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About The Beaverton enterprise. (Beaverton, Or.) 1927-1951 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1949)
V U* o f 0. L ib ra ry Eugene, Oregon ANNUAL PICTORIAL EDITION • FEATURING THE ACTIVITIES OF 49 VOLUME 22, Number 49 BEAVERTON, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, DECEMBER -70 S IM .IK 1040 T O I*V F IV E TENTS Economy of Nation Faces General Tightening In '50 UNEMPLOYMENT, LABOR TROUBLES, SLACKENING IN RETAIL TRADE PROPHESIED BY ECONOMIST U>.",0 IN A N U T S H E L L (■rnrritl HiiKlnt'na: N ational In coin o; I'm in In com e: Itttuiiilnniis Coiti: U U u m M i : Crini«» Oil P ro d u c t*: Steel ( tnt put : A u to M a n u fa ctu re*: Y O U T H R E C R E AT IO N N E E D S were recognized and some progress made by setting up of a Teen Age center, beset though it was with obstacles. STO RY OK TH E Y E A R was Beaverton’s Rose Festival Float, sponsored by JCC’s which won first prize for cities outside Portland. O ff 5 ', O ff 5 ', O ff 15', I |> 5', O ff I p 5', OH o f f 15', Building tunl Con: O f f 7 ri Natural (iAN: I p 5', K ii* l|fii Trad*': N o change A irlin e I ’ iiih i . M ill’s: I 'p 5 ’ < M ilitar> A ctivities Including A ir c r a ft: U p 21)' K ctail T rade <$ V o lu m e ): Off S 'i to KKÿ 1. The total volume of business for I960 will be less than that of 1949. due primarily to the unfortunate labor conflicts. Consider ing that the innocent consumei will be the chief sufferer and will be obliged to pay the bills, it seems too bad that labor troubles should upse the applecart. I.AHOK O l’TLOOK 2. 'Even with all the threats, there will be few wage increases during 1950. On the other hand, all labor negotiations take the minds of both the employees and the management off their regular J business. However these negotia tions come out, they result in a loss from the standpoint of the 1 country as a whole. 3. There will be fewer st;ikes . in 1950 than in 1949, but there will not be fewer extended negotiations which are very expensive in them selves. 4. The Taft-Hartley Law will continue to stand throughout 1950, although many schemes for detour ing this law will be devised. 5. The great drive against the big companies will he for pensions and/or for sick and other benefits. These will probably be helpful to the wageworkers and may aid in ironing out the business cycle, but they will be paid for by consume's. 6. It is hoped that all parties will begin to realize «luring 1960 , that the real road to national pro gress is through increasing pro duction and greater efficiency. This is the bright light we see in the J O IN IN G TH E N A T IO N A L d rive to establish blood 1 tanks for use in emergencies, labor situation. COMMODITY PRICES 7. Movements In c o m m o d i t y ♦ price* during 1950 will vary with different groups of intlustries anti of pioducts, hut altogether there will be a general lowering during 1950. 8. We, therefore, advise going easy on inventories. 1950 is a time to get out of debt and stay out of debt. Speculation in commodities should be discouraged in 1950. 9. We believe that the cost of living Index has turned down for the present. The average for 1950 will be less than for 1949. 10. Practically all retail prices (Continued on page six) E N J O Y IN G FIRST C LA SS S T A T U S in a newr location, post office employees shared in the year’s progress. M E N AT H A Z E L D A L E took the responsibility of running the PTA. ■ ^ W E S T D A L H Y O U T H DID IT A G A N, staging their own parade and coronation in a youth-directed participa tion festival. . . strictly neighlx>rhood. B R O W N IE S A N D G IR L SCOUTS observed their official week, from Octolier 21 to Novemlx*r 3, with many a peek into how Democracy works, > C O W B O Y S W E S T E R N S T Y L E shared in the Beaver- i ton I T A stage success "Stars on Parade.” CUP1"
