1960 Predicted as Most Prosperous Year
Ever; Non-Inflationary Expansion Seen
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New York - WD - Tod bov-
emment official! exuded opti
mism this week over the econ
omic outlook for I960, but
many business leaders, find
ing some trouble pushing
their wares in the market
place, were still to be con
vinced. Treasury Secretary Robert
Anderson predicted 1960 will
be the country's most prosper
ous year ever and asserted
that the economy's chances
for a "long period" of non-inflationary
expansion are bet
ter now than at any time in
the past.
One of President Eisenhow
er's leading economic advis-
Si
Small Worlds
Around Us
By Lynn M. Watkint
Sexton Beetles Keep
Busy Burying the Dead
He and his hard-shelled lit
tle wife, working as a team,
take their work seriously. Be
cause of him, his wife and
others of their kind, birds and
small animals which are kill
ed or die are completely
buried and in a surprisingly
short space of time; remark
ably short when we realize
the little animals doing the
burying are small beetles -aptly
called "sexton beetles."
The burying takes place
right where the little animal
died. When the pair of beetles
starts working, the body of
the dead drops from sight in
just a few hours. The sexton
beetle is about an inch long;
visually the bod; color is black
with dull orange or red mark
ings. The antenna on the head
are developed into tiny knobs,
which are very sensitive to
the odor of decay. These
beetles can detect the presence
of a dead animal from a con
siderable distance.
Hurriedly approaching the
carcass, the burying bug runs
around it, apparently in aim
less circles. Soon, however, a
decision is reached. The pair
begins work. Squeezing under
the dead body they begin re
moving the earth, one grain
at a time.
Corpse Sinks
Sticks, leaves and small
stones are carried out. As the
soil and other debris is re
moved from under the corpse,
it sinks downward. Some
times the two beetles become
so tired they cannot go on, in
which case they carry sand
and pile it on top of the body,
covering it completely, but
leaving a little mound that
marks the grave.
As soon as the body Is
buried or covered, the female
beetle lays her eggs on the
carcass, thus assuring the
newly hatched larvae an ade
quate supply of the proper
kind of beetle food. '
No stranger world exists
than that which is common
place among the family of
creatures called the "beetles."
There are thousands of kinds.
Some are our most useful in
sects; some, such as the Jap
anese beetle, are our worst
Some beetles are outstand
ing examples of endurance,
persistence, and resourceful
ness. It has been found that
there are beetles capable of
lifting 500 times their own
body weight. The beetle, too,
is so constructed as to be al
most indestructible. Some can
fly at full speed Into a cement
wall and not be Injured in the
slightest.
Wings Protected
The heavy armour that en
closes their bodies is mostly
impervious to poison sprays.
The beetles even have their
flying wings protected by a
hard shield. These shields are
raised up and held out of the
way when the beetle is in
flight.
Nearly all beetles spend
their time under the ground,
but among the many kinds of
beetles, there is a wide dif
ference in habit patterns and
insect - actions. The burying
beetle, strange as it is, is no
stranger than many of the
others; Just different. He is,
however, about the only mem
ber of the beetle family who
is in the undertaking business.
- Usually a male and a fe
male sexton beetle work to
gether, and of course for only
one purpose: to make food
available for the newly hatch
ed beetle larvae. If the beetle
pair , has any understanding
with one another or means of
conveying a. thought, there
must be times when he tiredly
says to his hard-working little
wife, "Honeyj . there must be
an easier way."
(Released by The Register and
Tribune Syndicate, I960)
ers, Raymond J. baulnler pre
dicted a 14 per cent rise in
spending for plant and equip
ment and higher sales of
autos, houses and appliances
despite "occasional, uncheer
ful evidence" to the contrary.
Retail merchants, weather
ed in for the past few weeks
by freak storms in most parts
of the country, confidently ex
pected to reverse the March 1
I per cent decline in sales from
February with a record taster
volume. '
However, one disquieting
note regarding the ability of
the consumer to s p e n d was
struck by the Institute of Life
Insurance. It reported that
last year the American people
added only 62 cents to their
savings for every dollar they
added to their debt.
