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WEDNESDAY. MARCH 21, 1963
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON
K06 Association
Anticipates Long,
Dangerous Season
i Salem - Directors of the
Keep Oregon Green associa
tion, studying reports ot an
all-time record low snowpack
in Oregon at their annual
meeting in Salem recently,
predicted that the early un
covering ol combustible mate
rials in the forest "may fore
shadow possibilities of a high
ly disastrous forest fire sea
son" this summer.
"IT" the situation doesn't
Improve rapidly forests will
be tinder-dry before long," ac
cording to Robert P. Conklin,
U. S. Plywood corporation
official and president of Keep
Oregon Green. "Our only
salvation is the possibility of
a wet spring and summer."
Conklin said lack of mois
ture in the woods, coupled
with a hair-trigger situation
created by the Columbus Day
biowdown, could mean the
need to close many forested
areas. This is within the au
thority of the state forester,
he added.
Littered With Debris
"Our forests are littered
with a tremendous amount
of debris, and if a fire gets
going in one of the areas,
there is no telling where it
will stop," he warned. "This
year, more than any other in
the past, people who work
and play in our forests must
exercise extreme caution with
respect to fire."
Conklin said forest indus
tries in Oregon and govern
ment protection agencies arc
gearing themselves for an in-
tensive campaign of fire pre
vention and rapid attack on
any fires which may start.
He pointed to such joint
efforts as those carried out
last summer by independent
radio networks used by log
ging operations and which
served as lookouts for arson
ists in the Jackson and Jose
phine counties area.
"However," Conklin said,
"the most effective tool to
safeguard our forests during
threatening time is the coop
eration and help of all peo
ple in their careful use ot
fire and observance of fire
warning signs and signals."
Campus Day Slated
At Linfield College
McMinnville High school
seniors from throughout the
Northwest have been invited
to the annual Campus Day
at Linfield college March 30
to receive a first-hand look at
college life.
The preview of life at Lin
field will Include interviews
with professors, sample class
es, do-it-yourself laboratories,
a style show, double header
baseball game, tours of fra
ternity houses and sorority
chapter rooms, a vespers serv
ice, a banquet,' and the an
nual fraternity song contest.
There will be ample time
lor students to meet profes
sors and to explore the vari
ous academic departments at
Linfield.
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PLUGS FOR WOMEN-Capt. Viola Sanders, USN, director
of the WAVES, said in San Francisco that the space program
"shouldn't differentiate from women if they are qualified."
She is visiting major naval commands throughout the San
Francisco area. (UPI)
School News
St. Mary's High
Editor Mary Ann Carnegie,
and Reporters Stephanie
Hollen and Susie Latendresse
First prize in the annual
talent show was awarded to
tlie "Farcst Sax" who were
Michelle Ely, Marilyn Hull,
Mary Ross, Tara Hill and
Jeanne Rossi.
The talent show featuring
a variety of dances, songs and
skits was staged by the junior
class recently.'
The Junior class opened the
show with an act done to the
theme song "Showtime' on
Broadway." Sixteen acts fol
lowed and included every
thing from frilly clowns to a
hair-raising wilclman. Singing
was a main part of tile varied
program and dances formed
another major portion of the
evening's entertainment.
Co-chnirmen for the project
were Annette Uurich ana
Mike Hutchinson. Abstract
decorations depicting Broad
way were constructed by a
SWIMMING POOL
committee headed by Pat
Barnum. Rick Rementeria act
ed as stage manager; Robert
Stevenson was in charge of
tickets; and Jeff Randolph
headed publicity.
An impersonation of Boris
Karloff done by John Schu
chard took second place, John
played an autoharp for back
ground music as he narrated
the slory ot Anne Boleyn
"wilh her head tucked under
neath her- arm"; then sang
about "Me and My Mummy."
A dance routine to the song
"Mississippi Mud" performed
by Anne Dcpner, Susie Laten
dresse, Barbara Heinzman and
Stephanie Hollen, received
third place.
The award was a trophy on
which the names of the three
winners were engraved.
Don Zaleznik, master of ccr
emonies was assisted by
Annette Burich.
Mrs. Ann Hamilton of the
American Cancer Society
brought a film on lung cancer
for the students recently. Dr.
Florian Shasky was present
lor me mm and answered
! questions.
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, ly, courtesy of Capt. Clyde
Fichtncr of the Medford po
i lice. The film was a warning
of the danger that attends
! breaking traffic laws. It was
' brought to the school because
i some of the boys who had
seen it made t h e arrange
ments for faculty members to
preview the film and for the
presentation.
