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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, December 29, 1955
72nd Year, Number 42
teette
Economist flmicts
Eisenhower Victory,
Good Business in '56
(Copyright 1955 Publishers Financial Bureau, Incorporated)
, By Roger W. Babson
1. If no unforseen event happens, President Eisenhower will be re
nominated and re-elected in 1956,
2. The Republican party has
1956 with President Eisenhower
promising to be an active part of
to take responsibility and enjoy
lieved of speechmaking, entertining, and much of the detail .work
which goes with being President.
3. Competition will be very severe in 1956, and with few excep
tions will cause business profits
many manufacturers, not satisfied
are starting to make other products
4. Higher wages may also be expected in 1956, and these could
reduce profits. These higher wages, however, will largely be spent
and should increase retail sales.
5. Increased advertising ap
propriations will be seen in 1956.
, In fact, advertising appropria
tions for newspapers, magazines,
television, radio, and billboards
have helped our prosperity, or It
would not have lasted through
1955.
6. The recent policy of the
money managers in the direction
of "squeeze" will be shifted to
"ease" sometime in-1956. This
reversal could put a floor under
any business decline that may
start next year.
7. Liberal credits to the pur
chasers of houses, automobiles,
washing machines, televisions,
and various other things have
bolstered prosperity "and will
continue to be a strong support
to many industries, through 1956 at least.
8. If the Repulicans are re-elected in 1956,great sums will con
tinue to be spent on research and
could well be another "turn up"
ness,
9. Despite the decline in family
roll merrily on through 1956. The
ling to have four, five, and even
tremendous, sustained demand
ing, food, clothing, new schools,
10. All told, I look for 1956 to
in history just a shade off from
key auto and residential building
by rising expenditures for roads, sewers, and schools and by in
creasing demnd for electricitv, natural gas, and foods.
REAL ESTATE
11. The main handicap to retail business in 1956 will be intensl
fiction of the parking nuisance, but this is getting so terrible that
a revolutionary solution may be in sight. Shopping centers are a
partial remedy and will help suburban property. But only 15 of
the people will live in the suburbs in 1956.
12. Cities will condemn old buildings and provide thousands
of parking lots in 1956. As this is done, city property will again
comeback. Until then we see no price improvement during 1956 in
city business property.
13. Building costs will average higher through at least the first
half of 1956. This means that fewer homes may be built next
year.
14. With demand falling and money more expensive, speculative
builders of new homes will have to watch their step more closely in
1956 than in any year since the ending of World War II.
15. Duplex dwellings will probably continue in demand through
the whole of 1956 if they are well located. The limiting of rents
will probably be totally abolished during 1956.
16. with the trend of vacan-
cies showing a tendency to rise,
owners of the newer and more
costly apartment buildings will
find their profit margins squeez
ed harder in 1956 than at any
time in recent years.
17. Commercial farms need
not suffer during 1956. Increased
efficiency and new machinery
should offset price declines.
18. Owners of small scattered
farms will suffer during 1956.
They have not the volume or
capital to cut their costs to off-
. set the reduced prices for their
crops.
19. Farmers within ten or fif
teen miles of a city can "beat the
game" by selling out at me m-
creased prices which their land
in i e i .j m-Fur.
will bring for subdivisions. Many
more well-located close-in farms
will become subdivisions during
1956.
20. Taken all in all, the real
estate situation should average
only moderately below the good
level of 1955. However, activity
promises to be less and those who
have been holding real estate for
speculative profits might do well
to consider selling.
INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK
AND POLITICS
21. Russia will keep out of
war with us during 1956.
22. There will be one or more
small wars during 1956. Both
sides of the conflicts will try to
secure help in the form of muni
tions from both Russia and the
United States, but none of these
will develop into serious conflicts.
23. The "cold war", now exist
ing between Russia and the Uni
ted States, will continue through
1956.
24. The hydrogen bomb and
the guided missle will be the
greatest international factors for
diplomatic trading during 1956.
