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Show Labor Day Is For Women, Too, In Indus try And Commerce Tomorrow is Labor Day, and thousands of laboring men and women will pause to reflect what a change there is in their working day in comparison with that of their grandfather and grandmother, and even their fathers and mothers. Today The Herald salutes a few women in industry in Cen-tiUtah as typical of thousands who are doing not only "women's work" but work originally associated with 'men. These women c Mrs. John (Mary) Corbett of Provo who works at Geneva Steel Co.; Mrs. Francis (Ila) Mortenson. al shearer. Every hour Mrs. Corbett totals the tons of steel cut, and at the end of the day gives a complete total. She has working at Geneva snnce May 4, 1944, more than 13 years. On her present job she has been nine years. She married her husband in Steel Worker Mrs. John (Mary) Corbett is a who still likes to feel useful in industry. She works in the Rolling Mills Steel Co. at Columbia-Genev- a as a recorder of the weights great-grandmoth- a-- from Provo to Geneva, but they don't cross paths during their working hours. "We're both too busy," says and measurement of steel as it comes to and from the realtor, from American Fork who works at Jaybee Realty Ca in Provo; Mrs. Victor (Edna) Durham who works with her husband in the Durham Heating and Plumbing Co. in Orem; Mrs. John (Susie) Orgill of Mona and Mrs. Eu; gene (Nola) Pay of Nephi who both are employed at Thermoid Western Plant in "'ephi. Vlrs. Corbett. just top-not- Mrs. Co. ch Mortenson, great-grandchil- d. Her husband works on the Union Pacific bringing iron ore band In bidding, selling, contracting and in years past has assisted with the installations of all types of pumbing contracts. They have had the help of their son, Ed, during tha past three years since he has returned from the service in of working in the field of plumbing supply and installation, some of it should rub off. Mrs. Durham assists her hus- - 1111 . partment at though Columbia-Genev- , a, They live in American Fork with their family of school-ag- e children. It isn't so unusual for a woman to work with plumbing tools and equipment, according to Steel Co. certainly not unique in her job, is nevertheless working in a field dominated by men. However, there are more women selling real estate than ever before, and one reason is and in tlie ensuing 39 years she had four children, seven grandchildren and one Mrs. Victor (Edna) Durham who has worked. with her husband in the plumbing business since 1936. She noted mat after 30 years their husbands. Wives have demanded many of the modern improvements found in homes today, and they are usually the ones who decide on the interior colors in walls, rugs, furniture and appliances. Mrs. Mortensor.'s husband works in the Agricultural De- Great - grandmothers aren't what they used to be. Real Estate Salesman Mrs. Francis (Ila) Morten-so- n real estate is a saleswoman at Jaybee Realty 1918, er that wives are the ones who are usually home more than Korea. How eve, he is being called back to the service for a four-yea- r period this fall. Mr. and Mrs. Durham started in the plumbing business in Oklahoma where they opened their first shop in 1936 aftr 10 years experience in the field. They have operated their shop in Orem since 1940. Thermoid Workers Mrs. Susie Orgill of Mona working at the Thermoid West- em Plant, is the wife of John Orgill. She is the mother of three children, two girls and a boy. The girls are both married and the boy, 19, is also working at the Thermoid , plant. t.v- :i V'V !: - V: A i':i:tZ::4 V ' " 1 :f" V. I t?? I Vr7 - Yfe;v . ' t I - nr JidP 1 rW t:l ftZ ' ' Ji T5 ""Lifca' 1! W 11 u WW . , .rr' 'Ai." .. -- . ; . s Jtj " ' ''J?ir - - 'i jffd' C) ' 4!) F1 ' : - .1 t1v - I 1957 - . 1V. I , 1 '' '"!' 'iliV-.'-;.-- ' I 4 W : I L.,.. -: '"' 1 ' v- r. O ' , v i I L....J 1 ' - THERMOID WORKERS Mrs. Nola Pay, left, and Mrs. Susie Orgill are pictured sealing belts in the fan belt de- partment at the Thermoid Western Plant in Nephi. Mrs.-Palives in Nephi, while Mrs. Orgill resides in Mona. There are 35 women in all who work at Thermoid. ) jfBlA 1 Edna DurhamTHIS IS THE WAY YOU DO IT-- Mrs. is installed unit a the wgy faucet demonstrates, above, in the office show room of the. 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