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Job Openings Remain Low
THE HIO GRANDE HERALD THURSDAY, AUGUST 5,1M2 PAGE «
State Employment Service Job Banks
reported little change in the number of job
openings available in April and May 1982,
the U.S. Department of Labor reported. In
April, 172 Job Bank locations reported
199,000 permanent, full-time jobs available;
while May, 153 Job Banks accounted for
172,000 openings.
Based upon this information, the Labor
Department's Employment and Training
Administration has issued the May and June
editions of the "Job Openings" bulletin. The
primary purpose of the "Job Openings"
bulletin is to inform jobseekers and those
making career decisions about what types
of jobs are most frequently available
through the national Job Bank network, how
much they pay, and where they are located.
For April and May 1982, the average
number of openings reported by par-
ticipating Job Banks showed slight declines,
from 1173 in March to 1157 in April, and then
to 1124 in May. However, for comparable
samples of Job Banks that provided
openings information in both March and
April, and then in April and May, modest
increases in the number of openings were
reported-one percent over the March-April
period and 2 percent for the April-May in-
terval.
Of the total number of job openings listed
during April 1982, about 112,000 or 56 percent
had been filled or cancelled by the end of the
month. This left 87.000 or 44 percent of the
jobs still available as of May i. Of the total
number of job openings listed during May,
about 93,000 or 54 percent had been filled or
cancelled by the end of the month. This left
79,000 or 46 percent of the jobs still available
as of June 1.
Some of the jobs still available as of June 1
were: electrical engineers, 597; secretaries,
1,989; typists, 1,721; cashiers and tellers,
1,261; waiters and waitresses, 3,514; chefs
and cooks, 1,947; security guards and
correction officers, 1,749; real estate and
insurance salespersons, 1,562; sewing
machine operators, 2,061; and motor
vechicle mechanics, 1,490.
The number of openings reported in April
and May still lagged behind to service,
farming, and construction occupations
senstitive to seasonal variations. Oc-
cupations with marked declines in openings
from the previous year include social and
welfare workers; secretaries, typists ana
Stenographers; bookkeepers,cashiers, and
tellers; accounting clerks; information and
reception clerks; food salespersons;
household workers; kitchen workers; hotel
housecleaners; hospital attendants; por-
ters, cleaners, and janitors; gardening and
groundkeeping occupations; cooking and
baking occupations; machinists; metal unit
assemblers; sewing machine operators;
carpenters; truck drivers; parking lot at-
tendants; and packaging material handling
occupations.
Business
V./i. Hospital Rules
Discussed
e
Hi
A number of honorably discharged
veterans appear to have formed the opinion
that they cannot be admitted to a Vete-ans
Administration hospital for needed medical
care, and such decisions have been made
without having personally applied for such
care. According to Homero Salmon,
Veterans Service Officer for Starr County,
some of these veterans are financially
unable to pay for the needed care in civilian
hospitals.
Under current laws, the following persons
are eligible for admission to Veterans
Administration Hospitals when such care is
needed:
(a) Any honorably discharged veteran for
a service-connected disability; or for a
nonservice-connected condition if veteran is
unable to pay for his needed care;
(b) A veteran who was discharged from
military service because of a service in-
curred disability;
(c) A veteran who is in receipt of service-
connected compensation from the VA, or
would be in receipt except for receipt of
retirement pay;
(d) A veteran who is a former prisoner of
war;
(e) A Vietnam veteran who may have
been exposed to dioxin or other toxic sub-
stance while in service;
(f) Any veteran for a nonservice-
connected condition if he is 65 years of age
or older.
Any honorably discharged veteran who
meets any one of these requirements and
who is in need of hospital or surgical care,
may apply directly to the nearest Veterans
Administration for admission. Application
may be made by appearing at the hospital,
where an examination will be made to
determine the need for hospital care.
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Coupon Shopping Saves
GRADUATES EMPLOYED-Some graduates of the secretarial and business
machines classes have been employed or have possible jobs. Shown are Gloria
Marines, Elma Gonzalez, Rubiola Garza, Adelina Lopez, Maria de la luz Mireles, and
Daniel Garza Jr., Shown with the graduates are Sam Vale, Industrial Foundation
president, Rosalinda Garza and Herminia Villarreal, instructors. (Herald Photo)
More Money Given
For Youth Jobs
Secretary of Labor Raymond J. Donovan
announced the nation's summer jobs for
youth programs were getting an additional
$45 million immediately to add thousands of
additional job opportunities for the rest of
the season.
President Reagan signed the urgent
supplemental request to raise the total
summer jobs fund to $730 million.
