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M EDFO R D. cA EGOnTsUN DAyTmAY 13.
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Dual Role
Mothers
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More often than not, the modern mother holds down two jobs she is both
homemaker and wage earner. Among the hundreds of gainfully employed
Medford mothers is Mrs. G. G. Merritt, 2171 Canal street, note teller in Med
ford branch. First National Bank of Oregon. The Merritts have two daughters,
Sylvia, a junior in Medford High school and Teresa, McLoughlin school ninth
grader. Edna Merritt belongs to the American Bankers' institute, the Hetty
Green club and the auxiliary to the National Federation of Post Office clerks,
lince her husband is a post office employee. Mrs. Merritt sews well, and makes
a major share of the family clothing.
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Mrs. Fred M. Gardner (Vyvyan) has held down a job as a case
wOiker fur the Jackson Couniy Welfare Department for the
past six years in addition to keeping house for her husband
and family. The Gardners have a daughter Teresa, student
body secretary at McLoughlin Junior High school, and a son
Brian, who attends Oak Grove school. Mrs. Gardner, assigned
to public welfare cases in hospitals and nursing homes, is en
rolled in social psychology at Southern Oregon college this
term. She is a past worthy matron of Adarel chapter. Order
of Eastern Star. Fishing is the Gardner family hobby, and they
have a cabin at Fish lake.
For 20 years Mrs. Ethel Chastain has taught the third grade at Lincoln '
school and has made a home for her husband, Mervin, and her
daughter Judy, now a sophomore at Medford High school. The
' Chaslains, who have a new house at 745 West Fourteenth street, enjoy
outdoor activities and have a collection of mounted wildflowers of
the area. The teacher belongs to Medford Grade Teachers association,
Oregon Education association and Alpha chapter, Order of Eastern Star.
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Florence Jones, librarian and teacher of language arts in the fifth and
sixth grades ot Lincoln school, is one of the many mothers who returned
to school in recent years to train for a profession. Mrs. Jones ond her hus
band, Edwin, who live ot 648 Park street, Ashland, hove a married sonj
John, student in low ot Wi.jmette university, ond Greg, Ashland Junior
High school. She belongs to OregondLftition association, attends the Ash.
lend PresbyterianQnurch, garde, as 0 hobby onrenjoys outdgir sports.
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The Robert Corbitts have nine children, but Mrs. Corbitt finds time to operate
the Rainbow cafe on West Main street. Beginning with Sherry, oldest at 16,
the children are David, Deloris and Doris, 14-year-old twins, Carolyn, Mike,
Big Bobby ond Little Bobby, 10 and 9, and Susan, at 4, the youngest. Since
she was one of a family of 11, Helen Corbitt isn't daunted by numbers. The
family home is at 838 West Second street ond Bob Corbitt is a Yellow Cab
dispatcher and driver. The Corbitts belong to the YMCA and St. Peter's Lutheran
church.
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Nurse Jane Anders, night supervisor for five yean at Sacred
Heart hospital and now a surgical nurse there, also makes
0 home for husband Rafe l her 15-year-old son, Rafe, Jr.,
and 12 9oar-old Jane Ellen. They live at 1439 Old tage
road. Mrs. Anders, 0 former Navy nurse, ii president of
District 4, Oregon Nfijrses association, and sings In th
Jacksonville Presbyterian church choir.
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