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consultant for Oregon, visited
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day. Sister attended the Mar
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Bill Proposes
Revealing Annual
Interest Charges
Salem (UPD - A plea for
"truth-in-lending" was met by
charges of "technical difficul
ties" at a hearing Monday
night before the Senate Com
mittee on Financial Affairs.
At issue was a bill that
would require retail outlets
to disclose the annual rate of
simple interest they charge.
Sen. Don Willner (D-Port-land)
sponsor of the bill, said
if it passes, "consumers will
know possibly for the first
time" how much interest they
actually are paying.
The bill was supported by
the Oregon Savings and Loan
Association, six credit unions,
the AFL-CIO, the Grange, and
the Oregon Farmers Union.
Retailera opposed rL They
said it was unnecessary, would
confuse the public, and would
be "impossible for dealers to
administer."
J. D. MacEwan, speaking
for a group of Portland retail'
ers, said it is "normal business
practice to quote interest on
a monthly rather than a year
ly rate. He said retailers
would experience "technical
difficulties" in changing the
ways they describe interest
Public Said Confused
Willner said the public is
confused by five methods cur
rently used in figuring inter
est. Clarence Brooks of the
Grange added the bill only
seeks "open faced truth."
Charles Wentworth of the
Oregon Auto Dealers Associa
tion replied it would be im
possible to figure auto con
tracts on the basis of simple
annual interest.
Frank Geiger of Meier and
Frank stores said the bill
would penalize reputable deal
ers in an effort to reach a few
unethical ones. He said it
would be a big job for Meier
and Frank to figure annual
intrest rates for people who
buy items each month on the
revolving charge account sys
tem. Willner conceded a bill be
fore the U. S. Congress, spon
sored by Sen. Paul Douglas
(D-Ill.) would make an Oregon
law unnecessary. But, he said,
"No one knows if the bill will
pass."
Ullman Introduces
Car Shortage Bill
Washington fUPil Rep. Al
Ullman (D - Ore.) has Intro
duced a bill intended to re
duce a shortage of railroad
freight cars which has been
particularly severe in the
West.
Ullman said the shortage
was "especially harmful" to
the western lumber industry
because of its need for longer,
wide-door cars.
The bill was seen as an in
centive to railroads to main
tain more cars. The Interstate
Commerce Commission would
be allowed to take the level
of freight car ownership into
consideration in determining
the rate a railroad would pay
for use of cars owned by oth
er railroads.
Similar legislation has been
introduced In the Senate by
Sen. Warren G. Magnuson
(D-Wash.).
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nancy spoke to sophomores
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sion was then opened up Into
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WOMEN AS HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS
The number of U. S. households headed by a woman now
has climbed past the 10 million milestone, and in this spring
of 1963, an astounding total of more than 18 out of every
100 American households is headed by a woman.
Not in our country's history have so many women been
the sole or primary income-producers, buyers and financial
managers of so many households. Just since 1955, the num
ber of households headed by women has more than doubled.
As recently as 1950, the proportion of households headed by
a woman was 14 per cent; it's now up to 18.5 per cent. In
contrast to the total of households headed by women, those
headed by men are only around 4 million. (The balance of
our 54,652,000 households are headed, of course, by husbands
and wives.)
In social welfare-minded government circlet, the
reasons and implicaiioni of this trend are coming in for
mounting attention. But even among businessmen who ;
are aware of the significance of our changing popula
tion "mix," there are few who recognize the challenges
and opportunities inherent in the fact that women now
dominate so many millions of households. What are
some reasons, implications?
A first obvious reason is the fact that women in the U.S.
on average outlive men, and so in their older years they
become household heads simply because they are widows.
In almost 6 million households the woman is a widow and
the average age of women heading households is 58. In the
35-44 age group the total of woman-headed households starts
to rise steeply, hits a peak in the 55-64 age category.
A second obvious reason is the rate of separation and
divorce In the U.S. In another 1.5 million households the
woman is separated from her husband. In 1.2 million she
is divorced.
A third obvious reason is the large number of women
who never marry. , In almost 1.5 million households the
woman is single.
A fourth obvious reason is the extent to which women
have become wage-earners and financially independent in
recent years. Only a few decades ago, women who were
widowed, separated, etc., would have been compelled to live
with relatives because they couldn t earn the paychecks to
finance living alone. Now, 55 per cent of the separated
women, 37 per cent of the widowed or divorced women
and 44 per cent of the single women are working. These
percentages dwarf the total proportion of women in our
work force and the proportion living with their husbands
who are working.