Donovan said the total funding level would
provide as many as 800,000 summer job
opportunities within the 475 state and local
government agencies seraving their
localities as prime sponsors for Labor
Department-funded employment and
training programs.
"This additional money will help insure
that our youth have sufficient job op-
portunities this summer," Secretary
Donovan said.
About $770,000 of the supplemental funds
have been reserved for use by Native
American prime sponsors for their summer
youth programs on reservations.
Highways Can
Be "Saferways"
Highways can be "safer ways" during the
holiday seasons this year if motorists check
their tires for proper inflation pressure,
adequate tread depth and remember to use
their seat belts, reminds the Tire Industry
Safety Council.
Proper tire air pressure, tires with
adequate tread remaining and buckled seat
belts should be at the top of every safety
check list before taking off on a long road
trip," said Council Chairman Donald G.
Brotzman.
He noted that tires should be inflated to
the vehicle manufacturer's recom-
mendations as shown on the tire information
placard in the car. At that pressure, tires
not only help ensure a safer ride but im-
prove fuel economy by up to three percent
compared to tires whose pressure has been
allowed to drop to low levels.
"By checking and adjusting the air
pressure in your tires every month, you can
save substantial amounts on your annual
gasoline bill," Brotzman said.
"Those savings could mean up to 300 extra
miles if you travel the normal 10,000 miles a
year," he declared.
He pointed out that the chances of an
accident are a lot greater if your tires are
bald.
"Many accidents in wet weather are the
result of vehicles skidding on bald or nearly
bald tires," he said.
Tires with less than one-sixteenth inch of
tread depth showing are dangerous and
should be replaced, he said. When the
danger point has been reached, wear barrs
will begin to show as narrow bands of
smooth rubber across the tread at intervals
around the tire.
Brotzman also said before putting the car
on the highway every occupant should put
Dr. Charles Beards ley
Optometrist
Announces
He will be here from
8:30 A.M. - 12 Noon
EveryThursday
507 E. Main
Rio Grande City
487-5052
GRADUATES GIVEN PARTY-Graduates from the secretarial and office
machines classes were given a party July 23 at the office of Sam Vale, president of the
Industrial Foundation. Shown holding the cake are Vale and R.C. Salinas of the
Board of Directors. Graduates include: Isabel Garza, Maria de Jesus Gonzalez, Ana
Rubie Gutierrez, Oralia Mendoza, Albeza Molina, Gloria Marines, Maria R. Saenz,
Patricia Rosa, Dalinda Salinas, Adelinda Lopez, Noemi Zamora, Darnel Garza, Jr.,
Eva Garza, Miguel Guerrero, San Juanita Perez, Diana Lara, Adelaida Ortega,
Cvnthia Benavidez, Magdalena Garza, Rubiola Garza, Elma Gonzalez and Maria de
la luz Mireles. Not shown: Maricela Alaniz, Maria D. Rocha, Azalea Hernandez, and
Blanca Guzman.(Herald Photo)
Library Courses
To lie Offered
on his safety belt to prevent serious injury in
case of an accident.
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration says there are 6.7 million
traffic accidents reported annually, of
which 2.4 million involve injuries and 44,000
are fatal crashes. The NHTSA says that
only 12 percent of the drivers and
passengers involved in an accident used the
available seat belts in the vehicle.
"NHTSA statistics show that if safety
belts are used, half of all deaths and injuries
to occupants of passenger cars, light trucks
and vans could be prevented," Brotzman
said.
Brotzman listed these additional tips for
I holiday driving:
- Don't forget your spare tire. Check the
' pressure in your spare tire once a month
! and before long trips. The last thing you
need is an underinflated spare when you're
miles away from a service facility.
- Take it easy on wet roads. Stopping on a
wet road can take up to four times the
normal distance on a dry road.
- Don't reduce air pressure after driving.
Heat buildup during driving is normal and
tires will cool down to proper air pressures
on their own after you stop.
- Avoid excessive tire spinning. If your
car is stuck in snow. ice. mud. or sand don't
try to free it by racing the engine. The free-
spinning wheel on the other end of the axle
will turn at twice the speed shown on the
speedometer and can cause the tire to ex-
plode from centrifugal force.
For further information, a free copy of "5
Keys to Better Tire Mileage & Safety," may
be obtained by sending a stamped, self-
addressed business sized envelop to: Keys,
Tire Industry Safety Council, Box 1801,
Washington, D.C. 20013.
The Sam Houston State University School
of Library Science will offer two courses
this fall at the Pan American University-
campus.
