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—Guest Editorial.
Policy Hotly Debated
by Dan Catey
Office of the Comptroller
Flaeal Notea, January-March, 1981
The Federal Reserve System's stated
foel of stabilising tbe growth of the nation's
money supply Is aimed at reducing in-
flation. The 'Ted1' has had limited success
in getting the money supply under control
during the last 15 months. Setting aside the
problems of Implementing this policy, what
is the rationale behind stabilising the growth
of the money supply as a cure for Inflation?
While many would attribute our current
high rate of inflation to causes such as
OPEC oil price hikes and crop failures
which drive up food prices, a group of
economists called "monetarists" argue
that these and similar events prompt wily
short-term boosts in the price level. They
contend that unwarranted growth of the
money stock-that is; money supply growth
ewreedlng the Increase In output of the
nation's economy-is the principal culprit
behind kmg-termOr "persistent" inflation.
The monetarists lays that stabfysation
policies designed to "fine tune" the
economy are unlikely to be successful and
may only increase inflationary conditions.
Of course, this viewpoint is not without its
critics. Opponents argue that while
stabilising the money supply is an impor-
tant element of any anti-inflation program,
the problems which have afflicted the U.S.
"lt
economy during the 1970s would not have
been averted with a steady-state money
stock policy. They contend that the
American economy is structurally different
than it was 10 or 15 years ago. The
proliferation of cost-of-living agreements
linked to the Consumer Price Index or other
price level measures has institutionalized
inflationary pressures in the economy,
prompting a continual wage-price spiral.
Further, critics of the monetarist position
suggest that a policy emphasizing stable
money stock growth would serve only to in-
sulate holders of long-term contracts-cor-
porate and municipal bonds, for example-
from occurrences such as oil price hikes,
with the impact of these shocks falling
disproportionately on the other sectors of
the economy.
Regardless of the eventual outcome of
this debate, the monetartist view is expec-
ted to play an important role in the policy
deliberations of the new Reagan Ad-
ministration. However, the costs associated
with curing the present inflation problem
are likely to be high whatever approach is
used. Whether a policy emphasizing a stable
growth rate in the money supply is the least
painful method that can be employed to
cure inflation is likely to be hotly debated
over the next several years.
Books in Review
Par ¡«formation about any of these Texas books write: Texas Books la Review,
P.O. Box 171, Burnet, Texas 76*11
TRAIL DUST
By DomgUa Maaámt
lilis Wot Tnu editor-cowboy was
an artist with words, a poet Who wrote
prate. Douglas Mea dor painted word
pictures with a lavish use of color, in-
spired by tbe pink, blue and lavender
base wbteb bung over the beautiful
canyon-like ranch country Which
surrounded his beloved Mmudor
TWfcsuM. The beauty of old frontier
symbols and its picturesque* speech
Texas
editor of the Braekanridff American,
based this historical narrative on
recollections of the children of Peter
and Christlna-Selmar, Alma and
Clara. The Swenson Memorial
Museum of Stephen County was
established in memory of the pioneer
couple. 9S.M
Comptroller Says
Raise 'A Disgrace*
alive in Trail Duti
literary art at Ms finest, truly iter
dusted philosophy of the old west.
$7.96
MY ACADIANS
By Locrlia DaiglaEsel
' When LocrcUi Dátale East rehftc-
ww ITOSS a^wo srviHio ^ww* a —sww
lastly trudged the county- lanes 'bf
southwestern Louisiana to attend
School for the first time in the early
(ties she spoke only French. tike her
before, she reflected the culture of a
proud and sometimes defiant psóple.
Mrs. Bast, like many of her Acadian
neighbors, has made soüttisüt Texas
home for several decades and tran-
splanted the joie 4m viwnf and ancient
folkways of the "Csjuns" to west of
the Sabine River. Mrs. East now
mattes her home in Beaumont and has
written My AeaéUuu to help preserve
the heritage of the Acadian people.
