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The American Woman
Critical Ages for Women Listed
ports, (lie problem is loneli
ness. Many of them live with
their parents, and when
mother and father die they
are adrift. The problem is best
illustrated by a poignant let
ter written by a 50-year-old
woman who was left alone by
her mother's death:
"I feel so alone and my
problem is how to adjust my
self and get back into social
circullion. Most of the friends
of my age are married, have
children and grandchildren
and are busy with lives of
their own.
Washington - (UN) - Fifteen
and 45 are two critical ages
for the American woman. At
15 she begins to worry about
whether she will get a hus
band. At 45 she starts worry
ing about whether she is los
ing her looks and her hus
band. The U.S. Census Bureau
has put into cold figures the
odds in the matrimonial
sweepstakes. Without carry
ing every figure to the last
decimal point, here is the
line on marriage prospects for
American women:
Until she reaches age 24
the odds are nine to one in
favor of her getting married
eventually. At 25 and 26 they
drop to a little better than
seven to one. Then they de
cline until age 31 when it be
comes a fifty-fifty bet. At 40
the odds fall to four to one
against her and at age 50 they
are almost 16 to one.
The magic age seems to be
23. Any American girl reach
ing that age can be cheered
by the fact she has one chance
in five to be married within
a year. In 10 years her chances
drop to about seven in 100.
Seek Counsel
The impulsive things that
women write and say support
the cold statistics. Almost
every American newspaper
carries letters seeking counsel
and advice, and 80 per cent
of them come from women.
Miss Mollie Mayficld of the
United Feature syndicate gets
about 12,000 letters a year
from females, and teen-age
girls and women past 40
write a high percentage of
them.
Teen-agers, of course, in
quire about the guide-posts on
the road to matrimony - how
to dress, necking, steady dat
ing, at what age to use cos
metics and how late to slay
out at night. These are un
complicated questions for the
expert and easy to answer.
Not so the problems posed
by women in their forties or
older. Fear supplants hope as
the reason for writing a letter.
The first wrinkle has been de
tected in the neck and the
woman is beginning to experi
ence mental and emotional
disturbances. There may be a
trivial pretext for writing the
letter, but its underlying
basis almost always deals with
the real or fancied indiffer
ence of her husband. For
every woman who writes a
letter how many prefer to
suffer in silence'.'
It would be misleading to
imply that- every American
woman becomes a near-ncu-rolic
in her mid-forties, for as
Miss Mayficld says: "The ones
that are contented never write
to me." But that is the age
when women do start fighting
hardest against the erosion of
time as you can see by walk
ing into a beauty parlor any
time of the day. Precise fig
ures are hard to come by, but
one expert made an educated
guess that American women
spend at least S2 billion a
year in beauty parlors and
probably as much as $3 bil
lion. Subject of Envy
Out of this over-riding fear
of gray hair, sagging chin and
lost waistline there has
emerged a sort of goddess
whom many American women
either envy or applaud. She is
Mrs. Rudolf Sicber, married
39 years ago and now a grand
mother, and for the purposes
of her public appearances she
uses the name, Marlene Die
trich. Miss Dietrich is an actress
singer with a voice that will'
never cause her to be sum
moned to the Metropolitan
Opera and an acting range
that sometimes seems to be
limited to the provocative
arching of an eyebrow. Yet
she is in constant demand for
appearances all over the
United States, Europe and
South America, and the fact
of the matter seems to be that
she is making a career by
growing old gracefully. Her
face is unlincd, her figure has
the approximate proportions
it did 30 years ago. her classic
legs are international institu
tions and she faces the dread
age of 60 and sell-out audi
ences in Las Vegas, London
and Paris with the same calm
confidence.
Her secret is not easy to
come by. Thousands of words
have been written about her
and she has recently put out j SorODtimistS See
a book of her own. Nowhere I . r -
is there a recipe or formula .rlCIWeon Uear
to produce instant ageloss
ncss, and the suspicion must
be entertained that Miss Die
trich does not know the rea
son for her own success.
Fact Loneliness
A small percentage of
American women don't worry
about losing a husband be
cause they never had one. A
recent study of college women
of the class of 1945 showed
that out of each 100 there
were 88 married, four Wid
owed, separated, or divorced
and eight who had never mar
ried. For the eight, according
to a unanimous vedict of ex-
1
"My church, in a changing
neighborhood, has a social
club but it is only for 18-lo-aO-year
olds which lets me out.
