12 - The Newi-Rovlew, Roieburg, Ore. Mon., Dee. 19, 1949 Brisk Christmas Trade Sets Pace For Higher Trend In Business, Industry By G. A. PHILLIPS NEW YORK, UP A brisk Christmas trade set the pace for a steady to higher trend in business and industry last week. A glance at the national economic scene one week before Christ mas disclosed a well-rounded picture with strong tides running in industrial production, employment, building and retail trade. Tlie stock market hit an 18-month high In a sustained exhibition of bullish strength unmatched in any prior week this year. At the same time there were enjugh orders on the books or in sight to give most businessmen a feeling of cautious satisfaction as they prepared to tally the year's final results. Uncertainty Noted The cautious attitude crept In to the picture because of the un certainty that exists as to the Srobably length of the present usiness upturn. Many experts will tell you that it is simply too good to last, and with a vivid recollection of what happened last spring and summer when there was a painful dip in bus iness, a wary attitude was evl- For Christmas Sprinklin' Sambo Made entirely of st 'y, rust proof metal, brightly colored with baked enamel. 30" high and 8" wide. Make a wonder ful Christmas gift for only 8.40. KIER-CROOCH PLUMBING CO. 316 Mill St. Phone 1242 R dent In many front offices. The $4 a ton hike in steel pri ces late last week probably will deepen this cautious mood. N o matter what the merits, in the case may be, the move is cer tain to make businessmen won der whether It will invite strong anti-business programs by gov ernment or promote a drive for higher wages, or both. Higher wages might upset the present delicate balance between infla tion and deflation in favor o f inflation In the form of higher prices for goods and services. As the year draws to a close the price structure seemed to.be firming in many areas. New purchasing power hit market pla ces In the form of heavy gov ernment expenditures for many sided operations at home and the Marshall plan program abroad. The Bureau of Labor Statistics late Friday announced wholesale prices across the country advan ced one-tenth of one per cent in the week ended Dec. 13. Trends have remained higher since that time. Shortly now, the first funds from the $2,800,000,000 GI, insur ance pool will be distributed and higher pay rates for a vast army of government pensioners and workers will add to the money SLABWOOD In 12-16 and 24 In. lengths OLD GROWTH FIR DOUBLE LOADS WESTERN BATTERY SEPARATOR Phone 898 I I II 1 " jj 6. . Dillard Mr. and Mrs. Wlllard Laur ance spent several days last week over at Lakeside fishing. Mr. and Mrs. Lynne Linton and children, Gary and Kathleen of Grande Ronde, Oregon, were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Golgert, enroute to Crecent City, Calif. Mrs. Linton is an old school chum of Mrs. Golgert. The Lintons are widely known as ex tensive growers and breeders of a fine line of chinchillas. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Golgert and sons, Donald and Neal, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oren Standley, of Camas Valley, for turkey dinner on Sun day. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Bayle Barker. MAVIS JANE HAARSAGAR, four years old, takes time out in her father's arms to wonder if just perhaps she will get a nice doll for her very own, maybe like the one her Daddy showed her here, she s quite a little doll herself, I II say. Mavis is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Haarsagar of Mo hall. North Dakota. They are visiting here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lorenzen at 340 East Second Avenue North. (By Paul Jenkins). Mr. and Mrs. Steve Rutchman have recently moved from up on Willis Creek to Winston. many fine things, that a lot of people do at this time of year such as buying Christmas pre sents, paying off old debts, de claring hnni just carrying a roll of folding money around In their pockets I for the fun of it. ingrid Bergman Having Difficulty Getting Divorce NEW YORK m The New York Times in a Rome dispatch says film star Ingrid Bergman had teld its correspondent "some difficulties" had prevented her getting a divorce from Dr. Peter Lindstrom. Times Correspondent Camille M. Clanfarra wrote that Miss Bergman told him she planned to marry Italian film director Roberto Rosselllnl as soon as she Is free, having decided "to give up my artist's career because I now want to live mv own life just as any other woman." cianiarra said he Interviewed Miss Bergman and Rossellini in her apartment in Rome. The couple's romance began last spring when Rossellini directed the Swedish actress in the film "Stromboll." made ort a bleak. volcanic island off Italy's west coast According to the Times dis patch. Rossellini said Miss Berg- ma. "explained things quite clearly" to Dr. Lindstrom wnen they met In Messina last May, at a time when the Bergman-Rossel- llni romance was making Head lines around the world. "I want to make 1. clear," the Times account of Rossellini's re marks continued, "that at that time the relationship between In grid and myself was absolutely correct. It is not our fault, is it, if we cannot get married because Ingrid has been unable so far to obtain a divorce?" PRUDENTIAL LIFE Insurance HORACE C. BERO Special Agent 111 W'st Oak Office 712-J Res. 871-J NOW Is the time to talk about Irri gation equipment. Phone 652-J S. W. Miller ' 1202 W. 1st St., Roseburg He will call and figure your Ir igation problem, this is a free service. Do The Job Ml ''jgYOURSffll DISSTON CHAIN SAW Save your muscles. Head for th woodi with thii new Din ton One Man Chain Saw. Light weight, gat oline-driven power taw. Fell . . ! Bucks . . . Limbs. Operates at any angle . , . even uptide down. CARL J. PEETZ Phone 279 920 S. Stephen flow. Minimum wage rates for 1,500,000 workers will be raise! from 40 to 75 cents an hour. This will add another $1,000,000,000 a year to national purchasing pow er. There were numerous other inflationary factors in the pict ure. Added up and placed along side the government farm sup port program they appeared des tined to keep a strong prop under prices at a time when ordinary competitive pressures were be ginning to be recognized at the grocery and dry goods store, au tomobile show room and lumber yard. The persistently strong trend In common stocks on the New York stock exchange, especially in issues that could respond eas ily to shifting price sands, was rated by many observers as con vincing proot mat tne national economy was being artificially Inflationary medicine. The quoted value of listed stocks rose by $l,suu,uuu,uuu this week. Volume was the largest for any week thus far in 1949. More issues were traded in one dav than ever before. The average price lvel advanced to the high st point since mid-1948. It must be remembered that 1948 was a banner record year for retailers so any drop from that period has to be weighed with that fact in mind. This week's business chart was studded with asterisks that car ried you back to the early part of this year for comparable fig ures. Electric power production was the highest in history, re flecting a full work load for in dustry and shorter days that re quired more current for home lighting. 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