From the backlog of her own ex-
perience she tells of legends and old
customs, provides recipes for
Acadian and Creole cooking, gives a
brief history of the Acediana,
reminisces of rural NMI Cm and'
Aftm La Boutaiaon. The book has an
introduction by Texas "Mea Cajún"
W.T.Oliver. *•> ; WJ6
LANTERN IN THE VALUE Y
By Batty EUtott Hatuu
Christina Tors tensen Swenson was
, twenty-two yeers old when she left her
native Norway. The long journey half
way «round the world would even*
tually end in a leg cabin in a valley in
Stephen County, Texas. Christina
i the wife of Peter Swenson, an
like herself, except from
Obedient wife and strong-
willed pioneer mother, Christina
a symbol of those whoee
faith clung tenstlously to the
AUSTIN, Tex. - State Comptroller
Bob Bullock said recently that Social
Security and income taxes will eat up
meet of the 5.1 percent pay raise state
employees expect in their February
paychecka..
"There will be a lot of disappointed
employees et the end of the month,"
Bullock said of the emergency pay
raise approved by the Legislature.
"For most employees, the so-called
raise amounts to little more than a
dpUar a day."
Bullock said "most of our
professional people-like my auditors-
-will be insulted."
Bullock pointed out that the
paycheck of a "typical" auditor, with
a spouse and two children, will look
like this:
December, i960, paycheck gross
amount: $1,346.00; social security:
13.77; withholding: $155.51;
retirement: 680.76; insurance: 150.
Total net takehome: $1,055.96.
Letters to the Editor I
i
soil and the land which reluctantly
yielded the fruits of yeers of toil.
Betty HSnná, author of a
Dear Editor:
The 303rd Bomb Group (H)
Association is looking for all WWII
airmen (aircrew and support) who
served with the 303rd Bomb Group
(H) in Molesworth, England 1942-1945.
The purpose of the Associstion is to
assist in contacting former friends,
receiving news of the 303rd Reunions,
. and maintaining the active status of
thé 303rd. The Association feels that
many of the former 303rders hsve not
heara or are aware of the Refor-
mation of the 303rd, and may be living
in this area. Former members of the
303rd are asked to contact JOSPEH
VIE IRA, 6400 Park Street* Hollywood.
The Cherokeean
Texas Oldest Weekly Newspaper,
KmMitM as Um Cherokee Sentinel, Feb. 27,1850
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Other former 8th AF during WWII
may write to 8th Air Force Clearing
House, 3911 NW 173rd Terrace. Ops
Locka.FL 33065.
Sincerely,
Joseph Vieira
Secretary-Treasurer
Dear Editor:
I am writing to ask you to help me
and my school get the armsdillo to be
the official state mammal of Texas. We
think the armadillo would be good
because moet people like them, they
are interesting, they build good
homes, and they eat fire ants. They
have a tough hide - like a cowboy's
boot.
Resolution HCR 53 is in Austin now
and we need help to get it passed.
Would you please ssk your readers to
write to their Representative and
Senator and ask them to vote for it.
If any school kids or teechers want
more lnformetion, they can write to:
Armadillo In '61, Oak Creek Elemen-
tary, 3975 Gladeridge. Houston. Texas
77061. and we will send some things
Yours Truly,
Sloan ChUdsrs, Age 10
Pmidenl'Armadllle Council
wmmmmmmmmmmmmm
from ¥ • n
the... Lions Lien
by E.B. Musick, Jr.
One of the Lions says SÉ he used to
give his wife a heart-shaped box of
chocoletes for Valentine. However,
she's gotten so fat, that this year he
gave her a Valentine gift-wrapped
Pritikin's Diet Book. .
Can you believe that Lien President
Alien GUchreet asked Lion Frank
Howell to lead us in singing? He did
and believe it or not did e good Job.
