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Show Wednesday, February 23, 1977 The Flaming Feminist by Susanne Millsaps Daily Utah Chronicle Women's Resource Center 293 Union Blvd. 581-8030 We Cast Away the Old One of the most neglected and oppressed minorities in this country is the elderly women, who are doubly discriminated against, both on the basis of their age and their sex. We are taught at an early age that it's better to be young than to be old, that it's better to be an older man than an older woman. Fairy Tales and children's stories always describe the witches and crones as old women. Advertisements everywhere push products to make women younger, or to keep them that way. This country's stress is on youth, new things, constant changing, supposedly for the better. We cast away old things as soon as we have no use for them, and we do the same with our older people. Many elderly women live below the poverty line. Since women earn less money than men during their lifetimes, they receive fewer Social Security benefits and even less retirement benefits. Older women also face more job discrimination than any other group. And even if they do somehow manage to find a job that will pay enough for them to live on, and will hire women over 65, they may be lacking in money management skills because that has traditionally been considered the husband's job. A married woman usually outlives her husband, so she will be facing this new lifestyle alone, quite possibly the first time in her life when she has had no one else to lean on. And living alone doesn't make her any saler-34 percent of all elderly women who live alone are seen as excellent marks by robbers, purse snat-chers snat-chers and rapists. And most of these women can't count on being married again because most older men marry younger women, while a woman who marries a younger man is thought to be at least a little strange, if not out and out weird. There is a definite double standard in expectations placed on older men and on older women. Women are often considered has-beens by the time they are in their forties, and the media image of what women are supposed to be usually just contributes con-tributes to this problem. Women who are sound in body and mind can enjoy sex well into their 90's, but male mortality rates, uptight standards, standar-ds, and a judgmental society often put an end to that rather quickly. Many of these women have given up any job potential, and have missed out on their chances for any sort of career training, in order to contribute con-tribute to family life. And yet, these years and years of unpaid work are not taken into account in the amount of money she may receive from Social Security or retirement pensions her husband left behind. Nor will her volunteer efforts effor-ts (women are so good at keeping charitable organizations going, you know) bring her one cent of retirement pay to live on. The 7.5 million widows and single women over 65 constitute the poorest segment of our society. In 1970, half of these women had yearly incomes of $1,888 or less. That comes out to about $150 a month. Economically, these women are being punished for following what society defines as women's role. Perhaps the most dramatic indication of the differences in aging patterns for women and men can be shown by looking at the suicidal rates for both groups. Faced w1!' discrimination, financial problem;- v uf new marriage partners, and cr.m they are "sexually unat'ra 'e. .,... ,- of women committing 1 , he 1 peak by the time these women li en's suicide rates don't peak until i'ni middle years are crucial to a woman's life cycle-it is during this period that she will lay the 4roundwork for what is to come. For a society that continually complains about being overburdened overbur-dened with welfare and social services programs, this is preventive care in the most fundamental sense. If ever there was a way to save money on these programs, this is it. The current situation leaves women in a sink or swim