Oregon Working Woman's Economic Status
Said Too Low; Social Problems Created
Portland - "Forty out of
very hundred self-supporting
women m Oregon earn under
$250 a month while the living
expenses of the majority con
stantly exceed their wages,"
Dr. Eric J. Weiss, Bureau of
Labor research director, told
a Portland meeting of the
American Association of Uni
versity Women yesterday.
Dr. Weiss based his state
ments upon a survey he re-
cently conducted of working
women in eight Oregon cities
who must earn their own
livelihood and often that of
dependents. He said the sur
vey is the first in a series of
research studies initiated by
Labor Commissioner Norman
O. Nilsen to pinpoint prob
lems of human relations as
they affect the wage earner.
The economic living pattern
of the independent woman
was selected because of the
labor bureau's responsibility
for setting minimum wage
and employment standards
for women.
"It appears the old preju
dice of regarding women as
the weaker sex with lesser
ability has been replaced by
a bias inferring she has lesser
wage needs. This results in
women workers receiving less
pay and less advancement op
portunities than men," asserts
the research director. "In the
public mind a man seeks em
ployment because he has to,
and a woman because she
wants to, so the woman in the
self-supporting position be
comes largely ignored."
Many Must Work
Dr. Weiss said his studies
indicated 42 per cent of all
Oregon working women are
independent wage, earners
who are either unmarried, di
vorced, widowed or separated
from husbands. Many also
support dependent children or
relatives. Non-payment or ir
regularity of child support
payments by divorced or
separated husbands was more
the rule than the exception,
according to his findings.
"The state survey showed
an average monthly salary of
$272.80 among women of all
occupations exclusive of do-
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mestic workers," said Dr.
Weiss. "However, averages
often have a misleading opti
cal effect since they tend to
lean toward the higher values
under consideration such as
the top wages in the survey
which were in limited num
ber." His study found a pre
dominance of women in "de
pressed occupational areas"
where low wage standards
are prevalent and continue to
Medford
Man Given
State Office
Edward Bostwick, secre
tary of Talisman lodge,
Knights of Pythias, Medford,
was elected grand master at
arms of the Oregon Knights
of Pythias at the state con
vention held recently in Eu
gene. Held at the 'same time
in Eugene was the annual
meeting of the grand temple
of Oregon, Pythian Sisters.
Attending from Medford
were Mrs. Donald Rose, offi
cial representative, Talisman
temple, Pythian Sisters; Mrs.
Harry Bryant, past grand
chief; Mr. and Mrs." Carl
Fichtner, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Bostwick; Mrs. Don An
derson, Mrs. Polly Offutt; and
Mrs. Rene Grosh, Ashland.
Representing Talisman
lodge, Knights of Pythias,
Medford, was Past Chancel
lor Joe W. Fritsch. Royal
Prince Sam Jennings, Med
ford, portrayed the part of
Mahedi at the Dokk ceremon
ial held Saturday evening
preceding the convention.
Fifteen past chancellors from
Oregon received the Grand
Lodge degree at the opening
of the Monday morning ses
sions. Elected grand chancellor of
Oregon was Thomas Hartfiel,
Roseburg attorney. Miss Betty
Jean Bergner of Centralia
temple, Salem, was installed
grand chief of the Grand
Temple of Oregon, Pythian
Sisters.
Supreme Chancellor Wil
liam" H. Pierce, Atlanta, Ga.,
will visit Portland, November
11, when the rank of page
will be conferred upon north
western state candidates. ,
Talisman lodge will meet
Monday, October 20, at 8 p.m.
in the Pythian building. A re
port of proceedings at the
grand lodge will be given.
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; We know that you will wish to do
some of your Christmas shopping' eve
nings during the December holiday
season. Of course, all of us at Pick's
will be on hand to serve you when the
other Medford stores are open, but '. . .
During October and November we
would like to be home with our fami
lies on Monday nights, the evening
many of the Medford stores are open.
So, we have a favor, to ask YOU.
Will you please arrange to do your
shopping at Pick's between the hours
of 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.? We can
assure you the every finest of personal
service, and your cooperation will en
able us to enjoy each Monday evening
at home before the Christmas rush.
Thank you, . '
Darlene
Donna
Doris
Gail -
' Jackie
.Judy
. Marty
Mary Lou
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remain low because of an
over-supply of needy women
workers. These conditions are
said to have virtually elimi
nated men from certain oc
cupational fields and the
average age of women in
them is considerably older
than the general average of
women workers. Dr. Weiss
named retail'-sales, service oc
cupation's, skilled and semi
skilled operatives and a num
ber of clerical jobs in the
depressed occupational group.
The research director said
he had eliminated from his
study women who are work
ing mainly to supplement the
: family income, in order to
secure a real bread-and-butter
comparison between the posi
tion of the self-supporting
woman and her male competi
tor in the labor market. The
surveyed occupational groups
included professional and
technical workers, managerial
and supervisory employees,
clerical workers, sales per
sonnel, service and operatives
or material handling occupa
tions. Medford Included
Cities chosen for the re
search included Portland, Sa
lem, Eugene, Klamath Falls,
Medford, Corvallis. Pendleton
and Astoria. Dr. Weiss said
his questionnaires were di
vided proportionally among
the cities and according to the
numerical strength of the oc
cupational groups within the
cities to give a realistic evalu
ation. The questionnaire in
cluded queries on earnings,
living costs, savings, marital
status, dependents and other
economic elements.
