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LRAir U OF o fiemmer Single Copies 10 cents Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 1, 1953 Volume 69, Number 42 THE BABSON PREDICTIONS- Economist Foresees Slight Business Drop Last Half of 1953 Mr; Koger W. Bullion (By Roger W. Babson) 1. Business will start the year 1953 in high gear The pace will slacken, however, as the vear nn. folds, with total business volume for 1953 smaller tnan lor 1952. The powerful supports of the Great Boom construction and automobiles will lose strength as the year advances. 2. Barring World War III, 1953 will find busi ness operating under less governent control than any year since outbreak of the Korean War. But don't expect removal of price controls to help profit margins. Intense Competition Predicted 3. Salient economic feature is the fact that our productive capacity has now been expanded to the point where, bar ring World War III, output can take care of both arms and civilian needs. 4. The handwriting is on the wall against inefficient operators. There days are numbered. The successful businessman next year will be the one who can control his costs and stav nut fmnt in his 5. I strongly urge my business friends to get out and sell, and sell hard next year; but hire the best cost accountants you can for the back office. "Order takers" will find fewer jobs as 1953 moves along. War and Peace G. My forecasts for 1953 are made on the assumption that World War III will not strike during the year. However, I want to make it clear that "all bets are off" the day Stalin dies or retires. 7. Tiie H-bomb gives us another lease on time. Our first lease, from Hiroshima in 1945 to the Russian A-bomb explosion in 1949, was irutered away in ideal bickering. This time we will have another breather". It may be our last chance. 8. 1953 will be most important in the struggle for World Peace. we. will need more than an H-bomb to win peace. We shall need a great ruse of spiritual strength, which is not now evident. No New Business Boom 9. The long business boom following World War II was begin ning to run out of steam when the Korean War gave it a new lease on life. However, the stimulus of defense spending is already fading. Barring further international troubles, defense activity in 1953 will be a floor under, and not a new stimulus to, business ac tivity. 10. Capital expansion will move into a readjustment chase some- time in 1953. This has been an outstanding economic force behind our long period ot good times. Nevertheless, I do not now antici pate any sharp break in business. If a slide starts it would be gradual, not steep. 11. Big credit expansion has been a powerful "shot in the arm" for business during the past two years. I predict that in 1953 loan it-payments will become more important than new credit advances. This could handicap over-all business unless advertising expendi tures are increased. 12, Under an Eisenhower Admiio'j-.iion I do not lo k for expan fiei1 f .noaiy auppl.es as a-rcsi.it A increased ueficri linancing. Thus, another stimulating force will be absent next year despite the better confidence following the Eisenhower landslide. More Conservatism In C of C Hears of Land Development In North Morrow State senator Rex Ellis, Pendle ton Monday showed members of the Heppner-Morrow county chamber of commerce motion pic tures and explained the develop ment of sand dune land along the Columbia river near Paterson ferry into productive fields. The huge reclamation project, one of the largest undertaken by private capital, consists of putting water from the Columbia on nearly 600 acres of former waste land in Northern Morrow county. Plans call for the eventual level ing and irrigating of more than 2000 acres in the area, Ellis stated. He showed the extent of the Ir rigation project, which takes water from the river by means of large electric pumps and pipes It nearly two miles from the stream to be distributed bv means of sprinklers. Ellis said that it is possible to put the equivalent of two inches of rain a week on the fields. Much of the land has been planted to Ladino clover to start, but plans call for other crops in the future and with completion of the project it is expected to pasture 10,000 head of cattle I The project, which was started nearly two yeras ago is similar to one in which Ellis helped develop on the Washington side of the river. Ellis explained that much of the irrigating equipment used at the development has been desig ned especially for the job and is constructed so that two persons with a tractor can irrigate the en tire area. Ellis was accompanied to Hepp ner by Umatilla county judge, James Sturgiss, o CASUALTIES HIGH IN HUFFMAN FAMILY OVER CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS The J. R. Huffman family are, rushed to Pioneer Memorial hos. planning on using extreme eare'pital