The Hearne Democrat from Hearne, Texas • Page 7

Texas llrhitnl the I.IAIH> (lln)Kfnployinent in America i' -'il i ifi, By BOB BULLOCK, Sidle Comptroller My offirr rcrcntlv pro tfrnrn Mini Inlrs prrifillv mlficsl rhnWN tin Ihc 22.000 mid 'its wo cfirnplHp IIIIlmnlHv. the uill hnvr lnxpiivi'-. Ihou Minds of ilnllius In (K-ruiltv iitul irilrrosl hv dromnlicully mtf the time It. rnlrulnli' llmno rliiitue-. mid till- tllXpllVCr'H lUTOiml', fifter tin midll is onmplHrr! In it him liiki-u rmplriyi'1'f.

of (Pilous tn mid i Thr computer run iln ilic In Unlike (he IIIIMUIII rmployro i' rnrnpnli'i (h virtiiiillv 1'iTnr Whirl this all niciuiti IH tluii the account is iipdiilod from two lo MX urcks enrllor. Ihorotiv the nniounl ol pi'iuilllcN mul in teri'M that accrue each day Ihfll mi accoiinl IN The iitilnmiitod MV.ICIII al (OWN to IIXTCIINC Ihc productivity of our auditors in Ihc field and fUves them (lie tlmr needed to do a audit one thai IH fair liolh In taxpayer and the Male II also hart allowed im lo the taxpayers most of the cost of a por.HoriK who manually computed IjiioroNl and penally charMi'K Hero IN how the works When an audit In cunipleted by one of our field off ICON. the auditor onU'rn the results of audit Into the central computer through a terminal located in I hr field office Hie field 'ifficc In iletn 1 the l.i> inter i-. 1 I dm- li 1 i epur line per Hid When Ihc i ulalinri Im.illv cd (In- i ii--A iiutfirii.ilK the The new aulo nuilii print p.is meiit'i liansfei rr i-dll dollar 1 In Ihc report pel ii)d', mid rnmpifles dit cniint', ijood iiieasure il niitllt I I'iillociili-s mlv sales lay dollan. In the i-llv as .1 tesiill of Hie iiudll III Illi' jiudlls were niiiiled to AllMlli mifl lite ralciilalioiis were made man ually lime arid cir.llv pi (icelliil 1 Hunk Ilim is it example til pnllntj! the corn IHiler in work for (he em plovees miller than having Hie employees work for Hie com puler If vim have any stale tax prohleiiiH or eonlacl the Bryan comptroller's field office or call loll free; I HOO- Sander.

E. Johns, II Hales Jerry (ioluti and Kelley were In Dallas Sunday for a lour of the True Valmi llai'dware wiirehouse Stanley I'ursley of Aurora, Colorado visllod Friday IhrouKh Sunday In Hi-arm 1 with his parents, Mr and Mrs, K. A I'lirsley, and with hlM brother's family. Mr, and Mrs. Steven Steven Jr.

and Carol Farm-facts A Wrrkly Kcporl Of Agri-Husiims News Compiled Sources Of The TEXAS DHI'ARTMI-NT Ol AGRICULTURE John Commissioner Oink, Oink Whont Acros Duclinn Crop Rnporti On IDXHS bou apiKiiontlv some ddiiyois ohflnd in nxpaitdotl poik pioiluctiou as tbny plitiminy to cut hack on sow I (mowings duniu) the tust halt ol this Tlut Texas Cion and LivtisUu'k uottts ibiit ttom now tbtomih May, IVxas l.nnuns inttuul to taitow IM.000 sows, This is two IHM cent loss than (ho salmi pftilod a ytiar ano. The OowwlHU f-oUuuiiv IUUIUIM is nxpwiiHl to show imiitittut I oil i cent from a yinu Inn tbo MairlvMnv tiututui is ttxiwtmi to sou a dcclino ot pur comptinnl to a yoai mio Nationwide, by ronipanson, U.S hot) to U.I million sows tluouflli May, This woulil bo an increase o1 tivo cent tiom As ot Doc. mviMitoiy of all and pujs in Texttv hit.id, is poi cent IIHMC than a iiflo, but is ton pei cent less than two ye.ic. ago. The luimluM ot mmket lions totaled 731,000.

Ihis is 11 (Mi cent woie (bun a yeai I he hieednui heid was 119.000 he4id, This is two IMM cent less than ,1 yeai ago. Acioss the nation, hog and PHI iuimt.vis totaled 66.100.000. This is 11 pel cent mote than a ynai ago. Tho number kept toi tm-edmtl. at is tive pot cent than a ye.u 19V6 PHI crop was 19 pei cent hiflhur than a year which explains some ot leason foi the drop in prices (or hogs to pioduceis.

