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Zurich Herald, 1957-09-05, Page 3People Who Hold Two Jobs Or More A few weeks ago the driver Of a suburban bus apologized for yawning during an end -of - the -line discussion of New York's muggy July weather. "I'm bushed," he said. "I've been working almost 12 hours." I suppose I logked surprised. He hurried to explain that the bus line never worked him that long. " I hold down two job," he told me. "I'm buying a house." Usually the two jobs do not stretch out that long. Most of the driver's extra work is on off days or arranged so there is rest time between them. But once every two weeks there is a 12 -hour stint, with only coffee and travel time between the two jobs. The bus driver is typical of the surprisingly large number of American working men and women who hold two or more jobs in order to enjoy a better standard of living. According to a recent report published by the United States Department of Commerce, some 8,700,000 persons (roughly 51/2 per cent of the total employed) were multiple -job holders in innid-1956. The figure was double What it had been six years be- fore, when 1,800,000 (or 3 per cent) held two or more jobs. Holding a second job, usually at night after a regular shift, is called .."moonlighting" in labor relations circles. Those who have two jobs during the week and also work weekends are known as "sundodgers"-for the obvious reason. Both moonlighters and sun- dogers are on the increase de- pite the fact that most unions and many employers frown on multiple jobs. They have dif- ferent reasons. Unions contend tat the man who doubles up ay be taking away a job -and adly needed bread and butter "-from an unemployed wage r arner. Employers say, practi- ally, that a moonlighter "can't o justice to his job." Nevertheless, those workers ho are interested in a lsecond d even a third job seem to ave no particular trouble find - g the extra work. Many inside postal workers to letter carriers augment heir government pay with sec- nd jobs. They are in demand or work in retail and service ades where dependable part- timers are needed for three or atour hours a day and a full day Once in a while. Industrial workers with spe- cial skills that are in demand frequently are allowed to set MIGHTY BLOW -This pint-sized admiral powers his craft through the waters with a self - manufactured breeze. their own hours for moonlight- ing. Firemen and policemen are often employable as guards, al- though some cities now bar sec- ond jobs for municipal em- ployees, However, the practice isn't limited to such groups as these. Some time ago a factory 'worker in Chicago went to a shopping center to buy a suit. ' The man who fitted him was his boss - holding down a Saturday job. And in the same city a junior' executive in one of Cook Coun- ty's major industries reported for work when a North Shore homeowner hired a man through an employment agency to take care of his lawn and do odd jobs weekends. This young Harvard man, who has a master's degree in busi- ness administration, explained to his part-time employer, "I borrowed $3,000 for my educa- tion, and I am paying it back with weekend work, I make $100 a month working Satur- days and Sundays." Many young lawyers follow this same policy, writes Ed Townsend in the Christian Science Monitor. But, for the most part, those who hold two or more jobs do it to keep up a standard of liv- ing they couldn't otherwise af- ford. According to the Depart- ment of Commerce, multiple jobs were found more frequent- ly among married men. About 71/2 per cent of all employed married men had more than one job, compared with 51/2 per cent of the single men. According to the survey, - the rate was consid- erably ,lower for women gen- erally and especially for house- wives. The Commerce Department report said that men between 25 and 54 had a higher multiple - job rate than other groups. About a million workers held both farm and nonfarm jobs, reflecting a growing trend for farmers and farm workers to double up -as a move for great- er security -with an off -farm job in late afternoon and early evening. Some 1,600,000 held two or more jobs in industry. - The greatest concentration of secondary jobs is in retail and service trades. According to the Commerce Department, ' "The continued expansion in trade and service activities -- which has contributed so much to the influx of housewives into the labor force in recent years - undoubtedly has also increased opportunities, for `spare - time' work in trade and service in- dustries. 'Such extra jobs held in . the industries tripled in six years, from 350,000 to over a million." Unions complain that the high cost of living has forced many workers into second and third jobs.' There's another probable reason many ate. taking extra work, want to or not: When most workers were collecting overtime premium pay weekly many overextended themselves with purchases of cars, appli- ances, homes, and other credit items' Now the overtime is all but gone in many parts of in- dustry, and other ways -includ- ing moonlighting - must be found to meet payments for things bought on time. All this poses an important question at a time when there is talk of a shorter work week: II the week is reduced to , say, four days, will workers use the extra day off for leisure -or for a chance to make a few more dollars in additional work? They passed in the park. 