The big first quarter flush
of the steel industry began to
pale as new orders thinned
out following the post-strike
stampede to build up inven
tories. The auto industry cut
back in production schedules
was also cited as a factor.
Rate Drop
The American Iron & Steel
Institute reported mill oper
ating rate dropped 5 points to
an average of 79 per cent of
capacity. An estimated 13.000
steelworkers have been laid
off in western Pennsylvania
alone and another 1,100 are
being furloughed at the end
of the week in the Youngs
town area.
However, earnings of the
major producers in the first
quarter are expected to be at
record or near record levels.
Jones & Laughlin, the only
major company to report so
far, said it had peak sales and
profits.
The labor department
reported unemployment in
March climbed by more than
Taenr Pfoecf Bids
To Be Opened May 26
Poiitland -idJPD The Bureau
of Reclamation said Monday
bids would be open May 26 at
White City, near Medford, for
a fish screen structure at
Hyatt Prairie dam in con
nection with the Talent Irri
gation project
WEATHER LAYOFFS
Chilton, Wis.-fllPD-The Wis
consin Employment Service
reported Monday that 400 em
ployees had been laid off at
two factories because spring
arrived late. The two factories
make lawnmowers.
200.000 to 4,130,000 or the
highest total since March
1959. However, It blamed the
sharp rise in joblessless to se
vere weather conditions and
predicted a fast spring upturn
in employment.
The railroads generally fail
ed to get back on the right
track in the first quarter. The
Association of American Rail
roads said disappointing first
quarter freight revenues
forced a number of carriers to
defer orders for new rolling
stock and improvements.
A rash of annual meetings
were told of a mixed first
quarter and outlook for the
immediate future. R. J. Rcy
nolds stockholders can expect
record first quarter opera
tions, but Western Union Tele
graph looks-for a decline in
earnings. Whirlpool Corp. said
"severe competition" in the
appliance field and top-heavy
inventories point to lower
earnings.
Oil buyers in Texas will cut
back their purchases of crude
oil in May and the Chase Man
hattan Bank revised down
ward its prediction of a 5 to 6
per cent increase in 1960 pe
troleum demand to about 3
per cent.
Some domestic airlines are
running short of cash. Debt
ridden Capital Airlines was
put on notice that it prized
fleet of British Viscounts will
be foreclosed unless it antes
up on $12 million worth of
overdue notes. Trans - World
is seeking loans totaling 340
million dollars to finance its
jet airline fleet.
Hopes of cheaper money ap
peared dashed. The govern
ment had to raise its interest
rate to sell two billion dollars
worth of treasury bills. Com
mercial paper and bankers
acceptance rates were also
boosted. However, the Feder
al Housing Administration re
ported new signs of a slight
easing in the cost of new home
I mortgages, but said it may be
only temporary.
On the price front ware
housing men see no immediate
move to hike steel prices be
cause of the softness of the '
market. Revere Copper lower-'
ed prices on some copper
sheets to meet foreign compe
tition and heavy fuel oil prices
were raised by 10 cents a -barrel
by a major mid-continent
supplier.
The stock market continued
to mirror the indecision of
the economy. Prices moved
through another dull week
with no definite trend discern-;
ible. Some of the experts are :
hoping for the usual spring
rise following the tax deadline.
Tutidir, April 19, I960
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Sweetland Speaks
On School Support
Lakeview -fllPD- State Sen.
Sweetland (D - Milwaukie),
candidate for secretary of
state, said Monday "the fate
of the nation depends on the
public's support of our schools
and colleges."
He told the Lake county
Chamber of Commerce the
educational system has the
responsibility to supply vast
numbers of new skilled and
trained graduates capable of
performing increasingly com
plex tasks required in this age
of automation.
Sweetland said the most
serious defect in Oregon s
education system is the way
it is financed. "Oregon's school
financing has placed an un
fair and lopsided burden
upon property taxpayers,"
he said. "This can be correct
ed if public school financing
is shifted, in part, from the
local property taxpayer to the
state income and corporation
excise taxpayer."
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