The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 212, Ed. 1 Monday, July 6, 1981 Page: 6 of 28
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NSION
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RUSTY BROWN
-What's Happening-
TOPS No. 794 Texas Delta Beta
Older Women Shut
From Work World
I met a woman called J.J. the other day, and 1 can’t
forget her; dark circles under her eyes, a chain
smoker, age 58,
She told me how her world had crumbled in the last 10
years. Before that, she had enormous pride in her work
and confidence in herself. She told me about the bar-
rios she had broken as one of the few women ex-
ecutives working for a large industrial-publjshing firm.
In 23 years with company, she rose from
stenographer to the first woman manager of a depart-
ment. She was given her own business cards.
"Hardly any woman had a status symbol like that in
those days,” she recalled. The thrill was second only to
seeing her name go up - it was the only woman’s name
,
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Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) No. 794 mLs at Texas Delta .Betaffira HeienGar'
6:30 p.m. .Thursdays atBarcelona Apartments recrea-
tion room. V, The June meeting was held at the home of Mrs.
At the last meeting, Charlene Kyle was named best „ who also proVided the program. Plans
loser for June. Loretta Holt was the Keep Off Pounds gtate con’Vention in October were discussed.
Sensibly farthest below her goal for June. The next meeting of the Gulf Coast Area Assembly is
Pat Robberson was named the thre.e-months best siated at 11:30 a.m. July 11. The meeting site will bean-
loser for’ April, May and June. Pat also received a nounced at a later date. *
charm for a six-week consecutive weight loss.
June weekly best losers were Charlene Kyle, Judy Police WlVeS ' f
Trahan and Bertha Billings. , a variety of events, from arts and crafts to salad sup-
$ix-month aw^^rds will be given July 30. pers were pianned for the upcoming year when the ex-
For more information on the club and- meetings, call ecutive council of Baytown Police Wives met June 1.
Lou Venia Robberson at 422-7831. The first scheduled event is the annual watermelon
cooler planned from 7 to 9 p.m. July 11 atRoseland
NEW YOl
. American je
Reagan’s
plaster his
school classi
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conservative
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that their fr
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Academy at
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banks of tt
years ago i
most unpop
say even“y<
Hung Vu
, Southeast l
cepted into
, military eli
new citizen i
For the qi
ing "the Ion
ing achieve!
most difficu
Oct. 9, 1975,
his family,
depressed.
For his f
'.Vietnam Ai
refugee and
years — it ■
for his fami
Baytown Medical Auxiliary
Park.
The regular monthly meeting, of the Baytown
Medical Center Auxiliary will be held at 10 a.m. July 8
in the in-service classroom at the hospital
All members and their families are invited. New of-
ficers and their families are welcome to attend. ^
seeing ner name go up u was me omy woman s name - ,,. .
-fiSTB&SSSSfS iSm UKEWOOD GARDEN Club Yard « «* Mouth,« July was award- JLS
'onft a month. "When that happened, people knew ed Mr. and Mrs. James E. Poepsel, .217 JPin Oak. Second and third studying for the medical field.
- you’d cracked five figures,” she said, reaching for place winners wer.e Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Nesselrode, 416 Azalea, and Application forms may be obtained from any aux-
another cigarette. . \ Mr and Mrs!'Steve Watkins, 502 Post Oak. * - ' iliary member at the information desk to the lpbby of
Her success didn’t happen overnight. She knew - (Sun staff photo by Angie Bracey) the hospital.
1 IVt OUVVVOtl UIMII V "
noOilrtg about publishing when she was hired in he^20s,
but she became fascinated with the business, determin-
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edio learn It inside out. Unmarried, she wedded herself
to the job, let it devour her time, her life.
She and one of her early bosses created a marketing
■ services department because they saw the need for it. _
When he was promoted to the bigger pond, she was left COLLEGE S l AI ion
to carry on. Make buyin8 children’s
vj.j.,” he said, “you’ve made this department so im- clothing a parent-child af
portant to the operation, you’ll never have to w«rry fair, suggests Becky,
abbut job security. You’ll be around to close up the Saunders, a clothing
• place.” - specialist.
The next vice president was three years(from retire- Children have definite
m«nt and losing interest. He spent lessnnd less time at preferences when it
the office, more and more on the goif course. She pick comes to what they wear,
ed up the slack and took on many of his responsiblities. so consider their ideas as
(Sun staff photo by Angie Bracey) the hospital.
Consider Child's Tastes When Buying Clothes
FAMILIARITY — Jthey are not always aware how parents look at the aware of many of these
----- ... .. -• -------- --* •— —factors,.-Nespecially
durability, cost or ease of
care, of course, the
The bad times began when he left and the new boss well as your own, the. '(f™1*1"- ■ .
discovered clients had such confidence in J.J. that they specialist reminds CONFORMITY
Ian ‘
Children like often-worn of ■ differences between subject:
garments because they clothing bought or made number.0ne FACTOR
feel secure in them. new. When new to them,
This factor can be a the clothes are “new.” y' specialist says,
source of frustration for OTHER FACTORS — But it is-possible to corn-
parents as some children PARENT’S VIEWS Cost,- comfort, ease of bine the preferences of
keep selecting the same Parents have a dif- care, color, child’s at- ‘ both parent and child
items which may be worn ferent view of their titude, and finally, attrac- when it comes to shopping
out or unattractive, but children’s clothing, the tiveness - in that order. for children’s clothing,
researchers say. Here’s ’ Most children are nbt she concludes.