'That's Perry's wife," said Car- ter. "Thinks the world . of her husband!" "Does she?" "Rather. She even believes the parrot taught him to swear." CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 60.Scarlet 1, Rabbit fur 61. By Soft food 9.,Human race 62. English river 12. Escape art- DOWN 13. Self 1. Acid fruits Broad 14. Water In cold thoroughfare weather 3, Exclusive 15. Measures rleht 16. Love story 13. Single thing 19. Soak up 2'1. Languished 12. Religious sisters 14. Corded fabric 26. Ore deposit 17. Surgical thread 29. drab 31. M ar ry 82. Parish officers 95, scuttle 88. Three (prefix) 19, 'Bound with narrow fabric 98. In a line p8. Shield 17. Heavy twill itt fabric 98.Cut down 110, Shositnnean. lndia�t �{g Steep 1188: Neither animal nor • vegetable rS. Over 7. Dutch commune 148. Cretan ;tat. X49, Anctloti% 4. Fish 5. Headland 6. Upright 7. Gone by 8. Ceremony 9. Used as fish bait 10. Attain 11. Required' 17. Trouble 20. Alternative 23. Weep 25. Chum 28. Tennis ap- purtenance 80. Wager 33, Exist 34, Carpenter's tool 35, Pound 3G. Alloy of tin and copper 37. neaten 40. Release on honor 41. Football team 42. irate 44, Tiny 46, Guido's first note 49. Fall in S1 rops 51. Direction r4. sett drink 56. Obstruct MANN ■ N= ..t° NMI tai eiiii*Si ises • nswer elsewhere on this pip. -- BE -BOP BO PEEP -It Io, `. s as though this modern "Bo Peep° has lost more than her eep, in Northchapel, Sussex, England. Iris Dadsweil, '18, figure ,a bathing suit and a straw hat is the way to beat the heat' a$ she watches over father's flock. She's been a shepherdess for;several years, and her usual garb is blue jeans and a blouse: Canadian consumers pre rather than fat bacon.' stores in Montreal, E and Toronto they hav they will pay a prem it of several cents per if they can be sure of consistent quality. Thi major conclusion from recently completed by ti keting Service, Depart Agriculture, Ottawa. The survey was undert the result of cOn plaiIit individuals and support Canadian Association o sumers, that Canadian std was fatter than consul fired can tail Y wn or ting ;the vey ar- of. as OSP ' the on - con te- s . ,H First test of consumer's ences was made when aide bacon of varying of lean to fat were fore visitors to,n„ Agriculture: Winter Fair, Salon de l'Agriculvture, Each visitor was iavite.. the samples as "good", "fi .. 11r "poor" and as "acceptai,'; x` or "not acceptable". I? About 8,000 opinions wee ob- tained from these tests. T ;'per- centage of fat and lean .1 'the sample slices was measure end from the preferences exp ,Sled it was concluded that bade' ItVlth less than 20 per cent of ;`rih; is generallynot acceptable.7'jliout 30 per cent of lean is rered for bacon to be classed as ' •:d" by one-third of the cons.�.'`ers or "acceptable" by moi- lean two-thirds. Bacon in whi • the lean appeared in strips this: o gh- out the slice also was pre erred to concentration of the lq an one portion of the slice a 0 0 From these preferences ,..was concluded that a standar ,,,top ''- quality of sliced side ,tttoacon should have a minimum of'3i`O per cent lean area and be "drawn from the central portionrt'of a slab of bacon. The question' remained -would consumers such a grade of bacon consistent- ly at a sufficient price premium to justify its introduction' On the • retail market? To obtain this inforn'iation standard Grade Lean bacon was selected and placed on sale in 3 supermarkets in widely sep- arated sections of Montreal, Ed- monton and Toronto. The bacon was wrapped in 1i'2 pound pack- ages identified only as Grade A Lean and offered for sale in display space alongside other 'side bacon at a premium of six cents a pound over top quality commercial brands. At first only a placard drawing attention to it was placed at the counter. Later an attractive dodger was distributed to cus- tomers and girls were stationed in each store to demontsrate the Grade A Lean bacon. They were instructed to draw customers' at- tention to it but refrain from any active attempt to sell it. a s o The period of sales testing ,ex- tended from three to five months in the various stores. The dem- onstrations noticeably increased sales and when discontinued sales dropped .temporarily • but soon stabilized at about le' per cent of all side bacon in the Edmonton stores concerned; 9,5 per cent for the Montreal stores and 7.4 per cent at Toronto, In all three cities the retailer car- ried at least one other top brand that did not sell in as great volume as Grade A Lean after the . demonstration. q 0 • Volume of Grade A Lean sold at a premium over other brands of bacon in these tests appears to correspond- fairly closely to the amount of Grade A Lean available in the total bacon sup- plies on the market. Numerous tests made in various provinces in addition to the grading neces- saiy for: the sales program iidim Cate what the percentage of Grade A. Lean would be and appears that present hog quality will provide from 10 to 15 per cent of Grade A Lean side bacon. . Limited study indicates that Grade A carcasses yield the most Grade A bacon but the relation - le. is not consistent. Many top rade carcasses do not have top grade side bacon cuts and some lower grade carcasses will yield top cuts when trimmed but in general Grade A carcasses pro- duce the highest ratio of Grade A Lean bacon. From these tests the Marketing Service concludes that is is possible to establish and main- tain a fixed standard of leanness in side bacon; that such a stand- ard can , be mechanically and ecoonmically produced in pre- sent .,day processing operations; that regular trade personnel can make the selection under oc- casional supervision and check- ing, and that consumer accept- ance indicates all, the Grade A Lean now available could be sold at some price premium over regular top brands. 