Our gueets were Mr. Mark Ham-
mond and Mr. Scott Seely.
Mr. Seely said that he wes a friend
of Lion Howell and Lion Tail Twister
Raymond Cooper gave him 26 cents •
said that it was good to know that Lion
Howell bed et least one friend.
Good to see Lion Thomas Huckabay
i back with us after a battle with ill
health.
Lion David Long is supposed to visit
Us this day and we do hope that he
makes it.
Ballots were passed out for selec-
ting the Lion of the Yeer and It will be
a while before that is announced.
It is true thst Lion Ike has peenuts
at his place of businees, can't think of
the name of it, but will soon have Jelly
beans instead.
Lion Glen Stanley secured Lion
Charles Holcomb as our program.
Lion Holcomb is our new District At-
torney and told us some of the things
that he hopes to accomplish.
He hopes to help the merchants with
the hot check problem that has caused
them so much trouble over the years.
The feee to be collected will pay for a
new employee for the office.
It will no longer be necessary for
the merchant to send out a letter
giving a ten-day notice, the District
Attorney's office will now take care of
that little item. -
Some information concerning what
to do and what can be done is being
compiled by this office for distribution
to all merchants soon.
Probation is good when used
properly, and not abused. The D.A. is
going to put forth much effort to
secure restitution for the people that
have been injured by theft or
whatever. If a person is placed on
probation that he should be fined also.
So far in some two and one-half
months some $10,000.00 in fines have
been assessed and will be paid so
much per month until paid in full.
Investigation is always a problem
and it is hoped that in the future a full
time investigator could be employed.
A workshop is planned in the near
future for all officers to school them in
proper procedures regarding arrests,
questioning a person and a search of
persons or automobiles.
Of course, one of the biggest
problems in our county and all coun-
ties is burglary. Many are happening
each day and our D.A. hopes to take
the profit out of it. He plans to go after
the people that actually purchase the
stuff.
There is also more and more white
collar crime. Then the ever present
drug problem. He feels that many of
the young people are beginning to see
what it has actually done to some of
their friends and they are beginning to
see that they don't want to be in that
condition for the rest of their life. He
feel that they are becoming much
wiser.
Good to have Lion Holcomb visit
with us.
"May I help you with the soup, sir? "
asked the waiter. "What do you mean,
help me? I don't need any help."
Waiter: "Sorry, sir. From the sound I
thought you might want to be dragged
ashore."
See you Thursday Noon at the
Rustic Rails Restaurant.
Kiss in' Kuzzins
4 Books 'Goldmine' i
The 9.1 percent raise would amount
to $09.
February, 1961, paycheck gross
amount: $1,415; social security:
$11.32; withholding: $170.64;
retirement: $84.90; insurance: $50.
Total net takehome pay: $1,097.94.
Net gain of $41.90.
The situation is even worse for the
60,000 employees who are so lowly
paid that they will get a flat $50 raise
instead of the 5.1 percent increase.
"A typical employee in the $50
category will take home $1.17 a day
more," Bullock said.
"Doyoucall$1.17apay raise?"
Bullock said it's a sin that em-
ployees will get so little from a pay
raise that will cost the state so much-
$86 million for Just seven months from
February through August, the end of
the state's current budget year.
"We spend $86 million in seven
months and the state worker gets
$1.17 a day," Bullock said.
"That's a disgrace."
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CAROLYN KR1CSON
1(14 RKDBUD STRKKT
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS 75N1
Four new books which are a regular
GOLDMINE of information are the
books on Jack County by Lucille Gar-
ner, published by Frances Ingmire.
JACK COUNTY, TEXAS -
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS in-
clude deaths, early physicians, divor-
ces, will records, probate records,
registered voters and scholastic
census. This volume contains 70
pages, soft cover, off-set printing with
a surname index. Cost is $9.96.