Guidelines For Brides
j: Forms for engagement, wedding and- anniver-
“sary announcements are available in the Dimen-
sion office at The Baytown Sun, 1301 Memorial
Drive. If (Jiere is a problem or question concerning
an announcement, please call the Dimension office,
422-8302, for information. Announcements should be
submitted as follows:
ENGAGEMENTS: Engagements with photographs
should be turned in at least six weeks before the
wedding. An engagement without a photo will be ac-
cepted up to three weeks before the wedding,
WEDDINGS: Wedding announcements and photos
should be turned in one week before the wedding.
These announcements will be accepted up to one
l month following the wedding date.
J
later, his words finally sank in. She was being axed as the 1 exas Agricultural children , re are o
an "economy measure ” “ . ' Extension ’Service, The differences, so they may
fe *»<*»**><*«*
On the street at 48, she discovered she was.an "older ages three to five consider children do like new
wdman.” • ^ important about clothing, clothes, a major reason is
(t was six months before she got on a payroll again — ,.;.3 _ . _ - thP attention that new
for a government job that requires, few, of her finely CHILDREN S VIEWS
honed skills. She felt qualified to ask for the office, Here’s what the study
manager slot when it opened up, but a younger woman found ;
w*|s chosen instead. ........, COLOR . - Children
When you're older, they know you h;ive-to take it," especially like bright col-
> told me. “YoO don’t hjye^aiiy alternatives. Where ors, particularly red, Col-
.... -ill-*___. nr is rtne rif the rhost visi-
Photo
the attention that new.
clothes bring. At this age,
Photos to be run with birthday, engagement, wed-
ding or anniversary announcements should ac- ■ *
company those announcements at the time they are
submitted to the Dimension office. »
White black and white photos are preferred, all good
H accepted:- - - • ,
Po 11 rV Photos are not returned by mail. They may be p.ick-
I uliuy ed up in the Dimension office two days following
publication. Photos not claimed within six months will
be discarded.
WEIGHT WATCHERS
BAYTOWN
meetings *
Community Bldg.
2407 Market
Tues 9:00 a.m.t Thurs 6:30 p.m.
Foley*
San Jacinto Mall
' Special 1
Mon. 1
Bllvents Room
i. 10:00 a.m.
Tues 6:00 p.rfi.
’. if :M''
CALL
772-7115
OR TOIL FREE
1 ■>00-392-2629
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL WEIGHT lOSS
PROGRAM IN THE WORLD
Weight Watchers Int’l Inc. 1981
are you going to go?" ' ~ ; or is one of the most visi-
AikPsoTJ.J. puts in her time She seerrhat older hie: and Jirsl-seen cotn-
IlIIlI SU, ll ,W , pUtb ill lit ! tltllt , ijttv OtGS VVItlt CMUV l r. .
w3men make 55 percent of what fTieir the Shine age ponents of clothing,
mike. She sees how older women are often segregated TEXTURE -r- Children,,
into dead-end jobs. She just hopes she’ll make it ’to l>ke to feel clothing items,
retirement and have enough to get by on and they have-a special
But she worries about it. She knows that vvoitieh ac- fonde-ss for warm, furry
count for" 70 percent of the poor over ,65, that the- garments or slick, shiny
a\jerage single woman retires with less than $1,000 in 'surfaces. You can find
personal savings, that company pensions are around textures such as these in
$157 a month for the one in 10 women lucky enough to trimming for children s
gek them. clothing.
Social Security payments are the single woman’s DECORATIVE DETAILS
lifeline after age 65 - and heaven help her if the system - Favorites are animals
goes broke by the time she needs it. and other unique designs
jj.j, knows all these things as one of 1,000 women, 45 COMFORT - Here,
and older, interviewed in a national study Wonien in children say what they
-nine cities participated in the report compiled by Work jdon’t like: clothes that are
ing Women, the national association of office workers. too hot or cold for the
Their conclusion: Older women are trealedshabbily. day’s weather, clothes
•‘I could have told them that before the survey, "says that restrict movement
a bitter J. J.. shaking her head and stubbing out her last and clothes that irritate
cigarette. ■ - • . the skin
SUMMER
CLEARANCE
Women Deal Best
, ; A —. ' >r .
With Job Stress
WASHINGTON. D C -
The average mental
health of women ex-
ecutives may be better
than that of men in
similar positions. This is
the finding of a Nor-
thwestern university
psychologist, Kathleen C,
Shea, PhD.
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POSITIQNS INCLUDE:
. ^According -to a report
ftom the Americtin
Psychological Associa-
tion, Dr. Shea’s research
implies that women are
v(ell equated to handle the
every day stresses
associated with high level
management positions,
possibly better than men.
, For hpr study, Dr. Shea
selected 153 women bet-
ween if and 60 years old
from different industries
throughout; tj* U.S. All
weep employed, in high
lgvel managerial posi-
9ons making .A minimum
• 24 hour work week (9:00 o.tn.-3:00 p.m.)
(Monday-Thursday)
J108 weekly salary.
Personal Car mileage allowance
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SELECT GROUP «CE
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A successful candidate must hove a car and valid
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 212, Ed. 1 Monday, July 6, 1981, newspaper, July 6, 1981; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1019511/m1/6/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.