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THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1962 MEDFORD MAIL i'RIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON irv ?f vi v tV'v flu f if 91 i t .1 7 1 . a z. a. . a. fC-"W.C 1 m " .1 WAVES ARMS - Ace racing driver Stirling week to prove he's gaining strength as his Moss, seriously injured in a race1 crackup nurse wheels him about the grounds of the April 23, waves both arms in the air last Atkinson Morley hospital in London. (UPI) ,; s M UVwaSnja ni - iff , ai' ' ' INN I llll HI 1" MODEL HOME MOVED A model home owned by Economy Housing company of Medford was moved last week to its new site, 819 Marshall ave. The house was pur chased by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Guches, who wanted "that house" or none at all. The structure had served as an office and dis play home for the firm since the company began operations about eight months ago. Since last summer, the company has built and now has under construction more than 80 houses. The low-cost housing is designed for the "ordinary working man;" prices range from $6,500 to a maximum of $10, 00. The homes are custom built by local 000. The homes are custom built by local is said to be the first of its kind in Med ford to offer economy homes. Owners of Economy, Housing company are Bruce Bauer, Chet Hubbard, and Earl Yoakley. Tom Helm an is general manager and Le Roy Calkins is general sales manager. The firm was started to meet the "need for low cost housing in this area," according to Calkins. (Knackstedt photo) Your Money's Worth By SYLVIA PORTER Copyright, Hill Syndicate, Inc. TOMORROW'S 'FREAK' - THE NON-WORKING WIFE Obwrvalion: Unless you are or become a working wife, Mrs. America, one of these days you're going to be in the minority group in the United States. Evidence: Nearly half of America's 45 million families have two or more members in the work force, according to the third edition of "A Graphic Guide to Consumer Markets," prepared by the National Industrial Conference Board under the continuing sponsorship of Life Magazine In about three-fifths of all multi-earner homes, the wife is the sole additional worker. With multi-earner families increasing at an annual rate of 3 per cent-or more than twice the rate of rise in total households-it's obvious that before this decade ends, more than half of all families will have two wage-earners, and if that second one isn't you, Mrs. America, you well may feel discriminated against. Observation: If your family earns less than $7,000 and you aren't bringing in a paycheck, you're already in a dis- t net minority and you may tind yourseu on me aeiensive, explaining to an informed group that only unavoidable claims on your time prevent you from helping to pad tne family's pocketbook. Evidence: Of all America's families in the $7,000-and-up income bracket, two thirds have more than one wage earner, and in nearly 60 per cent of these cases the sec ond worker is the wife. In the $7,000 to $10,000 income bracket, half of all working wives bring home more than one-third of the family's total paycheck. Observation: If you're over 35, have children who are in school or who already have completed their formal edu cations and you don't get out to find yourself at least a part time Job, you'll find fewer and fewer lady friends with whom to spend a leisure afternoon. Evidence: The proportion of women over 35 who re-enter the labor force has been skyrocketing and it wrll continue to rise. The average age of women working in our country today is over 40. The rise in the number of women part- time workers has been particularly sensational-up 47 per cent In the past decade compared with a 15 per cent rise in the total of women working full time. Although the story of the working woman and working wife In the U.S. is old hat, some of the facts continue to startle even me-and I've been a splashy statistic in this tale- all my life. It still impresses me to hear, for instance, Hilda H. Koll- mann, president of the National Association of Bank Women, report that today two-thirds of the country's 675,000 bank employees are women - meaning that a big majority of bank employees are women. In 1941, the proportion in banks was 70 per cent men, 30 per cent women. It still impresses me to read figures .showing how de cisively the married working woman outnumbers the single working woman now. Already, six of every 10 women work ing are married and the proportion Is growing steadily. As for our significance to the economy, we are grossly under-estimated not only by the men but also by ourselves. The NICE has been doing some pioneering research on this and in an earlier Graphic Guide it came to the firm con clusion that the multi-earner family is "in sturdy measure the basis for our exceptionally large middle-Income class -that segment of the population which provides the core ot demand for a wide range of consumer goods