4' 4 a' Copies of the full report on the survey are available on re- quest from Information Service, Department of Agriculture, Ot- tawa. :, K, x: Thin plastic sheet is a rela- tively new material which has been used successfully for cover- ing horizontal silos, it is reported from Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. By keeping air out of the' silo and draining water off it reduces spoilage to a minimum. 0, 4' O Under normal conditions when eiczuHnsrSCnnoo1 LESSON By Rev. R. Barclay Warren B.A., B.D. Baruch; Faithful Secretary Jeremiah 36:4-8,23-26,31 Memory Selection: Whatso- ever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men. Colossians 3:23. A good secretary is of great value. Baruch was such a sec- retary to the prophet, Jeremiah. He didn't have a typewriter. His book was a roll made of prepared skins of animals, stitched together, and probably attached to rollers of wood. He took down Jeremiah's prophecy tab cover is placed on a hori- zontal silo the top layer be- comes spoiled to a depth of six to ten inches. While such covers as wetted sawdust, chop- ped straw or felt paper can be used they are not as effective as the plastic. Sheet plastic is available in two to six mils -thicknesses (a mil being a thousandth of an inch) and in widths up to seven and ten feet. * 4' In practice the plastic strips are placed on the top of a hori- zontal silo after it has been filled and well packed. Adjoin- ing sheets are carefully lapped at least six inches and the plastic overhangs the sides so as to drain off the silo and not down the sidewall. After the plastic has 'been ',laid a thin layer fo wet sawdust serves to hold it' in placena Whether plastic sheet can be used for more than one year depends on" local weather con- ditions and on the thickness of the material. In cold areas the plastic freezes to the silage and usually cannot be recovered. It is then more economical to use thin plastic 2 mils in thickness applying new material each year. In locations where the top of the silo does not freeze it may be lucre economical to use plastic sheet Tour to six mils thick and re -use it for several years. Since rats and mice have been known to eat plastic it should be stored in a safe place. In addition to the use of plastic sheet for covering silos it may be used as a liner on hroizontal silo walls which are not air- tight. It has also been used suc- cessfully on the inside of a snow fence silo. in Hebrew letters proceed from right to ].eft. Then is Jeremiah was not permitted t enter the temple, Baruch went and read the message. The news of it spread among the princes and they requested to hear it, Baruch was glad to read it tie them. The king heard of it and sent for the roll. As it was read to him he cut off the portions and threw them in the fireplace. Then he sent for Baruch and Jeremiah but the Lord hid them, Jeremiah was undaunted. He asked Baruch to write the pro- phecy again. "There were added besidesunto them many like words." The actions of the king hast- ened God's judgment on the na- tion. Of the King himself' Ba- ruch wrote the Word of the Lord from Jeremiah: "He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost." Baruch was probably a mem- ber of the nobility, for he was a brother of the chief chamber- lain of King Zedekiah who ac- companied the king on a mis- sion 'to Babylon. Compare Jer. ,32:12 and 51:59. After the capture of Jeru- salem and the murder of Geda- liah, the people said to Jere- miah, "Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us." They believe that the secretary in- fluenced the prophet. Good sec- retaries do influence their em- ployers - for the better. Whatever is your task it is worth doing well. One of my students worked part time in the office doing my secretarial work. I recommended her for a similar position with a bishop who resided near the College she was going to attend. He in turn recommended her to take charge of the office of the Board of Bishops when it was set up in the denominational head- quarters. Florence is faithful and diligent. She is not excit- able and can make wise deci- sions in the absence of her em- ployer. Ability and character are both important. Upsidedown ►r, Prevent Peekin" I ' Hai ' 0E10 'iJ©t Q :2 d0� ©©[U V 00©©1 IUL :: 12E113 J©© rai�icJ i L71 Oil© 11110, I1 I ©�i►nl I�©IM .: ®oil©Q' ©l3C111:°A' d ©0 UI Ill= li IU I EI0E1, EMU €1©©L7©o ©i 1 i]00 i, Em ©OUfaLl J - dL"J�•:,:� IJ W4ill • STALK STOCKINGS -Making the switch from a' shapely leg to a stalk of grain, an old nylon stocking is stapled over a head of hybrid milo at an experimental nursery. The nylon prevents the polen from 'escaping, yet is thin enough to permit pene- tration by sun and air. .._. _14,, 4.ST'S wr;� iw'A�.1Y��f�.7f' - S''s0; v:ro�.' )7' �`h'At !HEAVE NO -Moving day in Baling, North Malaya, has a character all its own. Strong men just hoist • the house up (above) and carry it to a new location. The drudgery of moving fig shared by about 200 Malayans.