The percentage of income
spent on food is a fair cri
terion on the adequacy of
wages in relation to cost of
living," Dr. Weiss told . the
meeting. "Our labor bureau
survey showed Portland pro
fessional women spending
19.8 per cent of their income
on food while the city's serv
ice workers spend 29.7 per
cent. In Eugene professional
women have 55.3 per cent of
income remaining after pro
viding for food and shelter
while operatives, sales and
service personnel have only
30 per cent left for all other
needs. Twenty per cent of our
respondents earned less than
$200 per month. It seems
only one out of four self-supporting
women have savings.
Since 40 per cent are 45 years
of age or older, they have a
deep-seated anxiety about
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their economic future when
their earning capacity of
work possibilities come to an
end."
The study estimates 36,000
working women in the eight
cities are self-supporting and
one-fourth also are supporting
dependents. Dr. Weiss states
the survey revealed not mere
ly individual problems in his
opinion but an over-all eco
nomic and social problem.
The complete study with sta
tistical breakdowns on all oc
cupational groups and cities
is now available at the Bu
reau of Labor.
Bayou Pecan
The cook in the Deep South has
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pecans, rice and syrup to make
a dessert so wonderful, you'll
never forget it!
It takes 40 minutes- baking to
toast the pecans and blend the
vanilla, eggs, butter and dark
syrup into a heavenly sweet.
Use one of your fancy baking
dishes and serve this dessert
from the baking dish at the
table. This dessert is so deli
cious it deserves a ceremony of
some sort!
INGREDIENTS: '
33 cup uncooked white r?"5
113 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
3 eggs, beaten ' .
113 cups dark corn syrup
1 cup granulated sugar
3 teaspoons vanilla
3 tablespoons melted butter
94 cup milk
113 cups coarsely chopped
pecans
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Camp White Dance
Planned by Auxiliary
Ladies' auxiliary to the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, De
partment of Oregon, will spon
sor a dance at the Camp White
Domiciliary Monday, October
20, at 8 P. M., in the Camp
White theatre.
Music will be furnished by
Local Musician's Union 597
and the Green Valley Boys,
led by Carl Atkins.
Those wishing transporta
tion may take the bus at the
Trailways depot at 7:30 p.m.
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When you're not in a mood
to make merry with pots and
pans, serve a seafood tray of
canned shrimp, crab and sal
mon, surrounded by parsley
and centered with a bowl of
ripe olives. Pass crisp crackers.
, Bice Consumer Servic.
& Rice Dessert
METHOD: -Put the rice, water
and salt in a 2-quart saucepan.
Bring to a vigorous boil. Turn
the heat down low. Cover with
a lid. Simmer over this low heat
14 minutes. Remove the sauce
pan from the heat but leave the
, lid on 10 minutes.
While the rice cooks, mix' to
gether the eggs, dark syrup,
sugar, vanilla and butter.
, After the rice cooks, stir in the
milk. Cover and cook over low
heat until the milk is absorbed.
Stir occasionally. Press the rice
over the bottom of a glass pie
plate or shallow baking dish
holding about 6 cups. -Just
before baking, pour the
egg-syrup mixture over the
' rice. Sprinkle with the pecans.
Push the pecans into the syrup
mixture.
Bake uncovered, in a pre-heated
350" F. oven 40 minutes. Serve
warm. Top with vanilla ice
cream or whipped cream, if de
sired. This recipe makes 8 generous
servings.
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of appropriate colors for Hal
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of their rich flavor, are not
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PTA Program I
At Junior High
The importance of parent
participation" in the parent
teacher association movement
at the junior high school level
is being stressed in the cur
rent membership campaign.
October is enrollment month
each year for the PTA move
ment throughout the United
States.
In the following article re
leased by the Jackson County
Council of Parent-Teacher as
sociations 'the, junior high
school level program is dis
cussed, i
When school age children
reach the junior high level,
we find that a certain percent
age of parents become "drop
outs" from parent-teacher ac
tivity. At an age when chil
dren need the interest,' con
cern, guidance and encour
agement of parents as never
before, some of the parents are
simply not to be found. The
tremendous growth and : de
velopment, and consequent so
cial adjustment of boys and
girls who are "in-between
age," is the main program of
study and work for junior
high schools PTAs. Program
discussions by qualified doc
tors, nurses, dietitians, minis
ters and school counsellors,
help parents to a better under
standing of their junior-high
youngster.
Planning Needed
. Teaching methods and cur
riculum discussion by school
personnel, bring a more
thorough understanding of the
importance for thoughtful
planning by the student, coun
sellor and parents of the
course of study the child will
pursue into high school. Con
sideration of the earlier years'
achievements is necessary, as
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them in beginning to release
the reins of control to the re
sponsibility of their children.
The measure of personal inde
pendence assumed by junior
high students, should be fairly
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school to achieve the most sat
isfactory results. , -
To insure against student
"drop-outs" at the high school
level, parents of junior high
age youths are especially in
vited to help themselves to a
better understanding of their
teenager and the school pro
gram being offered to them,
by enrolling in their junior
high school parent-teacher as
sociation during the month of
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