dilemma, open for receiving exploitive wages at exploitive jobs. This only lays the basis for more costly programs later on, as well as wasted lives of people that are far too valuable to continue to ignore. Postal Service Combats Vanity Fraud "American consumers lost an estimated $514 million last year as a result of mail fraud and misrepresentation-by-mail schemes," according to Postmaster John Green. "Preying on human vanity, some unscrupulous un-scrupulous mail-order promoters use the mail to get money through misleading or fraudulent claims," he said. To increase public awareness of Postal Service activities aimed at combating com-bating the problem, the second annual national Postal Consumer Protection Week is being held. Focus of the week, February 21-26. will center on the Postal Service activities designed to thwart those who operate in violation of the mail fraud and false representation statutes. According to George Davis, Assistant General Counsel in charge of the Postal Service's Consumer Protection Office, "the vast majority of mail-order advertisers ad-vertisers are honest and forthright for-thright in their promotional material, but there are some who, intentionally or unintentionally, unin-tentionally, muddy the marketplace with less-than-accurate claims." A recent case investigated by the Postal Inspection Service involved the sale of the "E-Pill." Company promotions advertised thai ,u I would... perk up sexuai interest ..." 'and i i mod that . . . potency quickly improves...'' For $9.95 a purchaser received a bottle of pills labeled "High Potent' Vitamin K Tablets. 500 II'. l.) count." The evidence vva reviewed at a hearing by an administrative law judge who ruled that the company was engaged in a scheme to obtain money through the mails by false representations represen-tations and recommended that a mail-stop order be issued. The decision was not appealed and the Postal Judicial Officer issued the order. Postmaster Green cited another false advertising case involving a firm which claimed that its Kelp Diet Tablets'' contained ingredients to dissolve body fat. Ads touted that most users would experience a :Jn per cent decrease in cholesterol and the loss of one pound per day Another product. Glamourtift. assured pur-shasers pur-shasers that its plan would add inches to the female bustline in just 14 days. Both of these products were the subjects of mail-stop mail-stop orders issued as a result of formal administrative procedures under the false representation statute. In cases involving suspected mail fraud. evidence secured by jxistal .nspectors is presented to the U.S. attorney at-torney for possible criminal proceedings. According to Chief Postal Inspector C. Neil Benson, persons purchasing falsely advertised vanity products in many cases are hesitant to report the incidents and. consequently, make it easier for the schemer to continue the false promotion. To help nip these schemes in the bud. the public is urged to report any suspected scheme to Postmaster Green or postal inspector immediately. 13 (g-p.y Capson Morris McComb These are the brokerages qualified to help you in Park City tot Zion. CAPSON MORRIS McCOMB 1800 Park Avenue Phone 649-8601 CUSTOM BUILT LOG HOMES, your plans or ours. Itstime to order NOW tor summer building Excellent sites in and around Park City. THAYNES CANYON H 0 M E , 4 bedroom , 2 bath with sauna, Ig. redwood deck, extra fireplaces and more. Perfect for full time residence or ski retreat. OLD TOWN PARK CITY brick home in quiet section of town. 2 bedroom, cathedral ceiling M ake an offer. HOLIDAY RANCH LOTS, the only large building sites in town. 1-3 acres, all utilities underground, zoned for horses. COMMERCIAL L 0 CATIO N S surrounding Main Street, as Ig. as 2 acres, suited for multiple units and restaurant, will sell outright or joint venture. Also have vacant Main Street property. CONDOMINIUMS, all projects, 1-3 bedroom . E xceilent time to buy. prices are softening Crescent Ridge 2-bdrm now $62,000. Three Kings 2 bdrm wants offer. Park Avenue 2 bdrm now $59,000. Wood.