I've bought a few clothes and
some inexpensive furniture to
brighten up the apartment.
So how does one get off the
shelf and back into the
world? I have a job but my
co-workers are all married
and leading busy lives. My ac
tivities consist of going to
work, to the grocery store and
back home to do chores or
listen to TV. Saturdays and
Sundays seem endless."
Washinglon-Marlene Dietrich has emerged as a sort of
goddess whom many American women 45 or older either
envy or applaud. A grandmother, her face is unlined and her
classic legs are international institutions. In this picture,
taken in May of 1962, Miss Dietrich is the center of attention
after an opening appearance at a Paris entertainment house.
She is in constant demand for such appearances all over the
globe. (UPI)
Refrigerator May Hold
Articles Good for Hair
By JOAN SWEENEY
Van Nuys, Calif.-iMi-Whcn
milady has problems with her
hair, she should head for the
refrigerator instead of the
cosmetic counter. At least,
that's one man's opinion.
The man: Jhcri Redding, a
chemist and president of a
firm making a line of hair
preparations for beauty shops.
For home beauty treat
ments, Redding recommended
such unexotic substances as
salad dressing, skim milk,
salt, egg white and rosemary,
club soda, vinegar and wheat
germ oil.
Redding, a former chemis
try teacher who became in
terested in hairdressing, once
managed a chain of beauty
salons and later served as a
hairstylist for Universal Mov
ie studios.
A couple of years ago, lie
teamed with ex-actress Paula
Kent to form "Redken Lab
oratories." Redding formulates 1 h e
company's products. Miss
Kent handles the administra
tive duties.
Redding advocated what lie
termed the "scientific ap
proach to hairdressing. His
theory:
Mostly Protein
Because hair is 97 per cent
protein, it must be fed pro
tein. He came up with five prod
ucts, including a shampoo, a
hair conditioner and a perma
nent wave, chocked full of
such nutritious things as pro
teins, enzymes and polypep
tides. In a demonstration. Red
ding used a piece of hair so
bleached, frizzled, split and
lifeless it looked more like
badly mangled string than a
woman's crowning glory.
He dropped it into a dish
containing his hair condition
er. Three minutes later, he
triumphantly pulled out the
rejuvenated strands, w h i c h
once again looked like hair.
For the do-il-her-selfer, Red
ding suggested such whole
some items as skim milk fur
setting hair, club soda to take
the sling out of hair tinting,
salt in the shampoo if the
hair is oily, and salad dressing
for a hair conditioner.
Benefit Dance
To Be Sunday
Grants Pass - To raise
funds for a heart surgery pa
tient, a square dance will be
given Sunday, February 17,
at Hugo school. 12 miles
north of Grants Pass. It is set
for 1 p.m. and Pete Dunster
will be master of ceremonies
and caller.
All square dancers, callers
and anyone interested arc in
vited to attend.
Those attending are asked
to take potluck food for a hot
supper to follow the dance.
HOW COME
Fluhrer's Hclsum
BREAD
NOW TASTES
BETTER THAN EVER?
Marion Downs Concerts
Scheduled in Valley
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 15. 1963
Duplicate
Tournament
Set Sunday
All duplicate bridge play
ers of this area are invited to
attend the annual charity
party Sunday. February 17,
sponsored by the Medford
Duplicate Bridge club, a unit
of the American Contract
Bridge league. The benefit
event will be played at the
Girls Community club and
will open at 1 p.m.
All the proceeds go to two
national organizations, the
National Multiple Sclerosis
society and the Institute of
Logopedics.
Sixty per cent of the funds
collected by the multiple
sclerosis organization arc al
located to local communities,
ACBL officers point out. In
addition to medical research
the program conducts patient
service programs including
the operation of ;t6 clinics.
The Institute of Logopedics,
which helps afflicted children
and adults to speak, maintains
a program of patient aid, re
search and training of therap
ists. Another coming event for
the local unit will be partici
pation in the regional bridge
tournament scheduled in
Portland, February 19
through 25. About 30 players
from here plan to make the
trip.
At the February 12 regu
lar play of the club Mrs. A. J.
Conroy and Mrs. Leland
Clark scored 195 points to
win in the north-south posi
tion. They were followed by
Paul A. Hatton and Ray Wise,
second, 180'2; Mrs. Berg
Marten and Mrs. Paul Hatton,
177' -y, and Mrs. S. Hesdorfer
and Mrs. Lewis Smith, 173' j.