A STEADY SIX-YEAN INCREASE in wheat acres nationwide has come to an end. Uut theie still will be plenty of wheat. Texas winter wheat acieajje, expected tot harvest in 1977 is now estimated at 0,1 btl.OOG ucuis, This ts down per cent ftom last yeai, Bated on Doc. 1 conditions, punUiaton to total 98.400.000 bushels; this would he down pei cent from last but is s'till close to the 100 million boshol production fai Texas rtiat has twen exceeded only twice since 1866. Wheat seeding is complete in the state.

Too much rain in some parts of the state prevented some fanners from completing planting. Cold weathei has also reduced growth hat reduced the quantity ot toiage available tot pasture, Winter wheat aeieage lot the nation is set at 66,800.000 acres. This is a three pet cent decline tiom last year. Based on Dec, 1 conditions, this would piodtice 1,438,000,000 bushels, which is about twice the amount that would nor mally used this nation, CROP REPORTS coming out in the near tutuie include the Jan. 17 annual oop summary- On Jan.

21. look for the prospective plantings toi 1977 as ot Jan. 1 ilttiruiom, April 14 will be the date ot the prospective plantings fpr 1977 based on Auiil intentions. May 10 is (he date tot winter wheat production based on May conditions. 8 is the date tor the winter wheat production II on June 1 conditions.

I lii in i'i ini'lil I -A i) f.f i tin (n Ir.ii'ciK il i mpln f' h- J' it 'Ii 11(1 .1 Mil l.ll II I' Ill ill l( I nr it II iv lii'itl i stnn.iti il ih Im I per i ifh. fr.r.f Ilir until I.ih lln Icilt i.il dt-li, il I hi ml I 'i liillinn I -I lullimi i ti i rt-iliii nl t.ix rricipts liillnin tliic In nui'iiir ti.iii'.lrr payments to Ilit- Niimlirrs I'rolilrni One- of the overall si.ili- nl rmii'iiiK lif.illli which is often ignored is employ infill the number i'l people who iln h.isc inl's lli.il ItfMirc is fMuwmf! In fact, sane the Maud recession low, Ihc total IIIIIII)H-I nl people employ etl li.is risen by lout million I veil MI. ttir number of people enlei me the labor force h.is been iiKic.iMne l.islei ill.in hem)! cie.itetl lle- I'Kid niul lite I' popul.iiion im KMM'tl In I 1 per cent the labor lone hv pel tent Women, leerufiers blacks have been joining; the labor lorce in record numbers. In I million people jomeil the l.ilioi lone 7S per tent of these were women or leciiiij'crs Ik-fore 1 ways lo tut the jobless liile, a close I he statistics ol unem- ploymenl is essential, l-'irst. there is the problem of Belting (H'ople lo apee on I he accuracy of methods lor measuring the unemployment laie Althounh the Uiueau of I a hoi Statistics gave the rate as H.I per cent (for November), Mock Wedding Held Recently Tho Calvt'rl HiKh School Auditorium was Ihc sotting for it mock wwddinK uniting MIKH Adrian Chopp and Sodoric Kit-minus and prcsfntod by nu'inlwrs of the homo and family living class under Iht' ilircclion of Mrs Cathorino J.

Hcc lot- Miss Kilo Stykos and Uirry Scott assumed thoir roles as maid of honor and host man l.una niivo his protcndod (laughter in Dr Wcldon Hailcy of Iho Kirs) Haplisl Church of Culvert officiated and delivered an opcninn to Iho assembled student body con corning tho importance of tho institution of marriage Those students instrumental in the final production, in addition lo those above, included Miss Kva Uomanos, who was in charge of music. Miss Wanda Allen, protended mother of tho bride; Clone Welch, famllolinhler and (jorald Welch, photographer. The loarninu vxpt'rivuco was completed later after the students planned tho menu for their reception, baked and do corated a four tiered wedding cake, and conducted a reception in (he proper manner, Mr and Mrs Loon Toim were weekend house guests of their daughter and son-in-law. Mr, and Mrs. Wesley in Liifkin for the wwkend THANK VOl' To tho dear friends and who were so kind ami helpful during tho illness and death of our sister, wo are grateful.

