Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 228, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 2, 1958 Page: 2 of 12
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—TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1ls«
GAM IN NAtnirS ECONOMY HAS KEN STEAM
BUT SION WITH TIME YET TO FORM PATTERH
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By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ttieri- ha\f some misgiving*
r.f late aUjjt the economic slate
• i Hit* nation Only u iimdIc of
v.iiki ago ii was s*iid thai the
o\i i unit m's prc-election opli-
i 11 hi i,n ilu- pact* uf recovery had
i t i n premature Some quarters
t oiicftU'd that there had been a
iiiinih aw.ii from the recession.
I.ut ilit v felt that the picture left
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much to b - de ire«1 front the point
of view of srx'ed and volume.
Now the Commerce Department
says that business recovery i- be-
ing sustained The report is that
production. employment and in-
come continue*-, strong According
to the tlepartment. rising demand
is beiiifT reflected in an expansion
of new orders booked by business.
It v.as also noted that the eco-
nomic unturn has been accompani-
ed by relative price kiabihty
As the department sees It. con-
sumer demand has drawn strong
support from a continued large
flo« of iM-rsona! income. Yet that
flow in Octobei was loser than in
September, not higher. The figure
for \«;vembt r and December may
be affected bv season factors.
Quite a feu economists insist
that it will be at least two months
before anything like a pattern can
be detected. It is their belief thai
the rate of recovery has not kept
up with the increase in popula-
■ion We should have been much
farther along, thev say. if we were
on our way to a new era of pros-
perity.
Quite a few economists insist that
it will be at least two months
before anything like a pattern can
be detected It is their belief thai
the rate of recovery has not kept
up with the increase in population.
We should have been much farther
hone
Thoughtful
The many thoughtful litti# i rv-
ic.-s rendered by our lady attend-
ant are tremendously appreciated.
Mis. H. H. Satterwhite. who serves
in tb s capacity, is admirably
fitted, by training and by nature,
fcr bir duties.
SfflttRUIHITf
c3rm enaHjJoma
MEMOES,
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OF THI
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24 HOUR AMBULANCE SERVICE
alone, thev sav, if we were on our
way to a new era of prosperity.
It is interesting to note in this
general respect that the nation's liv-
ing cost level remained unchang-
ed in October. This was credited
to lower food nrices. Thi.s is the
thin! month in which the consum-
er index remained steady.
The halt in the previous two-year
price rise will cost 2J0.000 workers
a penny-an-hour pay cut under ia-
1k.r contracts gearing w age rates
to the government index. But the
change was insufficient to alter
pay rates under a different formula
for nearly one million auto industry
workers.
It has been conceded that the fall
rash of strikes brought about a de-
cline in worker earnings. There
were shortages caused by these
strikes which reduced working
hours in some industries and re-
salted in reduced take-home pay.
Putting together these and other
■ findings, one comes to the conclu-
sion that progress has been steady
I but slow. Some economists be-
lieve that the employment index
'for November will not lie too com-
. forting. This should not be taken
too seriouslv in their opinion, al-
; though it may have a slowing ef-
1 feci on the economy.
Businessmen in general are
quite hoiieful. There has been a
tendency to strike an average be-
tween the optimists and the pessi-
) mists. Neither of these two camps
has .fone overboard by the way.
! The optimists do not predict a
j boom and the pessimists do not pre-
| diet a depression.
Russian Boasts
Warned Against
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Advice came Irom a scientific
meeting in Houston last night for
Americans not lo fret if the Rus-
sians mark up scientific break-
through* before the United States
docs. L'ncle Sam won't be far be-
i hind, and he'll be ahead at times.
That's the word from two Nobel
| prize winning scientists who think
Mr. and Mrs. America get their
dander up a shade too high with
pv ry trumpeting of Russian ac-
complishments.
Dr. Felix Bloch of Stanford Uni-
versity said competition's good for
the scientific game.
"We should not look on this as a
football game." he said. "This is
a cooperative thing. If the Russ-
ians make an advance, we will lie
able to find it. too."
Dr. P. J. W. Dcbye of Cornell
University nodded in aggreement.
He said, "it does us good. It shak-
es up people."
Dr. Debye won his Nobel prize
in 193t> and Dr. Bloch in 1952.
They are in Houston (or the
second chemical research confer-
ence sponsored by the Robert A.
Welch foundation. .
The latter is designed to pro-
mote chemical research in Texas.
\bout 500 top scientists from
throughout the world are present
for the three-day meet.
The thermometer climbed to 134
degrees in Death Valley, Calif.,
on July 10. 1913.
Crops Harvesting Moves Rapidly
Over Texas During Past Ten Days
LABOR OF LOVE- Cleaning the Ftatue of Eros, god of love,
appears to be a pleasant task for a workman in Piccadilly
Circus in the luait ul London. Even Cupid becomes begrimed
from tratlic fumes.
