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Show llE (tM-jivo man's The working women o? our nation who make up one-third one-third of the total labor force have left few industries un-invaded. un-invaded. Since 1950, the Federal Census of Occupations has not listed any jobs held exclusively by men. To mention a few, women today are railroad workers, baggage handlers, truck drivers, furnace tenders, 'Mail men," taxi drivers, glaziers, plumbers, undertakers, auc- tioneers, accountants, barbers, architects, doctors, dentists, lawyers and members of congress. con-gress. There are even women engineers and in larger numbers num-bers than you may think. Last count showed 4,000 of them. Women are currently holding 68 of all clerical jobs, 35 of all professional and technical tech-nical positions, 28 of sales jobs and 18 of ail agricultural agricul-tural jobs. About 24 million women are working today, more than one-third of all U S women of working age. The majority are over 40 years old, half are married, and one-third one-third have children under 17. There is one position, however, how-ever, that the distaff side has not succeeded to, despite the fact that the average woman in view of her daily household training would be well qualified to hold, and that is director of the federal fed-eral budget. What housewife, house-wife, who has had to contend con-tend with the tightest of family budgets, would not be able to perform a real job of surgery on the tremendous tremen-dous size of our national budget? Housewives and womenfolk who are home to greet the mailman can help save the Post Office Department a million dollars a year by keeping closer clos-er watch on their dogs. Last year mail carriers were bitten 7,000 times, leaving the department de-partment with a flood of medical med-ical bills. Spring fashions are continuing continu-ing the nonchalant, casual mood which fall and winter ensembles brought. Waistlines wander they are dropped, raised or natural. Sleeves are full length. Daytime hemlines are short, with a new trend in the air to eliminate hems completely com-pletely for a sleeker appearance. appear-ance. Evening wear features the long gown for the slim, sculptured look of classical days. |