for an emergency appendec on New Year's day after a series tomy. of accidents put two members in The next day, Huffman's 11 the hospital over the Christmas year old son Robert suffered a holidays. Over Thanksgiving, fractured skull when his sled ran Huffman, who is manager for the Pacific Power and Light company in Heppner, spent a good part of the day chasing down broken power lines in the lone area and never did find time to eat any turkey dinner. j The Christmas difficulties started early rn the day when their niece, 13 year old Carol Huffman was taken ill and was into a post while he and some other children were sledding on a' hill near his home. He is also con-1 fined to the hospital under the care of a physician. Heads to Meet Rainfall Up, Snow Misses Here Government 13. Although General Eisen hower ran ahead of his ticket, there has been a considerable gain in the conservative complex ion of Congress. The margin in favof of conservatism is not mea sured by the slight excess of Re publicans over Democrats. It results from the fact that several Democrats can be counted in the conservative column. The em phasis will be on purifying Bu reaus and Commissions. 14. All government depart ments will be at the service of the Republicans after January 20. Never before in the history of the United States has a conservative government had such a powerful bureaucracy at its finger tips. In 1953 we shall see the use of these bureaus to aid rater than handi cap business. Hang Onto Your Job 15. Unemployment will be no problem for the workers of the nation during the early months of 1953. The demand for and the supply of labor promise to hold in good balance. Later, however, unemployment will increase, reaching its highest point toward the end of the year. 16. While employment runs high during the first, part of the year, strikes will continue to plague management. Unions, however, will be cautious so that they will not bring down on their heads the legislative wrath of a conservative Congress. 17. During the ea,rly months of 1953 amendments to the Taft Hartley Act will be moderate. Great labor turmoil would surely result in .severe restrictions on labor being read into the Act. All in all, I forecast a decline in strike totals for 1953. 18. Looking to the year 1953, I am urging my friends and their children to work more faithfully at their jobs. They should not be fooled by present high demand Children Asked To Stay Away From Sewer Construction Heppner city officials and con tractors working on the city sewer construction project this week asked all parents to keep their children away from the warning hares set up along the excava tions due to the danger of them getting burned. They pointed out that only recently a little girl was quite seriously burned at a Wil lamette Valley town when her clothing became Ignited from a flare. They also asked that the child The Heppner area fell heir to another .57 of an inch of rain early this week to bring the total precipitation for December up to UK) inches, Leonard Gilliam, the Heppner weather recordded re ported. This more than equals the 1.40 which was recorded during December, 1951. Heppner and the higher areas of the county were in the favored spot Sunday and Monday for while they basked in relatively warm chinook winds and rain many lower areas down Willow creek and along the Columbia caught the full force of a cold IV ...... "1 v roads below lone were covered with a sheet of ice. Adult Education Class in Science to Be Offered Here products. Severe drought could cause havoc. One is already long overdue.Scan closely weather re ports from the nation's "bread basket." 21. The demand for goods will I not De a.II0Wed P13 aFouncl be stronger in the first half of thelhe excavatlons af t,lpre Is always vear than it will he durincr theiu"BL1 ul d -avem last half. Disposable income will hold close to current high levels during the first half of 1953. 22. Total pay rolls will hold well, with prospects favoring a slight drop during the late months of 1953. 23. Farm gross income will Changing their regular evening meeting to the afternoon of Janu ary 5, supervisors of the Hoop ner Soil Conservation District will meet at the Club House at the fair grounds at 1:30 p. m. on that date. " Featured for the afternoon meeting is Frank von Borstel, Oregon State College, who will show slides and discuss agricul ture in New Zealand. Mr. von Bor stel has recently returned from New Zealand after two years of study in that country. Regular business for the Janu ary meeting Includes plans for the annual meeting which will be held at the Lexington Grange Hall in early February. The an nual report for the District will be reviewed by the supervisors. Supervisors are Chas. Carlson, lone, chairman; John Wightman, Heppner, vice-chairman; Orion Wright, Heppner, treasurer; O. W. Cutsforth, Lexington, and W. E. Hughes, Heppner, members. All persons interested are in vited and welcome to attend this meeting. o Two Local Attorneys Form Partnership An announcement was made this week of the formation of a partnership for the practice of law by P. W. MaWmey and Brad ley D. Faneher, both of Heppner.) Division will teach The new firm will be known as, which carries throe hours of un- Mahoney and Faneher. Offices dergraduate credit. will be in the new Collins build-1 The class is listed as Science ing on Main steet. 