East-West winners were
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Crews,
Central Point, with 204
points. Other winners were
Mrs. John Day and Mrs.
R. W. Gordon, 181 'i; Mrs.
Janice Ba.rr and Frank Dolen
shek, 175, and Mr. and Mrs.
George Bralton, 174.
Visiting players were Mr.
and Mrs. A. O. Bauman, Se
attle, Wash.
Keep lemons from shrivel
ing or becoming hard by
wrapping each one in dark
paper and then packing them
loosely in a paper bag. Store
in a cool place.
Vallcv residents will have
the opportunity this coming
week of hearing Mari m
Downs, nationally know n
lyric soprano, who will pre
sent three concerts in the
area.
The first two will be given
Sunday, February 17 in Ash
land. She is scheduled to ap
pear at Southern Oregon col
lege at 3 p.m., and at 7:30
p.m., she will be presented in
the Ashland First Presbyter
ian church.
The third concert will be
Friday, February 22 in the
Medford First Methodist
church at 8 p.m.
No charge will be made for
the concert at the college, and
at the churches free will of
ferings will be taken.
Mrs. Downs has currently
suspended a concert career to
sing sacred concerts in
churches throughout Amer
ica in a personal endeavor to
bring through the cultural
contribution of the Nejro
spirituals, an understanding
of the lack of bitterness, the
patience and unshakable faith
of her people, who continue
to long and wait for the dawn
of the day of brotherhood,
those in charge of her lour
relate.
The singer has stated thai
she will forego her concert
fee and appear for an even
ing's offering.
Mrs. Downs is American
European trained, attended
the Juilliard School of Music
in New York City, and is a
graduate of Columbia univer
sity with a masters degree in
voice, was a recipient of a
Fulbright grant for study in
Milan, Italy at the Guis'eppi
Verdi Conservatory of Music
and received the Atkinson
Relief Society
Plans Meeting
Mrs. Bert Carl Cook will
give the literary lesson "The
Literary Lincoln-A New Birth
of Freedom," at the Tuesday,
February 19 meeting of the
Relief society of the Second
ward of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints
The meeting will be held
at 10 a.m. at the church, 648
aoutii ivy street.
Mrs. Cook will discuss the
relationship between Lin
coln's character and his writ
ings and how a person can
more fully appreciate the gen
ius of both.'
The women of the Rogue
valley are invited to attend.
A nursery is provided for
children.
foundation award for study of
the seventh century Italian
music. She has been a pupil
of Maestro GianFrauco
Bucehi and has concerlued
abroad, in Mexico and this
country,
Japanese Girl
To Be Speaker
Sams Valley The public
is invited to hear Miss Mieko
Hayashi, an exchange student
from Japan, when she speaks
for the Sams Valley Parent
Teacher association Thursday.
February 21, at 8 p.m. in tlic
school auditorium. Miss Hay
ashi is making her home
while here with Dr. and Mrs.
J. P. Bray, Medford, where
she is attending high school.
Prior to the meeting Miss
Hayashi will be a dinner
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Robertson and family at their
home in Sams Valley. Mr.
Robertson is president of the
Sams Valley PTA.
Founders' day will be ob
served and past presidents of
the unit will be honored. Mrs.
Bessie Davis will have
charge of the Founders' day
cake for the occasion.
Trip To Salem
Topic for Club
Reports on the recent legis
lative day held in Salem by
the Oregon Federation of
Women's Republican clubs
will be given at the February
meeting of the Jackson Coun
ty unit of the federation. It
will be held Monday, Febru-!
ary 18, at noon at Ping's Gar-1
den. j
Speakers will be Mrs. F. I.1
Bristol, Grants Pass, Mis. T.
J. Tinsley and Mrs. J. B. i
Lynch, Medford. j
Reservations arc to be made j
by calling Mrs. Edmund llass, i
dial 772-8273.
Former College
Librarian Visits
Ashland - Mr. and Mrs. :
Thornton Shivcly were visi-
tors in Asmand last week. For
the past year they have been
living in Mexico while Mr.
Shivcly was writing. They arc
now moving to the Bay area
where he has accepted a posi
tion as librarian at a new col
lege in Alameda.
Mr. Sbivcly is a novelist
and before going to Mexico
was librarian at Southern Ore
gon college. He and his family
have also been closely identi
fied with the Shakespearean
festival for many years.