Hod love you all is our or The sister and brothers of Daphne Tanner 3-ltp TOO TO 1 l.ASSIKY RESPONSIBLE LADY Seeking tent house or Mejrne. or room to rent ConUct Mrs Richer, 309 East or call Kelley 279 2056 6p 3 Itn ARAG SAL moving ule 1309 Cedar Street Some tumiture March I 3 3 Up FOR SALE Used 30 inch gas range jvocjdo and used while Phone 279 27S6 FOR SALE egittered Brahman one red and one white Will be live years old in April Kleiber, Calvert, Teus 364 3 'in nill lir In lulp il in I hn 111, nl unit fnniihlr l.il'"r unions an rn.ili- Ihc numlu-r of pcopje wtir. Im.unc si'ippcd looking L.UIH- up vMlh Id ') pt-r icnl On ihr niht-r h.ind. many l'ih M-rkiTi were sludi-nls liv inj' hiinif looking fnr p.iri (mil. 1 v-ork II couldn't (mil it.

Ihcv were counted Sonic believe (hev shouldn't be counted Who I Twer Ih.111 hall (47 5 per i eni I n( those unemployed Nosembei left llieir jobs oluni.iiilv I he rest either ijinl. were ie-onli'ting the loiie or were seeking join for the first lime M.ile heads of households I.ned best, with an unemployment r.ite ol only V4 per cent. Ulack teenagers fared worst 5 pel cent, followed by while tceii.iKcrs 17 I percent. I I oduy I be length ol time over which unemployment payments c.u\ he made w.is lengthened temporarily in from lo weeks, aiul the ol workers eligible lor compensation was expanded. An esiimaled SI 7 billion in compensation was paiil out in l''7o.

up from S7 billion in IV7-t. Minimum (he minimum wage is another factor aggravating the jobs situation, and it's young people whom il hits the hardest. The' Center lor the Study ol American Business, at Washington University in St. Louis, that more than XK) jobs for teenagers were pmed out of existence by the most recent hike in the minimum wage, to S2 '0 I his occurs because unskilled workers generally the ones who received the minimum w.ige. and teenagers are.

for the most part, nn skilled Many minimum wage lobs are marginal, meaning lh.it the job mav be most readily eliminated when the wage rises lo overcome these apprehensions and give employers an incentive lo hire teenagers, some have suggested a lower "vouth differential" in I he minimum wage. Although most industries pay more than the minimum wage, a differential might etuourage small businesses to hire teenagers for full-time and part-time work and training positions. 1'iihlic Sector Jobs? Ihc demand for the creation of public sector job programs flies in the face of experience during the CJreat Depression. At its depth nearly 25 per cent of the work force was unemployed ami even with the intensive public job creation piopagated by the New Deal, the jobless rate wasn't brought below 14 per cent until World War II. This approach simply doesn't seem to create very many "new" jobs.

According to a study by the National Association of Manufacturers, the experience with such programs, including the Public Employment Program under the limergency Employment Act of 1971 (EEA) has shown that a major "substitution factor" comes into play. In other words, federal money often subsidizes existing jobs. America's grueling battle with inflation during the past several ve.ir*. is causing many people to doubt whether tracli- tion.d wavs of "revving up" the economy and gelling people hack to work are really the answer to high unemployment lax cuts and govern merit expenditures for creating jobs, long used lor this purpose, iife now being looked al more cautiously. Inflation has stolen purchasing power from every family in the nation and most consumers know this.

But not as many are aware of the interaction between inflation and increased unemployment. Government's Role If massive government spending- for public sector jobs and in other areas isn't the answer, what is the most elTec- live government role in tight- ing unemployment? The government needs lo develop policies which will create a climate encouraging business to expand. Economic expansion and new jobs can occur only if sullicienl funds arc available for capital investment, that is, investment in more modern physical plant, tools and equipment to improve industry's productivity (output per work hour). Manufacturing companies had an average of $31,580 invested in plant and equipment for each job at last count. But it's taking more capital every year to create a new job.

It's been estimated that U.S. companies will run at least $400 billion short of the investment funds needed in the next 10 years to'create the 15 million new jobs which will be needed for our growing work force, unless the pace of investment is accelerated. Pearl Ivy Batis Rites In Austin Funeral services for Mrs Pearl Ivy Batis. 75. of Austin held Monday.

February 21. from the chapel of Weed Funeral Home with the F)r James Stoner officiating Burial was in Ridgepark Cemetery of Austin with the Rev. Kenneth Irvan of the Central Christian Church of Hillshnrn officiating at the graveside services Mrs Batis died Saturday. February 19. after a long illness.

She was the widow of Harry M. Batis, former head of the oil and gas division of the Texas Railroad Commission They moved to Austin in 1943 from Hillsboro. She is survived by a son, Harry Pat Batis of Austin; two sisters, Mrs. Catherine Anderson of Calvert and Mrs. Hazel Pennington of Hillsboro; one brother Wesley H.