102, Biological Science Survey and Mahoney has been an attorney will meet from 7 to 9:45 p. m. in Heppner for several years and Other classses in Oregon history Faneher came here from The are also being planned for later. Dalles about three years ago to Anyone interested in the course assume the duties of district at-Jshoukl contact Mr. Grant for fur torney, He will continue in this ther details. office. SALEM Edward F. Chldsey will become assistant right -of-way engineer for the state hlqh way department Jan. 1. lie has been division engineer with headquarters at La Grande for five years. Former Heppner Man Advances in State Highway Department Kdward F. Chldsey, Division Engineer for state highway com mission at La Grande for the past five VPJir i tf liri",Am. ni'L'ltlint Hum aim n-n-ivea several inciics r flit nfiv.iv ondnn ...iih i,o.i of snow. Mondav morninc the fill !1 I'i io r t t lli.t t? .i 1 ff! " - M""niia ol i i" uni'iii fuiii'H nn January 1, aoeordnig to announce ment of R. If. Baldock, state highway engineer. The new posi tion involves both administrative and engineering responsibilities in negotiating and acquiring real property for highway use, for which Chidsey's long experience with all phases of field engineer ing makes him a valuable addi tion in the expanded right of way program, Baldock states. Chidsey, born and educated at EUGENE, Leslie Grant, county superintendent of schools, has announced that an adult educa tion class in science will be held this winter term at Heppner It will be offered through the de partment of state-wide services, general extension division, Ore gon State System of Higher Edu cation. First meeting of the class will ?"i?!!!1at P-La Grande: in me iicjiiiu-i iiiKii uuuoi, of- ginning January 5. Another night I may be decided upon for the class if the instructor and regis trants find a more suitable one. Miss Mildred Ericson, staff in structor of the General Extension the class, Former Pendleton Man Named New Bank Manager - J. II. "Jack" Bedford, former as sistant manager of the Pendleton Branch of the First National Bank of Tort land, was promoted this week to manager of the Heppner branch of First National, it was announced today by F. N. Bel grano, Jr., president of the state wide banking system. He will replace Howard Bryant, who has resigned his position. Bedford joined the staff of First National in April, 1927, as a teller at the Tortland Main Office. Ho transferred to Pendleton in 193G as a teller, was advanced to pro assistant cashier in 1910, and in June, 1912 he was called into the military service. Upon his return in 1915 he was appointed an as sistant cashier in the Fendleton Branch. In May, 1917 he was elevated to assistant manager of the branch, and during recent weeks Bedford has been receiving special instruc tions in credits at the bank's head office in Fort land. In announcing Bedford's pro motion, Belgrano said it was an advancement earned through years of excellent service to the families, businessmen and the ranchers of the. Umatilla County area. Bedford has been active in many community affairs in Ten dleton, including president of Rotary, member of the Chamber of Commerce, Elks, American Le gion, and a former member of the Pendleton Planning commis sion, lie will assume his new duties in Heppner January 1, and his wife will join him In the near future. Bryant has not announ- Heppner, started as a chainman with the department in 1919, serv-jced his future plans. in successively ns rirnftm:in ' o transltman and resident engineer,' all of the more than 30 years inj the Eastern Oreeon section the' last five as division engineer at' i Dimes Drive To Start Tomorrow,. FIRE LOSS DURING 1952 LOW IN HEPPNER, 19 CALLS ANSWERED for labor. Early 1953 should be the steel strike Heppner firemen had a com paratively easy year during 1952 compared with 1951 for the strengthen along seasonal lines number of calls answered and for during the first four or five total fire loss sustained within months of 1953. If we then avoid: Heppner. drought, I look for a lower farm! During the year just completed ncome during the second half of 19 alarms were answered and a the year. loss of approximately $3,700 was 21. The trend of wholesale suffered. The exact figure can- commodity prices will remain in not be determined until final a basic long-term downswing figures on two recent