Lake Creek Unit
Plans Workshop,
Kaffeeklatsch
Valentine
Dance Set
A St. Valentine's dance is
planned for Saturday, Febru-
klatsch and mosaic workshop I RKe Valley Coun-
Lake Creek
A kaffee-
for members of the Lake
Creek Home Extension unit
has been set for Wednesday,
February 20, in the home of
Mis. Fred Osterman, Browns
boro. The event will begin
at 1 p.m. Mrs. Karl Goshorn
is to instruct.
Decision to hold the work
shop was made at a recent
meeting of the unit when the
group's project was a lesson
on "When Widowhood
Comes." Mrs. Kent Stover
was hostess, and Mrs. Fred
Osterman and Mrs. Stover
conducted the final program
planning lesson for the year.
Next year's lessons will be
selected from suggestions
made from units of the coun
ty. Mrs. Edmond Armitagc re
ported on the high school
driver education, as well as
accidents in the home. Mrs.
Ira Woolfolk spoke on lung
cancer. Pennies for Friend
ship were collected. The
March lesson will be given by
the extension agent. Miss
Joan Beasley, and will con
cern wills and estates.
At Coast
Prospect Mr. and Mrs.
Everett Shafcr and son,
Clcvc, with Mr. and Mrs.
Ward Blaine and daughters,
Nadine and Nancy, spent last
week end at Newport on thq
coast.
W. T. Clark, the club s so
cial chairman for the year,
named Dr. and Mrs. E. W.
Sickels. Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Hubbard and Mr. and Mrs.
L. G. Melville as the commit
tee on arrangements.
A social hour will be held
from 8:15 to 9 p.m. and din
ner will be served from 10 to
12 midnight. Dancing will be
from 8:30 p.m. until 1 a.m.
with the Bob Anderson trio
playing.
Members wishing to make
reservations are asked to call
the club, dial 772-5965. Dress
is to be semi-formal.
CALENDAR
Friday
6:30 p.m. Men of Unity,
Unity church.
7 p.m. - Mothers of Twins,
home of Mrs. Martin Spicl
busch, 13B5 Sweet road.
7:30 p.m.-Community Serv
ice club, public card party at
Girls Community club.
8 p.m. - Wcatonka council,
Degree of Pocahontas, Red
man hall.
8 p.m. - Great Decisions,
AAUW, home of Mrs. John
Haven, 1913 Crestbrook road.
8 p.m. Great Decisions,
AAUW, Mrs. Bruce Nelson,
1288 Corona ave.
Saturday . , v
8:30 p.m. - Twirlcrs Square
Dance club, Pythian hall.
Club Invites
Newly Trained -
Square Dancers
Realizing the number and
value of the graduating square '
dancers in the area, the Twirl
ers of Medford are arranging
their third Saturday dance for
those trained but inexperienc
ed beginners. The dance will
begin at 8:30 p.m., Saturday,
February 15, in the Pythian
building, Fifth and Grape
streets.
The event will be In the
valentine theme and potluck
desserts brought by participat
ing couples will be served.
Although the club makes
a special appeal to new danc
ers, the oldtimers will not be
neglected, officers stated.
The Twistin' Teens, who
generally attend the dances
will be at a Eugene Winter
clinic, where they will enter
tain. Twirler president, .George
Ray, and Mr-. Ray, are the
council delegates who will ac
company the young people.
A regular club meeting was
held recently in the new home
of the Twirler caller, Art"
Shoemaker, Bnd Mrs. Shoe
maker. After the business
meeting, a housewarming par
ty was held for the couple.
Miss Louise Lull entertain
ed with modern jazz dances.'
Refreshments were served.
When you come in from a
snowy or rainy outside, wash
boots to remove mud, slush
and particularly salt you have
walked on. Then, wine them
'dry.
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Ashland Work among
deaf children attending the
Clark school in Portland was
vividly portrayed in a colored
film shown Friday noon to
members of Soroptiinist club
following their luncheon in
the Mark Antony hotel. The
picture was furnished by the
Tucker Maxson Oral school,
Portland, and was secured for
the club by Mrs. Ruby Kim
scy. Miss Nancy Williams,
Southern Oregon colli go .stu
dent, operated the projector.
A birthday cake was pre
sented to the club president,
Mrs. Mabel Winston.
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