Ellington Jr. of Houston; a nephew, Wesley E. Anderson of Calvert. Mrs. Balis' and Mrs.

Anderson's mother, Mrs. W. H. Ellington was a native of Calvert and the Batis family had visited in Calvert throughout the years. Joyce E.

Cuchia Rites In Houston Rosary services for Mrs. Joyce Evelyn Cuchia of Houston were held in the chapel of Earthman's North Freeway Funeral Home Monday night, February 14, at 7:30 o'clock. Funeral mass was held Tuesday morning in St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church with the Rev. Rod.

J. Guillermo officiating. Interment was in National Cemetery Mrs Cuchia died Sunday, February 13, at Doctors Hospital in Houston where she had been confined several month! with cancer. Mr and Mrs. Cuchia lived in Hearne in 1972 when they opened and operated the shoe repair shop at its present location.

She is survived by her husband, Victor John Cuchia of Houston; two step-daughters; one step-son; and four step- grandchildren. Relatives attending the services from Hearne were Mr. and Mrs. William Corpora, Mr. and Mrs.

James Cortemelia and Mrs. Josephine Collendrina. Also Mrs. Pauline Catalina, Mrs. Mary Gardner and Mrs.

Rose Everett of Bryan. New Arrivals Sheila Renee Rabe was born to Mr. and Mrs. Philip K. Rabe of Franklin on February 15 in Robertson County Community Hospital.

Hospital Notes Mrs. Claude H. Armstrong submitted to major surgery in Torbett-Smith-Hutchings in Marlin on Tuesday morning. Correction THHT'5 HUT TEDDY TRIUMPHS! NO POLITICIAN i SUCCESSFUL OB OTHEB- VVISE? MAS EVER BEATEN HANP0HAKING FEAT WHEN HE SMOCHs HANDS WITH MEN ANP OH NEW CfcK r9O7 cXV.vr PHOEBE THE FEARLESS! ONE OF THE MOfiT FEARED (i.e. MACSHALLS IN HISTO6V WAS A WO WAN', SHE News Sam Hice Jr.

Mr and Mrs. Charley Deuson of Valley Mills visited his sister. Mrs. Kay Haltorn and Mr. Maltorn recently Mr.

and Mrs. Jake Lewis and Mr, and Mrs. Dools McLain and son, Steve, visited in the homo of Mr. and Mrs. David Lightsey; also Mr.

and Mrs. Buddy Ughtsey, Mr. and Mrs. Dick McUiin of Oumnelview and Mr and Mrs. Don Story of Dallas were around for the weekend.

ICveryone is getting the "garden feeling." Mr, ami Mrs Billy Kichanis and her mother. Mrs. Virginia Capps. were out visiting and seeing after their property. Miss Barbara Peyton of Hearne visited her cousins, Bowmans and Peytons.

Mrs. Kffie Kantbo and your reporter were also over for coffee was good to see Barbara. Tom Keels of Houston is visiting his friend, Carl Henry Dunn, for a few days. Mrs Kffie Kambo, Mrs. Horn and Mrs.

Jewel Johnson took a tour of Wheelock. Franklin. Hearne and their home during one of our recent sunny days. Happy February birthdays to Mrs. Foyt, Mrs.

Jud Collier, Eddie Rice, Mrs Juaiuu Abte Ben Able, Mrs. Doris Bowman Johnson, Mrs. Lizzie Peyton Bade, John Ealoms, Billy Don Horn, David Bryner, Sonny Turner, Marvin Frizzell, Mrs. Martha McLain Lightsey, Productivity Rising, ttttt at Slowed Rate Productivity, or average output per hour of all workers, hus been rising over the years, although not always al a steady rate, says tbe Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prom to 1950.

productivity increased by 2 per cent a year. For the next 20 years growth in productivity averaged a little under 3 per cent a year and since 1970, the annual increase has been under 2 per cent. The result of all these improvements is that (oduy work- en produce more than four limes the hourly output of workers in the early Advances in technology, greater capital investment, and the increasing skill and education of American workers are among the many causes of long-term rise in productivity. Brazos Bottom Bits Mrs. M.

M. Ottea Just in case you missed it last week, Mrs. Joe Collette of Hearne was the winner of the bi-centennial hand-made quilt given away by the Mumford PTA. We are sorry everyone not have been a winner. Once again, our sincere thanks to all for your help.

Our sympathy is extended to Antone P. Zemanek in the loss of his brother, Frank, during past week. Our sympathy is also extended to Mrs. Timothy Merka in the loss of her grandfather, A. B.

Syptak, of Bryan. Mr. Syptak, a former Brazos County Tax Assessor-Collector, served for many years in this capacity. Luke Collette of Alvin was a weekend guest in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Joe L. Collette. Sunday guests in the home of Mrs. M. M.