Finally, an obvious reason is the development of our
social security and private pension systems in this gen
eration. Again, women who a few decades ago could
not possibly have headed, their own households after
losing their husbands can now swing it because they
do have pension checks and they have,t or can earn
extra income as well.
What does this imply to businessmen? To me it merely
implies a great and growing need for smaller products
and packages in hundreds of areas - ranging from food to
refrigerators. Of the 10,131,000 woman-headed households
more than 5,540,000 are headed by a woman who is an in
dividual, and chances are six out of seven this woman is
completely alone. To huge numbers of these, the family-
size package Is irritating and wasteful. Surely it implies
a great and growing need for compact apartments, designed
for one person and centrally located. Surely it implies a
great and growing need for recreation and community
activities aimed at pleasing the older woman who is widowed,
divorced, single. While tourism leaders in our country may
deny this, they are flagrantly neglecting this woman's needs
-and there are many among these women who have plenty
of time and money to spend on leisure activities. .
What does this Imply to officials in Washington? In
the words of Dr. Paul C. Glick of the U.S. Census Bu
reau, "A responsibility to help the needy among these
women keep eating and sheltered." Moreover, Glick
repeatedly emphasized in our talk that, "these women :
are at ages when doctor bills become heavy and they
have only their Social Security checks to rely on,"
The trend toward more woman-headed households will
continue to reach new peaks, for our whole population is
living longer and women still are outliving men. It's more
than time for us to wake up to this phenomenon in our
society, to give it the searching analysis it demands, to find
out what it means to all of us.
Promotion of Ashland Area
Facilities Reviewed at4 Lunch
The Mt. Ashland ski area
and the Oregon Shakespear
ean Festival will work hand-
in-hand in bringing tourists
to southern Oregon, the Med
ford Chamber of Commerce
roundtable was told Monday.
Speaking were Bill Brooks,
Medford, local ski enthusiast
who is promoting the Mt. Ash
land ski development, ana
William Patton, Ashland, gen
eral manager of the Oregon
Shakespearean Festival.
Brooks, who recently re
turned from a trip to Europe
for skiers, reviewed what the
Bachelor Butte ski develop
ment has done for the Bend
Ore., area. He mentioned that
Bend was one of a few places
that had snow this year along
with Mt. Ashland.
"Persons will travel thou
sands of miles to ski," he said,
commenting that California
ski groups had chartered 11
airplanes to Europe this sea'
son. He added that this was a
35 per cent increase over the
previous year.
Commenting about the
Bend area, Brooks said that
in a two-week period near
New Year's, some 15,000 ski
lift rides were bought. He
stressed that Bend is in an
isolated area and commented
on the income to the area for
food, lodging, gasoline, and
such items, that had been
made during the two-week
period. , .
Patton stressed that the
Festival has tried to get a
winter season theater oper
ating in Ashland. Such a
theater would fit into the ski
program, he continued, since
it would provide entertain
ment in the evenings. Such a
program also would encour
age student actors to remain
here, making early rehearsals
for the Shakespearean plays
possible, thus lengthening the
season.
Benefit From Festival
Patton explained that Ash
land is not the only commu
nity which benefits from the
festival. Patrons are lodged in
motels from Yreka, Calif., to
Grants Pass, he explained,
adding that the festival "got
good support in its building
program" from the Grants
Pass motel owners.
He urged the Mt. Ashland
ski resort backers not to exag
gerate what they have to offer
the skier the first year. In
this way they will not be dis
appointed and will want to re
turn.
This point also was stressed
by Brooks.
"The Mt. Ashland ski area
has a great potential. Let us
not get too greedy."
He referred to inflated
prices tor essential services
needed by the tourists. He
mentioned that when this hap
pens, the skier may not re
turn, or will drive an extra
100 miles to return home.
Plans Mentioned
Plans to develop Mt. Ash
land as a ski area were men
tioned as early as the mid
1930s. Harold Wall mentioned
that he and his wife skied on
Mt. Ashland Oct. 4, 1939, and
later on Memorial day in
1940.
Snow is on the north slope
for a considerable time before
and after snow is visible on
the south slope. This was ex
plained due to the steepness
of the south slope, prevailing
winds, and the southern ex
posure. The ski area will be reach
ed by a road approximately
seven miles long from an in
terchange with Interstate 5 at
Siskiyou summit.
Brooks commented that
there are few slides on the
slopes due to the trees. He con
cluded by saying that the
slopes have sufficient rise to
qualify for Pacific Northwest
S k i association competitive
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