JACK COUNTY, TEXAS
MARRIAGE RECORDS, Book 1 and
2, 1858-1881 contains 46 pages, soft
cover, off-set printing with surname
index. Cost is $7.95.
JACK COUNTY, TEXAS
MARRIAGE RECORDS, Book 3 1881-
1889 contains 33 pages, soft cover, off-
set printing with ^^urname index.
Cost is $7.95.
JACK COl^ft, TEXAS
MARRIAGE RECHk, Book 4 1890-
1900 contains 70 pagOl, soft cover, off-
set printing with a surname index.
Cost is $9.95.
Some of the names mentioned in
these books include: ALLEN, BEAN,
BLACKWELL, BRISCO, BROWN,
BRUMMETT, CALLAWAY, CAM-
PBELL, CARLISLE,
CASTLEBERRY, CHILDRESS,
COOPER, CRUTCHFIELD,
DAMERON, DAMRON, DEAN,
DUKE, FENTER, FRANKLIN,
GAGE, GARRISON, GUNTER,
HANCOCK, HARRELL, HENDER-
SON, HENSLEY, HENSON,
HODGES, HORTON, HUDSON,
JACKSON, JOHNSON, JONES,
LAUDERDALE, LEMONS, LIT-
TLE, LONG, MADDOX, MARTIN.
MILLER, MOORE, MORROW, MC
CONNELL, NELSON, PETERSON,
PRICE, RHOADES, RILEY,
ROWLAND, SANDERS, SMITH,
STODDARD, SULLIVAN, THOM-
PSON, TURNER, VANDEBURG,
WALKER, WALLACE,
WASHINGTON, WHITE, WILLIAMS.
WILSON, WRIGHT and YOUNG.
Order these books today from Mrs.
Frances Terry Ingmire, 10166 Clair-
mont Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63136.
1 have tried for years to get data
about my great-grandfather, James
PORTER, whose wife was Catherine
WALKER. His family Bible was
located in a desk of his son-in-law
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during
Texas Public Schools Week
March 2 6, 1981
Rusk Plans Plenty
For School Week
Plenty of activities are
planned for Rusk in con-
junction with Texas Public
School Week March 2
through 6.
The elementary school
will have a continual open
house during the day. Any
parent is invited and en-
' couraged to attend his or
her child's class and see
the educational process in
action, according to Rusk
Elementary School Prin-
cipal Dick McGaughey.
The classes will be open
to visitors each day during
regular school hours for the
week of March 2 through 6,
McGaughey said.
The Rusk Parent
Teachers Association is
planning to spotlight the
Rusk kindergarten, accor-
ding to Maxine Pierce,
preeidentofthePTA.
On March 5. an open
houae at the ktmiergsrtsn
Is scheduled with a
program pre*«*i*i h> the
k Inikfrttn stiiti*ii(> siul
teachers and a tour «4 the
lavittllee. th* <ald
The meeting and
program will begin at 7
p.m. in the gymnasium at
the old Bradford School,
the site of the kindergarten
classes.
"We've only been having
kindergarten for two years
and we want to encourage
as many parents of young
children as possible to visit
the kindergarten site and
review the student's
work," Mrs. Pierce said.
The teachers at the
school say that the
facilities for the kindergar-
ten classes are some of the
best in the school district.
The Bradford School is the
most recently built school,
excluding the new High
School building.
"Our program and the
tour of the building is
designed to show parents
what the kindergarten
program in Rusk has to of-
fer to a youngster enrolled
In it," Mrs Pierce said
Another activity
scheuuieu for Public
Schools Week is a meeting
of the Textbook Selection
Committee. The meeting is
scheduled for Thursday,
March 5, at 12:30 p.m.,
Principal McGaughey said.
The committee will make
the selection of textbooks in
five major areas from the
list of textbooks being of-
fered by the state.
The areas of selection in-
clude basal readers for
grades 1 through 8; earth
science books for grsde 8;
bi-lingual reading books for
grades 1 through 3;
vocational industrial
education books for high
school students; and high
school business textbooks.
