THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1981
Page 5
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Lowest rate of 2.8 percent recorded in February
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(Unemployment in the Bryan-
latural disAllege Station Standard Statistic
al Metropolitan Area dropped to
hquakeon?2.8 percent of the civilian labor
ne will hi iirce in February, 1.9 percentage
ints lower than the Texas unem-
lity, Elbeitiployment rate,
istory andc® The Texas Employment Cont
ents ramfiission reports from January to
iebruary unemployment in the
:rologer, smryan-College Station SMS A de-
ourses ofpAased 18 percent from 1,500
isasteroaeferkers (3.5 percent of the labor
ce) to 1,230 workers.
1 be a line;tj The national unemployment
ificance tl«:tate is 8 percent,
said the cot* And from one year ago, unem-
bled times, iloyment in the area decreased
itline-uphi 212 ?™ 1 ’ { \ 0 ™b 56 °J J i Feb '
its. ShesdlS' , 980 t ‘ o „ 1 ’ T ebn,ary
s for earth
(I An SMSA is an area with a
novedinto(l pulati0n ° f 50 ’ 000 ° r more
which is used to define the area’s
civilian labor force. About 25
SMSA’s exist in Texas, said Walt
Baker, TEC office manager.
The TEC estimated the total
civilian labor force in February
1981 for the Bryan-College Sta
tion SMSA was 44,260, a 5.6 per
cent increase over last February’s
total of 41,920. The civilian labor
force is the estimated number of
employed and unemployed work
ers residing in the Bryan-College
Station SMSA.
“We have an extremely healthy
economy in this area that is in
creasing industry and causing
more people to move here,” Baker
said.
New industries such as Texas
Instruments and Babcock-Wilcox,
the growth ofTexas A&M Univer
sity, and the fact that this area is an
excellent place to live because of
its size, central location and good
school system contributes to the
tremendous growth in the past
year. Baker said.
Total employment increased
from 40,360 in February 1980 to
43,030 in February 1981, a 6.6
percent increase. Total employ
ment was 40,950 in January 1981
and increased by 5.1 percent by
the next month, according to the
TEC’s monthly civilian labor re
port.
Total employment figures in
clude resident wage and salary
workers, self-employed, unpaid
family workers and domestics in
private households, agricultural
workers and workers involved in
labor-management disputes, Bak
er said.
The size of the labor force and
the total number employed repre
sent record highs for this area, the
TEC report said.
A domino effect begins as the
community grows. Baker said.
For example, the new mall will
supply about 2,000 new jobs,
which will attract new residents.
In turn, the increase in population
will encourage new support and
service industries, like restaurants
and supermarkets, to open.
“During the last decade Bryan-
College Station was the fastest
growing SMSA in the state,” Bak
er said.
Job openings are abundant, he
said. The TEC filled 450 vacancies
in February, and during the last
fiscal year it filled 5,000 vacancies
in the Bryan-College Station area.
Mechanics, machinists and ex
perienced secretaries are needed
in this area, Baker said.
The TEC estimated that 39,790
non-agricultural wage and salary
jobs existed in this SMSA in Feb
ruary 1981, 4.7 percent more than
the January 1981 total of 38,000.
The gain of 1,790 workers
occurred mainly in non
manufacturing fields, which in
clude jobs in mining, transporta
tion, communications, utilities,
trade, finance, insurance, real
estate, services and government.
Between January 1981 and Feb
ruary 1981 government jobs,
which include Texas A&M work
ers, increased by 8.7 percent,
from 16,700 workers to 18,160.
The increase was caused by the
return of workers following the
semester break, the report said.
The only decrease in non
manufacturing jobs was the 2.5
percent decrease in the number of
construction workers. This num
ber dropped from 2,440 in January
1981 to 2,380 in February 1981.
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By SHARON D. RENFROW
'/If II The simple setting, the small
■*(! 1st, the lack of fancy props and
— stumes and its style made the
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the South during the 30s came
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(nation and characters and then
sumed the roles.
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mded the black man accused of
_ ipe, Tom Robinson; Scout and
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Finch took the case because he
had to show the community that
Robinson was innocent beyond
doubt, even though he knew the
man would be pronounced guilty
because of community prejudice.
The town didn’t learn from the
trial, but Atticus’ children saw that
whites and blacks are equal.
The narration kept the audience
clear on the action and helped
them see objects that were out of
their view, but in the view of the
characters.
One scene where this style was
effective was the incident with the
rabid dog. Though there was no
actual dog on stage, the audience
could see what the characters saw
— a mad dog walking “as if its right
side was shorter than its left side“.
With the narration, setting and
costume changes were not
needed. The one wall and floor
made of unfinished, uneven
boards became apparent as the
Atticus’ house. The short porch
with an opening for the door be
came Scout and Jem’s summer
playmate’s house. Crooked steps
leading off stage led to recluse Boo
Radley’s house. And with a change
of characters or the addition of a
few chairs, the same props be
came the courthouse.
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or the same suit on Atticus be
cause the narration and acting did
the costume change for the
players.
The style and the acting made
the play an excellent escape. After
Atticus’ final argument to the jury
during Robinson’s trial, the audi
ence gave a verdict of “not guil
ty.” To bad they weren’t in the
play. _
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