fires are ob Louk for temporary price recover jtained. Of the total calls, only ies in many groups during the six were for grass fires, a record early part of 1953, but do not let, low. them fool you. Heaviest damage resulted from 25. Unless more international fires at the Fulleton Chevrolet troubles or draught strike hard, company, the Hubert Wilson resi living costs should average some dence and the Dr. W. H. Wolff of- lower in 1953 than in 1952. Here again, the tapering -off will occur late, not early in the year. Retail Trade 26. Over-all trade in 1953 will be close to 1952 levels as far as physical volume is concerned, with a moderate decline in dol lar totals. The most attractive merchandising investments should be: (1) Super-market groceries; (2) Variety chains; (3) Mail order stores; and (4) Department stores, excepting a few in the largest and most con gested cities. 27. Demand for capital goods will hold strong during most of 1953. A definite slowing, how ever will take place at some time. 1953 sales of consumer durables should about equal 1952's tota salts, which were restricted by Services For Joseph M. Yocum to be Held Thursday in Wasco Funeral services for Joseph M. Yocum, 87, who passed away De cember 29 will be held Thursday January 1, at 2 p. m. at the Metho dist church in Wasco. Mr. Yocum was born in Bell view, Yamhill county, Oregon on April 15, 1865 and for many years was a wheat farmer in Sherman county, living near Wasco. For the past 11 years he has made his home in Heppner with his daugh- fice building and residence. The latter two occured just before Christmas. In 1951 firemen answered 22 calls and there was a loss of $12, 590. Of this amount, $10,000 was suffered in the blaze which de stroyed one building at the fair grounds only a few days ahead of fair and rodeo time. Principal addition to the de partment during the year was the acceptance from the underwriters ter, Mrs. Bert Kane. He was mar of the city s new 500 gallon per ried to Hettie Hussey on Decern minute pumper. The department ber 22, 1886, and she died in April had used the truck since early in 1895. He later married Margaret the year, but official acceptance Funk who passed away in May was not forthcoming until about 1949. Two sons also preceeded three months ago. Farm Safety Their No. 1 Crop. THESf I18HT fi UATIOKAt 4H SAftlT wwjmw g mmmywyr ft - i! v- . - s. -147 " l a used to "eid in" and work hard er. Drifters will be the first to be let go. Price Forecasts 19. Barring World War III and severe droughts, the supply of most raw materials, farm pro ducts, and manufactured goods promises to be adequate during 1953. Even the so-called invisible inventories in the hands of con- hlch as a result of heaw hm inf? since the outbreak in 1953. Prices may weaken dur of the Korean War. I anticipate, ing the latter part of the year, few shortages next year. ! Building costs shouldedge lower. 20. Do not forget that there is Only small new houses will be in always a big IF in the supply demand, situation with regard to farm I (Continued on page 6) 28. Movement of soft goods during 1953 should be about the same as during 19o2. Some fresh ening of demand in the early months may be offset later by a renewed lull. Real Estate 29. Barring World War III, rent controls will be a thing of the past in most areas by the end of 1953. 30. Home building will ne less 14,. One of the most intensive cam paigns ever carried on in the county will o)en Friday when the March of Dimes drive gets under way in full swing, Morrow county chairman, Mrs. Joseph Hughes, said tins week. Each community in the county has Its drive chairmen and work ers and will carry on their own individual campaign. In the rural areas the Granges have charge of the drive. Due to the heavy drain on both local and National Foundation funds because of the many polio casts last year the quotas for all areas in the county have been In creased considerably for this year's drive. o CHRISTMAS EVE FIRE Heppner firemen answering their fourth alarm in as many days were called to the Ralph Stotts residence at 401 Gale street at 10:30 Christmas eve where a defective oil stove became over heated. There was no damage. o HOSPITAL NEWS New Arrivals To Dr. and Mrs. Don Schwison, Condon, a 8 lb. 8 oz. boy born Dec. 23, named Edwin Albert. To Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Burkenbine, Heppner a 7 lb. 10 oz boy born Doc. 24, named Paul Jay. him in death Surviving are three sons, Law rence Funk, Wasco; Ercel Yocum, Pendleton; Dick Yocum, Wasco; four daughters, Reta Oviatt, of,To Mr and Mrs 0mPr McCaleb ucean Lane, uregon; isessie Reedsport, a 11 lb. girl born Dec Church, Portland, Vera Happold 28 namod Beverly Louise. To Mr. and Vivian Kane both of Heppner;jaml Mrs clarcnre Edwin AshPri 13 grandchildren, 15 great grand- Fossi, a 7 jk irl hnrn Doc. 29, Eight smiling 4-H Club members