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Show I 10 Recommendations lor callers Brigham City, Utah Thursday, December 18, 1975 BOX ELDER JOURNAL, Place calls before 6 p.m. CCuirDStaas 0(3080 pCnODIie Christmas, traditionally busiest day of the certain portly, white-haire- Iblg 0SG the year for a d gentleman with a retinue of reindeer, is also the busiest day Christmas eve or on Christmas afternoon, when lines are less busy. Dial long distance calls directly to save both money and time. Domestic direct dial rates no matter what the hour are rjiDD Eu3G0GD on lower than operator-assiste- d calls. Check time differences Q0CIn)p begins. Also, in some overseas countries, some directory assistance operators do not work on Christmas. between the United States and other countries. It may be the difference between reaching a friend on Christmas or the day after. Check with local operators for specific information on rates to the 249 countries served by the Bell System. Rates and reduced rate periods vary for different nations, the cost depending on time and location. Money to Burn Of 18 major cities in America, most Washington, D.C. has the polluted air, according to a study done early this year by the Council on Municipal Performance. The city has no heavy ins dustry except the government of Bureau incinerator at the inEngraving and Printing. The 6,000 about cinerator destroys pounds of currency and securities a day. Residue from the paper to lingers in the air, helping cause the pollution problem. Corn Facts More than 80 gallons of fuel are used to produce an acre of com on Americas farms. Corn returns about four calories of food for each calorie of energy used to produce the staple. for the American Telephone and Telegraph company. The Christmas holiday at HANSEN CHEVROLET means a substantial increase in the number of calls made and a major shift in customer calling habits. Mountain Bell predicts that Christmas customers will make a record total of about 13.7 million interstate calls this year. Of these, about 500,000 will be made to overseas locations, and thats twice the number of overseas calls made on an average business day, according to Kenneth O. Hill, Utah public relations manager. To meet demands of such a busy day, the Bell System will add about 3,200 circuits to the telephone network and have thousands of employes working to complete as many calls as AT&T IT WAS A snowy morning last Saturday when this photo in downtown Brigham City. Weather has since was shot and become colder after moderate temperatures prevailed during most of November and early cleared December. CHEVY VALUE -B- UYS AT HANSEN CHEV OLDS BRIGHAM CITY 723- CARS AND TRUCKS possible. In coming Not Only Change But quantity alone is not the only change in calling patterns which are watched closely by Bell System network managers who scan worldwide traffic flow and, when necessary, channel calls along alternate routes. On holidays, said Hill, year Unemployment tax to jump for most Utah employers Unless some action is taken by the forthcoming budget session of the Utah Legislature, experience rating in Utah will be eliminated, and all employers in the state will be forced to pay the maximum 2.7 percent unemployment in- surance tax rate beginning in 1976. For many employers this will mean a 93 percent increase in their state unemployment tax bill next year, regardless of their own employment experience. These facts were reported recently by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organi- zation in its analysis of the insurance problem facing the state. According to the Foundation study, the unemployment tax schedule is determined by the ratio of the unemployment reserve fund balance to the total wages paid by all covered employers in the state. Recently, there has been a drain on the reserves because of the high rate of unemployment resulting from the recession. Total wages in the State also have been rising during this same period because of inflation. Will Trigger Suspension As a result, the critical reserve fund ratio is expected to drop below 1.4 percent by the end of the year which auto- matically trigger a suspension of experience rating in Utah will and require all employers in the state to pay the maximum 2.7 percent rate. For employers with the best employment experiences now paying a 1.4 percent rate, this will mean a 93 percent boost in unemployment taxes next year. On Oct, 20, 1975, the Utah Advisory 'council, consisting of representatives of business, labor, and general public, approved a plan designed to retain experience rating and stabilize the Utah unemployment compensation program. In essence, the council plan would raise the taxable wage base from the present $4,200 to $8,100 in 1976 and make adjustments in subsequent years in 'line with changes in the average wage paid to all covered workers in the state. Change Ratios In addition, the proposal would change the reserve fund ratios for determining the tax rate schedule to be applied and also raise the maximum rate from the present 2.7 percent to 3.0 percent. Foundation analysts point out that total projected tax incre-- ' ases for all employers in 1976 would be about the same under the advisory council plan as would occur if no change were made in the present law and the tax rate for all employers was allowed to climb to 2.7 percent. The council plan, however, would continue experience rating which provides lower rates for employers with stable employment experience. In addition, the council proposal is designed to strengthen the reserve fund, thereby maintaining fiscal solvency of the employment program. long-rang- e un- Effect Will Vary Effect of the changes proposed by the advisory council on specific employing firms will vary according to the firms wage level and employment experience. In general, costs e would rise, especially for employers, but the principle of experience rating would be retained. While Utah has encountered some problems this year in financing its unemployment compensation 'program, the situation is not nearly as critical as it is in most of the other states. The Foundation report indicates that a growing number of states are borrowing from the federal government in order to high-wag- most people call from their suburban or rural homes and diverge from normal business day calling which is heaviest between metropolitan areas. These holiday calls, which also last about twice as long as as many as 30 state unemplan average business message, oyment insurance systems may cause heavy traffic on normally be broke by the end of 1976 if low volume routes. present trends continue. Gives Recommendations By contrast, the Utah system still has adequate reserves to Hill suggested that customers meet current benefit costs. who make long distance or Even if no change were to be overseas calls during the Chrmade in the present law, the istmas night Utah system could continue to rush might want to follow these operate for another five to 13 recommendations: years before the reserve fund Try to have numbers alwould be exhausted. ready available before the rush , . tfj- - 0 o o a twl V meet current unemployment benefit payments. At the present time 13 of the states have depleted their reserves and it is estimated that O to Reports breakin (fifl Keith Bradbury reported to Brigham City police someone broke out a window at Brads In & Out and stole some food items early Monday morning. Entrance was made by breaking out a window, police said. v o is or Oairisttmad Mq jpoar Reasonable just $9.00 for a gift that will keep giving all year long. Twice a week, when the News Journal arrives in the mail, the person you gave it to will remember your thoughtfulness. is a nice gift for former residents, studenThe ts or service men too, but we must charge $11.00 a year for out of county subscriptions due to the higher mail fees. We have special Christmas Gift cards you can sign and give, or we will be glad to mail them for you. Come in soon . . . Christmas is coming. News-Journ- al fr BOX ELDER lourna 55 South First West Brigham City 723-34- 71 Of I O kWi TRY' o 'cm tiV rift v--S . |