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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,
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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
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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.
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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'
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.