Sometimes a salt mine is not a salt mine
Some Leave it to Beaver fans mistakenly believe that Ward Cleaver (and his co-worker Fred Rutherford) worked each day at a salt mine. Wearing suits like they did each work day would mean they were executives at the salt mine, IF, they indeed, worked at a salt mine. However, the term “salt mine” was used by Fred Rutherford in reference to a job where they labored intensely. He was simply exaggerating how hard their jobs were. So, no salt mine, it did not exist. If not a salt mine, where did Ward Cleaver work?
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Looking for clues
As fans of Leave it to Beaver, we often look for certain clues to answer questions we have about the show. The most often asked question for which we seek clues is, “Where was Mayfield located?” However, number two on the top ten list of most asked questions about Leave it to Beaver would be, “What did Ward Cleaver do for a living?
Here are a few Leave it to Beaver episodes that give such clues. In “The Boat Builders” episode, Ward discusses with June some work that came from the office, a women’s marketing survey. In “The Merchant Marine,” episode, there is what looks to be a stock broker certificate hanging on Ward’s office wall. In “Ward’s Baseball,” Fred Rutherford visits Ward at home…….
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