business goes of
being brought up by parents
who are in the limelight, I don't
see any problem. I plan to take
the youngsters to watch Joe
while he's at the studio because
I think it would be logical in any
family for the children to see
what their father does in his
career.
But in my own case, I'll shy
away from having them around
when I'm doing a show because
I feel it would put me out of
character as a mother. The chil
dren will know, of course, that
mama does something that
makes people watch her but
I think when they're brought up
knowing this, they simply ac
cept it as a norm.
Court Records
MUNICIPAL COURT
Ernest George Bursing, disobeyed
traffic signal, S3, bail.
Ned Lewis Chinn, violation basic
rule, S10, bail.
Eugene Guy Heim, improper left
turn. S5, bail
Stanley Valentine Snyder, disobeyed
traffice signal. $5. bail.
Frankie Sue Williamson, violation
basic rule. $10.
Robert Joseph Clauss, violation basic
rule, S10.
Robert Underbill, violation basic
rule, $15, bail.
CIRCUIT COURT
Kenneth Thomas vs. Frances Jean
Thomas, divorce complaint.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
APPLICATIONS
Claude Andrew Aston. Modesto,
Calif., and Vivian Pauline Brasel, Tur
lock. Calif.
Armando Peter Banco, Somerville.
N.J.. and Roberta Gayle. Bradford,
Medford.
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Thursday:
. 6:30 p.m. Southern Oregon
Society of Artists, Mary's Casa,
537 Mary st.
6:45 p.m. Rogue River Val
ley Knife and Fork club, Rogue
Valley Country club.
7-10 p.m. AAUW art exhibit,
Medford hotel.
7:30 p.m. Welcome Wagon
club, home of Mrs. John Mast,
532 Plum street.
8 p.m. Adarel chapter,
Masonic temple, Jacksonville.
Friday:
9 a.m. -10 p.m. AAUW art
exhibit, Medford hotel.
12:30 p.m. St. Elizabeth
guild, St. Mark's Episcopal
church.
1 p.m. Phoenix Garden
club, Community hall, Phoenix.
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two days in a hospital.
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