Ottea were Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Ottea and daughter, Felicita, of Hearne, and Miss Justina Ottea, a student at Sam Houston State University.

Miss Dianna Reistino, a student at Sam Houston State University, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gathan Reistino, over the weekend. Since a river must have a bed to run as it flows out into the sea, making valleys fertile and bringing water to the thirsty fields, we can liken Christ as the river bringing to a parched world the blessings of Heaven. He, like the river must have a place to work, a point of contact.

So we the thirsty fields that share in His saving waters, are privileged to share in this beauty. In the W. B. Bailey retirement story last week, The Democrat was given information that Mr. and Mrs.

Bailey of Gause were parents of one daughter. This was incorrect as they are the parents of two daughters. Pallbearer Calvin Foster should have been shown as a pallbearer for the J. B. Young funeral services in the paper last week instead of Richard Elliott.

Mrs. Woodrow Tidwell enjoyed a visit with her father, W. L. Scott, a resident of Sweetbriar Nursing Home in Brenham, on Saturday of last week. She also visited in the home of her sister, Vivian Scott, in Somerville.

James Moss of Hondo was in Hearne over the weekend visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Moss, and his sister, Mr.

and Mrs. W. B. McGregor and family. Mrs.

R. G. Timmons is at home after spending a week with her sister, Mrs. J. O.

Gumm, and Mr. Gumm in Livingston while Mrs. Gumm recuperated from eye surgery. By George Hagedorn Do More than Vote "I think the main thing Ihat'ii wrong with our society is we've allowed people to think that in this day and age il it MiMcteal to vote a coupk of times a year at most in order to be a good rin'ien. And 1 think if that's all we do, we're going to continue to get exactly what we deserve.

I think that all of us have lo start doing what I call tithing to our society. Spending al lead 10 prr cent of our lime trying to help run it. That doesn't nevMsarily mean being a politician, but it may. Getting involved in local government, felling involved in action or- ganiMlions of certain sorts, informing yourself about issues so on." R. Ehrlich Proftfsor of Biology Stanford Uitivtniiy This is the season when economists are expected to present their forecasts for the coming period.

I will here deliver not one but two forecasts of the probable future pattern of economic events and the reader can decide for himself which version he prefers to believe. The important question on which the economic outlook depends is whether government will, in 1977, start down a road leading to all-out fiscal and monetary "stimulation." Fiscal stimulation means enlarging the prospective budget deficit through tax cuts, spending increases, or both. Monetary stimulation means speeding up the process by which the Federal Reserve System creates new money. Advocates of stimulation believe that either measure will raise the public's demand for goods and services and thereby bring about a higher level of production and employment. This method has been used to pep up a drooping economy several times since the mid-1960's.

Each time the result has been to start a process which leads first to a faster rate of growth, then to stagflation, and finally to recession. Large Dose of Stimulation In part the difficulty is political rather than economic. A moderate dose of fiscal and monetary stimulants might be appropriate in times like the present. But almost invariably the psychology becomes established that, if a small dose good, a large dose must be even better. Currently, the budget deficit for the present fiscal year expected to be about $50 billion.

If we enlarge the prospective deficit to $65 billion by a $15 billion tax cut, arid the economy still seems to be operating below par, will we raise the deficit to $80 billion by more spending and more tax cuts? That is about what has happened in the past. My first economic forecast starts with the assumption that the U.S. begins the process of demand stimulation in 1977, and follows the usual course of applying even greater stimula- tive doses. The outlook on this assumption is for a repetition of the cycle we have been through in the past decade. Although one can't be sure of the exact timing, it should work out somewhat as follows: faster economic growth in 1977, then stagflation in 1978 and 1979 and recession in 1980.

There is hope that this course will be avoided; the powers that be must by now be able to foresee the possibility of that outcome, and they surely will not want to risk the danger that both inflation and unemployment may be worse in next presidential election in 1976. Forecast Two: Restraint This leads to my second economic forecast, which assumes that all-out fiscal and monetary stimulation will not be used. Stimulative measures will either be renounced or kept within' moderate bounds. The outlook on that basis is not immediately attractive: economic growth will be at a rate not much above the necessary merely to hold our own in relation to a growing population. Progress in reducing unemployment and the of inflation would be steady but slow.

It is unlikely that unemployment would be reduced much below 6 per cent by 1980. What is attractive about such an outlook is that the economic growth foreseen is sustainable indefinitely. The process of recovery along such a path does not contain the seeds of its own termination. (Mr. Hagedorn is vice president and chief economist tf National Association of Manufacturers.).