The members of the
committee are Joyce
Rogers, Charlotte Wilker-
son. Jamie McElroy. Linda
Ball, Mary Boone, Sally
Jordan, Terrl Daniel,
Harold Scallon, Wayne
Wolf, Kim Wells, Bob
Clayton, Sherrell Long, and
Superintendent of Schools
Tony Murray
Henry Downs MORRISON, who
married Jane PORTER in Athens,
Texas. Henry Downs MORRISON was
a son of Dr. William MORRISON and
Susannah HOUSTON, who in turn was
a son of Neil MORRISON, the
"Signer" of the Mecklenburg (N.C.)
Declaration of Independence.
This Bible was a marvelous "find"
for it gave James' brith date, that of
his wife and the names and birthdates
of all their children.
Besides Jane's coming to Texas-
so did a son Robert H. PORTER, who
had married Jane or Jean HOUSTON
in Wilcox Co., Alabama where he is
named in his mother-in-law's will.
This Jane was a sister to my great-
grandmother, Margaret Houston
HOWIE (whose mother was Ann
HOWIE, a daughter of John and Ann
HOWEY of N.C.)
Some of the descendants of the
Howie-Howey say that the names are
originally Scotch for Howie and Irish
for Howey...But are any of the double
kin of Robert H. PORTER and Jane
HOUSTON'S family alive? I would
like to correspond with anyone having
information on this family.
Louise Porter, 327 N. 25th Avenue,
Hattiesburg, Miss 39401
Would like to communicate with
descendants of Ephraim (b. ca 1797)
and Gracy ODOM (b ca 1805) from
Georgia or S.C. They came to
Cherokee Co., Texas in 1850 A son,
James Prank, was born in Natchez,
Miss, on 10 May 1830. Other children
born in Miss, are Benjamin P., 1840;
Simeon R., 1842; Josephine, 1846 and
Charlie J., 1849 James married
Prances Jane WALLACE on 23 March
1854 in Rusk, Cherokee Co., Texas.
They had 12 children, born between
1855 and 1876 My grandfather, Alfred
Galloway was born in 1868 and lived in
Rusk all his life. Where were Ephraim
and Gracy ODOM born, married and
buried? Who were their parents and
where were they from?
Dorothy Odom Bruce, 13123
Roaring Springs. Dallas, Texas 75240.
I am interested in contacting
descendants of William OLIVER and
Martha Ann (WHISNAT) OLIVER of
the Lincoln Parrish, La. area. I am
not sure how many children they had.
Some of them are: Lewis, Major and
Alice Aldorá, b. 12 March 1869, died 12
March 1951 in Cleburne, Texas. (She
was my grandmother.) She married
John Edmond OSBOURN 26 May 1885.
He was born 4 February 1855, died 15
November 1900 Some of his brothers
were: Charlie, Billy, Tom. Some of
them lived around Clayton, Texas. I
would love to hear from anyone with
information on this family.
T9cy (Jones) Hall, Rt. 1, Box 972.
Cleburne, Texas 76031.
NOTE: I would love to hear from
anyone who has the same given name.
I was named by a Doctor Rousseau in
18 November 1927 in the Beckville,
Texas area. I'm told he named
someone else the same given name. If
you know the location of T9cy Ponder
I would love to contact her.
Know there were members of the
TANQUARY family living In or near
Abilene in the period 1890-1910. This
data was gleaned from old letters
written by L.W. Hughes to his
brothers and sisters in West Virginia.
I have been researching and
documenting the TANQUARY
genealogy In America for the past 25
years and will soon be ready to
publish
Would like to hear from any
TANQUARY or HUGHES descendan-
ts for the purpose of bringing this
branch of the family up-to-date
Patrick U Taiujuary, P.O. Hon
1063, lienvllle, Illinois 61*33
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