-side Wood.-side Chalet 1 bdrm $24,000. easy term s. LOG OFFICE 1800 PARK AVE. 649-8601 I HAL TAYLOR ASSOCIATES P.O. BOX 804 PARK CfTY, UTAH M0S0 PHONF '801)649-81 81 CRESCENT RIDGE condominium, 2 bedroom. 3 bath, furnished with an assumable loan. THREE KINGS C0ND0 1 bedroom, end unit with extra windows, close to the lifts $40,000. CLAIMJUMPER C0ND0 3 bedroom lower unit, best condo buy in the city. EXCELLENT MAIN STREET commercial commer-cial lots available, also com m ere ia I lots on lower Park Avenue. 0UPLEX LOT on 3rd street andWood side One of the few easy lots to build on. $14,500. LOWER MAIN STREET bisiness location for lease at $400 a m onth. HOLIOAY RANCH 3 bedroom country style home, double gar age, one a ere. Many exceptional features. $85,000. HOLIOAY RANCH 3 bedroom. 2 level. 2.000 square feet, over one acre. Full vie of Shi hill. $85,000. RESORT CENTER 649-8181 GUMP AND AYERS SIver King Bank Building Phone 649-8550 BEAUTIFUL THAYNES CANYON II lot Cascading stream in backyard. Lob-shot from the tennis courts. Cul-de-sac. $23,900. Jim or Mike 2 BEDROOM CRESENT RIDGE with toft for third bedroom, 3 baths, waking distance to 3 Kings ski lift, ski back to your condo on the Clementine and Temptation runs. Patti Wells. PARK MEADOWS I bts and homes sale information in-formation available in tow weeks. BREATH TAKWG VIEW of Park City. 2 bedrooms with fireplace, located on Rossie Hill. Easy access all year. Mike tvers. OLDER HOME M nice condition on Woodside Ave., 3 or 4 bdrms, $33,000. Contract possible with high down payment , contact Kay Wade. 649-9075. FOR SALE: Park Meadows one Enoch Smith built home to be finished about March 1st. 3 bedroom Cape Cod $62,400. Contact Kay Wade. 649-9075. SILVER KING BANK BUILDING 649-8550 M OUNTAIN REALTY (s II - I 1 - ITif "iff!""! ' f MOUNT AW REALTY 1030 Perfc Avenue Phone 649-9891 DUPLEX ParkWest Village. 3 bedroom . 2 bath per unit, completely furnished, immediate im-mediate occupancy. HOMESTAKE 3 bedroom, 2 bath, excellent ex-cellent condition. BEST VIEW in Park City. 3 building sites on R ossie H ill. WE HAVE building sites on Park Ave.. Woodside Ave , Norfolk Ave., starting at $6,200. SUMMIT PARK excellent building lot priced for im m ediate sale, possible trade. COMMERCIAL Mam Street lot. good location. $22. 500. PARK WEST VILLAGE condos. 2 bedroom. 2 bath, excellent terms available. BUILDING LOTS Snyderville. Park West. Highland Estates and Silver creek (excellent (ex-cellent price and term s) PARK AVE. 649-9891 GARDNER REALTY CO. GARDNER REALTY CO. Treasure Mountain Inn 255 Main Street TREASURE MOUNTAIN INN, fully equiped kitchen studio unit, furnished, ready to go. only $20,000. SUMMIT PARK lovely 4 bedroom with fireplace, carpeted throughout, double garage, nicely landscaped, call Bill WANSHIP 2 bedroom home 20 minutes from Park City, nice fenced lot. 2 storage sheds. $15,900 call Craig WOODLAND 32 acres irrigated, brick horn e. $85,000 ter m s available older RECREATION PROPERTY lor year round living 23 wooded acres, halt way between Park City and Salt Lake City. $3,300 per acre. $25,000 down, may trade balance. SILVER CREEK ESTATES, Vh 'acres only $5,500. Very low down. Easy terms, call Craig. 255 MAIN STREET SLC 359-2233 P.C. 649-9207 ILIIGDd) 17 Hi n 1 - ..i jf Ljynpi SKYLINE REALTY 614 Main Street Phone 649-9066 EXCELLENT MAIN STREET LOCATION, including large commercial space and two a par tm ents. $120,000 6L0TS ON Empire Ave Good building site. Close to resort. $43,000 BEAUTIFUL FOUR BEDROOM HOME, with two car garage on 'A acre wifn lots or trees $40,000. LOT IN SILVE R CREEK. ? a: , '. : highway . $6 800 HOMESTAKE CONDOMINIUMS bedroom . nice view of tne m of condition. $37,500 HOME in good condition ne.:' , -, large yard. 2bedroom s 750 s ' " .' WE NEED LISTING S. E SPE CALL Y IS TRADITIONAL PARK CITY HOUSE S BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED horn e. E m pne Cuiy.,-' : loft, also large bimae, - RESORT CENTER AND 614 MAIN STREET 649-9066 |