Congress Is Likely To Come Up
With "New Look" In Foreign Aid
COLLEGE STATION Texas
farmers and raneheis made more
progress during the past week with
their harvest and other field work
than at any period durig the lall.
the Texas Agricultural Extension
Service reports.
"The high plains and west Texas
cotton harvest is moving along nor-
mally, ranging from over 50 to 90
per cent complete in some counties.
South Texas farmers are jubilant
over being able to plow and plant
and harvest vegetables for the first
time in manv weeks." said Direc-
tor John E. Hutchison of the Ex-
tension Service.
Moisture conditions vary from
still too wet to plow in the Gulf
Coast area and parts of south cen-
tral Texas to small grain dying
from lack of moistuie in some sec-
tions of the rolling nlains. he added,
in the Panhandle, more rain is
needed to further develop root
growth of wheat before winter sets
in.
Peanut harvest has moved north
into its filial phases in the 'vest
Cross Timbe: s and the rolling
plains with yields generally good.
I Pecan harvest is in lull swing
| throughout the state, but yields arc
I reported low except in the Wichita-
! Young counties area.
I Frost has killed grass in much
oi' the state, but winter grass and
weeds are making growth, insuring
additional grazing for livestock
which already is entering the win-
ter generally in very good shape.
"Cotton gins in the south plains
are running on a 24-hour schedule
at harvest moves about normal,"
siad VVelton H. Jones at Lubbock.
"All counties have more than 50
per cent of the cotton harvested
and some more than 90 per cent.
There's alreadv some stalk shred-
ding and land listing. Wheat and
cattle are in good shape."
At Amarillo. Knox Parr adtled
that strippers are being used as
cotton harvest is in full swiny and
gills are crowded. Wheat needs
tain for root •'rowth however many
lields are bein* grazed.
"Field work is speeding through-
out south Texas as the soil dries,
reported Joe H. Rothe at Wesia-
co. "Onions are being planted in
the valley, coastal bend and win-
ter garden to market. Pastures are
the best In years."
Frost in far west Texas killed
most grass growth and defoliated
cotton but also speeded harvest,
now ranging from 50 to 80 per cent
complete, added Ray D. Siegmund.
Winter small grain is excellent,
winter weeds are making fine
growth and livestock is headed into
the winter in 'jood shape.
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It will not be long now lieforo
Congress is again imersed in var-
ious studies involving foreign aid.
The administration is sure to come
up with new proposals, with what
is described in Washington as a
new. new look.
It is no secret that there have
been many frustrations in this
connection. Manv of the big plans
of the past have kind of back-
fired. The old obsession with huge
projects has given way to a more
sensible approach. It is now real-
ized that only through gradualism
can the retarded nations acquire
a 20 h Century lease on life.
The idea right now is lo effect
a team-up of private investment
and public grants, it is realized
that American and European in-
dustry have to adjust themselves
to changed conditions in various
markets. Gone are the days when
the selling of goods in distant
areas was a matter of just dump-
ing them and collecting adequate
profits.
There is a resistance born of
inability to pay. One government
after another has imposed strict
controls on imports. Manufactur-
ers in this country and Western
Europe have studied ways and
means of getting around these
difficulties. They have come to
the conclusion that the best way
out of their difficulties is to build I
factories in these distant coun-
tries. Anyway, this is a growing
trend among American business-
men. If done right, it's cheaper
and more profitable than exporting
the finished product from a fac-
tory in the United States.
It is at this juncture, with pri-
vate investors raring to go. that
governments of the West - can be
of immense help. They can fin-
ance surveys that could be used
to advantage bv incoming fac-
tories. In manv instances, they can
help create a healthy atmosphere
for such penetrations.
It is pretty well agreed that the
days when one nation cculd im-
pose its own terms on this or
that market are over. In, the first
place, there has been quite an
evolution since a number of na-
tions were willing to play ail in-
ferior role. In the second place,
there is the rising shadow of So-
viet economic competition. The
Russians have shown willingness
to take risks. So have the Chinese
Reds. They have been making
commitments on the basis of long-
term loans at ridiculously low-
rates of interest.
Jhe West will have to meet these
terms or give up the fight, the
exporting nations t-f !he free world.
A reorganized foreign assistance
program can be of intense help
in this respect. Many films which
are currently hesitating because
of unforeseen exoenses involved
may be encouraged to take the
plunge.
What is certain is that foreign
aid in discreet amounts can do
imense good if it is properly di-
rected. Any project which gives
some ilbow room to private in-
itiative is bound lo turn out well.
TINY BUT TOUGH
MENTONE. Ind. Of — Officials
of the Farmers State Bank had no
need for a repairman when they
managed to open their large vault
door 24 hours after it became jam-
med shut. Thev lound a kernel of
popcorn had caused the door to
stick.
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