Library Science 537--School Library
Media Center Administration-will be
taught on Friday evenings, 6-9 and all day
Saturday on the weekends of Sept, 10 and 11,
Oct. 8 and 9, Oct. 22 and 23 and Dec. 3 and 4.
library Science 560-Library Materials
for will be taught at the same times on the
weekends of Sept. 3 and 4, andt. 24 and 25,
Oct. 22 and 23, and Nov. 19 and 20.
Registration for the courses can be by
mail between August 2-6 or at the Ii> 560
class the weekend of Sept. 3-4. Students who
have been accepted into the SHSU library
Science program should contact a faculty
member for advisement or details at 713-
294-1152.
Students who have not been accepted may
apply by requesting an application packet
and supplying graduate record examination
scores, copies of transcripts from colleges
attended, and two letters of recom-
mendation.
Dr. C. Edwin Dowlin, director of the
School of Library Science, said that students
interested in starting classes this fall should
contact the school immediately.
Tuition and fees for each three-hour class
is $106, or for both classes, $142.
CPL (Wanted Rate Increase
Central Power and Light Company a
subsidiary of Central and South West
Corporation, has received a final order from
the Public Utility Commission of Texas that
CPL is entitled to a 92.67 million dollar in-
crease. This includes $4.5 million in
wholesale rates subject to the jurisdiction of
the Federal Energy Regulatory Com-
mission.
The initial request had been for $156
million. The PUCT also granted the com-
pany's request to substitute these final
figures for the interim and bonded rates
which the company had proposed July 20.
The final order grants the company 16.5
return on common equity. It also provides
for the inclusion of 65 of the costs of Con-
struction Work in Progress (CWIP) in the
rate base. The campany had originally
requested that 100 percent of CWIP be in-
cluded.
The new rates will be applied to electricity
use beginning Friday, July 30, 1982 and
thereafter. Residential customers will
experience an increase of approximately 12%
on their total bill. The company is in the
process of designing new rates for all its
customers to reflect the cost to each
customer group.
To shoppers, coupons offer a chance to
snip nickels and dimes off prices. But, to the
U.S. food industry, coupon advertising is a
billion dollar a year effort to capture
customers.
Ninety billion food advertising coupons
were issued in 1980. One out of 20 of those
were redeemed at a total value of about $1
billion, according to a study by economist
Anthony E. Gallo of USDA's Economic
Research Service.
"About 3.3 cents of every $10 spent by the
consumer goes to cover the gross cost of
coupons," Gallo explains in the August issue
of USDA's FARMLINE magazine.
"However, there is no hard evidence that
food prices would drop in the absence of
coupons, because manufacturer would shift
to other types of advertising."
While consumers can save money, food
manufacturers find that coupon costs-
average face value of 23.5 cents according
to an ERS survey, plus 8.5 cents in handling
expenses in 1980-are more than offset by
increased sales volume. Coupons help boost
sales by lowering the retail cost for the item
(price minus coupon value), increasing
consumer awareness of the product, and
improving shelf space and position in stores.
The effectiveness of coupons appears to
be drawing more attention in the food in-
dustry. The number of coupons issued
jumped from 10 billion in 1965 to 90 billion
in 1980.
Dollar outlays for coupons would be far
higher if redemption rates kept pace with
the increase in numbers issued. However,
while distribution almost trippled from 1974
to 1979, redemptions only doubled. In 1974,1
in 16 food coupons were redeemed, com-
pared with 1 in 20 in 1980.
Not all coupons redeemed at food stores
are for food products. In fact, a recent
survey of one grocery chain found that only
3 out of 5 coupons redeemed were for food.
Such nonfood items as household supplies,
pet food, tobacco, and general merchandise
accounted for 39 percent of coupons
redeemed.
Among food items, coffee and highly
processed products, such as breakfast
cereals, were the most common among
redeemed coupons. They accounted for 60
percent of the total food coupon value, even
though they represent only 10 percent of all
food expenditures.
One important tool of product promotion
is shelf placement. Retailers normally
provide more and better shelf space to the
more popular brands. This, in turn, en-
courages still more sales-at the expense of
competitors. Couponing Teates consumer
demand for a specific brand, pressuring the
retailer for prime shelf placement, explains
USDA economist I>arry G. Hamm, who co-
authored the study with Gallo.
Retailers also promote coupons, but often
with a different objective. While
manufacturers issue coupons to sell a given
product, retailers use them to lure
customers into the store-as well as to
promote ; store-brand products.
One common strategy used by retailers is
double couponing. The store matches the
coupon premium offered by the manufac-
turer, thus giving customers twice the
discount.
On the other end of the food coupon chain
are consumers who, in the judgment of
manufacturers and retailers, buy much
more of a brand with coupons than without.
An ERS survey found that four out of five
households used coupons.