receive $300 college scholarships from Paul Garrett, General Motors vice president, for their outstanding achievements in promoting farm and home safety. Looking on is L. C. Goad, executive vice president of GM, who was the principal speaker at a luncheon in Chicago for the 31st Annual 4-H Club Congress in honor of the 39 state and national winners in the 4-H Farm and Hoie Safety Program, sponsored for the eighth consecutive year by General Motors. Left to right in the top row are: Mr. Garrett, Donald John Bayer, Muenster, Texas; Joyce Bolton, Keithsburg, Illinois; Beth Fuhr Smith, Poplarville, Mississippi; Ellen Lydon, North' Scituate, Rhode Island and Mr. Goad. Bottom row: Beverly Ann Bartz, Mitchell, Nebraska; Sue Idsardi, Okmulgee, Oklahoma; Cathryn A. Hansen, Davis, Cali fornia; and June Hill, Cleveland, Tennessee. u children and one great-great grandchild. Phelps Funeral home are in charge of arrangements. o DR. SCHAFFITZ TO MOVE Dr. Edward K Sehaffitz, Hepp ner optometrist has announced that his office in the Heppner Clinic building will be closed and that he will reopen Wednesday, January 7 in new offices in the Heppner Hotel building in space formerly occupied by Bradley D. Faneher, attorney. Dr. Sehaffitz plans considerable remodeling of the space prior to reopening. o ESCAPE INJURY Dr. A. D. McMurdo, Heppner physician escaped uninjured last Friday evening when his car left the road in ice and fog while he was answering a call in the Eightmile section. The car suf fered some damage. o Mrs. Ethel LIngholm spent the Christmas holiday in Springfield with Mr. and Mrs. Hal Whitbeck and family. Whitbeck teaches in the Springfield schoool this year. named Carol Ann. To Mr. and Mrs. Roland D. Gallaher, Lexing ton, a 7 lb. 2 oz. boy born Dec. 29, named Bryan Duane. Medical Marie Bowden, Hepp ner; Dorothy Harkins, Irrigon, dismissed; Jack S. Tovey, Spray"; Robert Huffman, Heppner. Ma jor Surgery Mrs. Helen Car ter, Heppner; Carol Huffman, Heppner, dismissed; Mrs. Dorothy White, Condon; Mardine Baker, lone; Henry Johnson, Condon. Minor Surgery Charles E. Shannon, Kinzua, dismissed; James G. Simpson, Spray, dismis sed; William Omer Huston, Hepp ner, dismissed; Chalene Rill, Heppner, dismissed; Mrs, Camilla Monahan, Heppner, dismissed; Lane Smith, Heppner, dismissed; Edward L .Sanders, lone, dismis sed; Aubert Hayes, Spray; Lewis Rood, Kinzua; Dorinda Fay Far rens, Kimberly, dismissed; Donna Fay Farrens, Kimberly, dismis sed; Glen Farrens, Kimberly, dis missed; Ralph Marlatt, Heppner, dismissed; Alice Vincent, Heppner dismis.sed; Carol Anderson, Hepp ner, dismissed. o Homer Hager spent Christmas In Condon with friends. Mustangs to Face Two Tough Foes Heppner high school's Mus tang basketball squad will be facing tough teams this weekend when they meet the Echo Cou gars Friday on the local court a gid then traYi to l5"no Saturday night to tackle the Cardinals. The Mustangs, who had a week off during the Christmas holidays, began practice Monday night with an inter-squad scrimmage. When the Mustangs take on the Echo five they will be playing the same squad which took fifth place in the state "B" schools basketball tournament last year. Heppner dropped an earlier de cision to the Cougars 67-33 on the Echo floor. When they tangle with lone Saturday, Heppner will be facing another tough squad which is also practically the same team as last year. A probable starting lineup for Heppner for the two games will be Roland Taylor and Bill Hughes forwards; Jack Sumner, center; Mike Grant and Dick Kononen, guards. o Arlington Plane Crash Kills Pilot, Injures Passenger The crash of a small private plane into a pasture near Arling ton last Saturday afternoon took the life of the pilot, Robert Le.i Eldrldge, 29 of Arlington and critically injured a passenger, James David Bauman 18, also of Arlngton. Bauman is a nephew of C. J. D Bauman of Heppner, Morrow county sheriff. According to reports the cause of the crash was tentatively laid to an unintentional stall. The pilot Was a driver for the Consolidated Freightways and leaves a widow and one son. Bauman was taken to a hospital n The Dalles in critical condi- ion. Superintendents and School Board to Meet A meeting of all district school superintendents has been called for Wednesday, January 7 at Heppner, county school superin tendent Leslie Grant stated this week. The meeting, which will start at 2 p. m. will be for the discus sion of new budgets, textbooks, buildings, transportation etc., and will be followed at 4:30 by a meeting of the rural school board. After a dinner at 6 p. m. there will be a joint meeting of the school board and the superin tendents to discuss the problems of the various districts. o Mr. and Mrs. James Barratt and children of Corvallis visited over the holidays in Heppner with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David A. Wilson and other relatives.