and ser vices;" If women ever decided to withdraw or ever were pushed from the working force in massive numbers, the U.S. economy would collapse on its face. Tf oIoa Id In thn hnmo nf lha umrlrinif uriFo thai "Iho mala ' - H.UW IS .1, ......... w. ...w T.V......O ...Uk ...W ...... I. seems to dress better" and that there is more spending on the good things - recreation, nicer housing, superior med ical and personal care, education, travel, welfare activities. Many years ago when I was just emerging as a financial reporter, I was invited to a "very social" party and then was practically isolated by the other female guests as that phe-nomenon-the working wife. Now look who is on the way to becoming a phenomenon-the non-working wife! Hatfield Issues Stinging Blast at Highway Department By DOUGLAS GRIPP Salem-IUPD-Gov. Mark Hat field Just before noon Wednes day issued a stinging blast at the Oregon Highway depart ment for submitting a confi dential report that included a suggestion for putting a sign up near Megler, Wash., urging southbound motorists to avoid the Columbia River ferry system at Astoria at heavy traffic periods. He called the suggestion absurd, and even the formal transmitting of it to his office "inexcusable." The suggestion was one of several that had been pro posed by the department for relieving extra heavy traffic due to the Seattle World's Fair. The ferry system at the Columbia's mouth, operated by the highway department between Astoria and Megler, is antique, and often jammed, with motorists waiting up to several hours to cross. Construction of the $24 million Astoria-Megler Bridge is starting this summer, but the span-to replace the ferry system-won't open for sev eral years. The highway department has balked at efforts by Ore gon coastal merchants to per suade the department to buy a fourth ferry immediately, to relieve the jam this summer. ' Some weeks ago, Hatfield asked the highway depart ment for a report on the sit uation, and called for sug gestions. That report was the one Hatfield criticized today, aft er the detour sign recommen dation leaked out. The detour sign recommen dation was made public earl ier today by the Oregon Coast association. Curry county Judge Fernley Long said coastal merchants are up in arms about it. Judge Long said highway officials advanced the idea of putting up a sign in Washing ton State at the junction of U.S. 101 and Highway 830, about 20- miles north of Megler. The sign would urge motorists to go inland to Portland-across the Washing ton State side-and cross into Oregon, at the Portland-Vancouver Interstate bridge. This would be done only when traffic on the Astoria ferry system was saturated. "It is inexcusable," Hatfield declared, "that men of such intelligence in the highway department would even pro pose such an idea." He said that if such a sign is put up, he will order it torn down. A highway department spokesman, Victor D. Wolfe, said no signs have been put up. "It was just something that was kicked around," ha said Wolfe is administrative assistant to State Highway Engineer Forrest Cooper. Wolfe said the suggestion was circuiaiea oniy amunK highway department staff members, and that the depart ment's three man control body-the Highway Commis-sion-hadn't passed on the recommendations. Pour one more... pay no more! RG Half Quarts SAME PRICE AS KING SIZE SERVES 1 MORE 3 drinks (not 2) SWITCH TO RC HALF QUARTS 3 , S 1 - - "r m SAVE! . 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About 180 youths are enrolled. The institute, which started Sunday and continues until Jqne 23, is designed to ac quaint boys with mathematics and science aptitudes with typical college class instruc tion in ID fields of study, plus a field trip to the general of fices of Pacific Power and Light company in Portland. PP&L sponsors the Engi neering Career seminar to help more young people be come interested in pursuing advanced courses of study at both the high school and col lege level, so they may as sume useful positions in in dustry or help others to do so through teaching careers. Washington WD-The United States Wednesday set off the 37th announced underground nuclear blast In it Nevada test scries. The devi-.-e was f the usual low yield, less than 20,000 tons of TNT. I The boys and girls in Medford and the Rogue River Valley are out of school now to enjoy a summer of fun. PLEASE help them to keep enjoying it! Youngsters will still be going to school play grounds and playing at home . . . they are apt to dash into the street anytime . . . into the path of YOUR car. The Medford Traffic Safety Council urges YOU to make SAFE DRIVING a very person al responsibility. Have your car thoroughly checked for safety . . . be doubly careful to observe traffic signs and regulations . . . watch out for children everywhere and give them the right of way! rb&M,SLjiMS', Published in cooperation with the Medford Traffic Safety Council by The Mail Tribune