Gallo says that money lies at the root of
coupon clipping.
While the sharp rise in coupon distribution
encouraged use, Gallo says sharply rising
food prices from 1971- to 1979 were also a
major factor. Many consumers were
prodded to find ways to reduce food costs.
Another incentive: the average face value
of coupons rose two thirds during that
period.
Gallo also notes that companies
specializing in direct mail coupons tailor
lists to middle and upper income groups
with large families who spend more.
But, do coupons really benefit users?
Gallo says consumers who don't use
coupons forgo the average face value of 23.5
cents while saving the coupon issuer 8.5
cents in handling costs. However, the
nonuser also saved the time required to clip,
sort, and carry coupons to the stores-and
many consumers find this too high a cost.
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Avoid 'Vetscairf
The Veterans Administration is warning
residents to beware of persons making
telephone calls to solicit contributions to
support VA activities.
The VA has reports of solicitors elsewhere
allegedly stating the contributions are
needed because of federal budget cutbacks.
They further state that a representative will
stop by the home to pick up the contribution,
said Ted W. Mvatt, Director, Houston VA
Regional Office.
The VA isn't involved in any such
solicitation activity, he stressed. VA
regulations state: "Officials and employees
of the VA will not solicit contributions from
the public nor will they authorize the use of
their names, the name of the administrator,
or the name of the VA by any individual or
organization in any campaign or drive for
money or articles for the purpose of making
a donation to the VA."
Commerce Dept. Announces Hispanic Grant ^ ^mlty Business By Phone
Victor M. Rivera, director
of the Commerce Depart-
ment's Minority Business
Development Agency
(MBDA), announced the
award of a $175,000 grant to
generate new business op-
portunities for Hispanic-
owned manufacturing firms.
The award went to the
Ixitin American Manufac-
turers Association 11^AMA),
a Washington, D.C. - based
trade organization.
At a brief signing
ceremony at Commerce,
Rivera said, "This award
represents a cooperative
effort between the federal
and private sectors to
promote the formation and
expansion of competitive
minority-owned firms, as
well as to significantly in-
crease their contributions to
our economy.
"Manufacturing is a
major component of our free
enterprise system. It is
responsible for the creation
of millions of jobs and new
industries," Rivera said.
"For years, Hispanic
manufacturing firms have
been under-represented in
the U.S. economy. But
organizations such as UMA
have remained in the
forefront to ensure greater
opportunities for Hispanic-
owned businesses."
Under the grant, LAMA is
to identify new government
and private business op-
portunities for its members
and other Hispanic-
manufacturing firms. The
association will also assist
Hispanic-owned firms
participating in the Small
Business Administration's
8(a) business development
program.
-ROUND UP-
AMERICAN LEGION POST 382
SPECIAL MEETING
6 P.M. FRIDAY , AUGUST 6, 1982.
ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS & TRUSTEES
IMPORTANT MEETING— PLEASE COME!
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT
HOMERO SALMON
487-5422 or 487-5851
People in the McAllen area who have
Social Security business to take care of can
get the best and fastest results if they
telephone first, Jose J. Trevino, Social
Security district manager in McAllen, said
recently.
Nearly all business with Social Security
can be handled by telephone, Mr. Trevino
said. Examples of what can be done by
phone include:
Apply for Social Security or sup-
plemental security income payments. The
application can be started by telephone and
completed by mail in most cases.
* Apply for Medicare.
Change name or address in Social
Security records.
* Report a change in marital status.
* Report starting or stopping work or other
events that can affect checks.
* Replace a lost or missing Social Security
or Medicare card.
*The process can be started by phone.
* Get help completing Medicare clain}
forms.
Request a statement of earnings
reported to a person's Social Security-
record.
*• Find out if a particular health care
facility takes part in Medicare.
*Get help in requesting a review of a
decision made on a claim.
* To get an answer to any question about
Social Security or to request a copy of a free
publication.
A person calling about benefits shoul^
have his or her Social Security number
available. To reach the McAllen Social
Security office, call 686-3757.
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RAYMOND P. MUSSETT, M.D.
ANNOUNCES THAT
ROBERTO CORTES, M.D.
Will Be Joining Him in the Practice of Family Medicino at
BETHEL OUTPATIENT CLINIC
Beginning August 2,1982
Offica Hours: Monday - Friday (Lunaa - Ylernaa) 8:00-5:00
Saturday (Sabado) Beginning August 7th: 9:00 • 12:00 Noon
Pti 849-2176 - 900 E. Bravo St. • Roma, Toxas
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Mathis, Dora Barrera. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 5, 1982, newspaper, August 5, 1982; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194883/m1/6/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.