This trading will hold down the
price of big-city property.
25. The Republicans will turn
slightly "New Dealish" during
1956 and this will bring on a
lively and heated Presidential
campaign.
26. Democrats are uncertain
an excellent chance of winning in
making a few key speeches and
the Administration. He is trained
it; But the President should be re
to be less in 1956 than in 1955. too
with their present good business,
and undercut standard prices.
ROGER W. BABSON
new plant expansion. The effect
in the Babsonchart Index of Busi
formations, the baby boom will
reason: More parents are wil
more youngsters. The result: A
for all kinds of necessities, nous
etc.
be the second best business year
1955. Precicted declines in the
industries will largely be offset
as to what their policy will be in
1956. Stevenson is a liberal;
but more conservative than many
Democrats. Kefauver appeals to
the masses, while Harriman leans
to the left However, some "dark
horse" may run off with the
Democratic nomination.
27. Some taxes will be re
duced during 1956. These cuts
will try to favor all voters slight
ly; but the largest benefits will
go to low-income groups.
28. The farm problem con
cerning higher price parities
will be the center of most politi
cal fights.
29. The cost of living will in
I crease only slightly during 1956.
i . . a.
We, however, must not forget
what weather can do to produc
tion, prices, and even to the
stock market
30. All the above means that
there is now in sight no reason
for further inflation during 1956.
Certainly, I look for no runaway
price climb.
OUTLOOK FOR COMMODITIES
31. I am not a crop expert, but
my associates' forecast for 1956
is as follows: (1) Further acre
age reductions that will be large
ly offset by soaring yields result
ing from intensified cultivation;
(2) expanded farm subsidies
that will mildly bolster crop prices
and farm income compared with
the 1955 averages.
32. Although wheat and corn
prices depend upon shifting wea
ther and foreign conditions, for
1596 I forecast moderately higher
prices for major grains, based
on increased subsidies to be
voted by Congress.
33. Industrial prices will enter
the new year on a high plateau
,and should be well maintained to
possibly firmer during the fore
part of 1956. Later, as business
falters, look for selective easing
in this group.
34. Steel in 1956 will average
higher in price than for all of
this year. Do not look for any
price cut in this key metal, even
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Joseph B. Snyder
Taken By Death
Joseph Benjamin Snyd?r, 78
years of age, who was widely
known in this section of Oregon
as a saddle-maker, died early
Tuesday at Pioneer Memorial
hospial following a long illness.
Mr. Snyder was born December
17, 1877 in Ashton, Missouri and
came to Heppner in 1904 where
he worked for many years with
another wellkno'wn saddle
maker, Gene Noble, in Noble's
father's saddle shop. He was
away from Heppner for several
years, during which time he
worked at Hamley's in Pendle
ton and at Grangeville, Idaho.
He returned to Heppner in 1930
where he had since made his
home. He operated his own sad
dle shop for about eight years
until his retirement one and
one-half years ago. He was mar
ried in Portland to Nina Garri-
gues, daughter of a pioneer local
family. He was a member of Mt.
Idaho lodge AF & AM of Grange
ville.
Mr. Snyder had been in poor
health for nearly five years and
had beeen confined to the hospi
tal for the past two and one
half months.
Funeral services were held this
afternoon (Thursday) at 2 o'clock
at the Heppner Masonic temple
with the services under the direc
tion of the Masonic lodge. Inter
ment will be in the Heppner Ma
sonic cemetery.
surviving are his wife Nina,
Heppner, a half-sister, Ruth Stev
ens, Canton, Mo., and several
nieces and nephews. A niece,
Mrs. Ruth Kayler, Molalla, has
been with Mrs. Snyder for the
past 10 days.
Creswick Mortuary is in charge
of arrangements.
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Collisons Honored
At Surprise Party
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Collison and
their children Ralph and Marvin
were guests of honor at a sur
prise party Monday evening at
the Episcopal parish hall. It was
given by friends from the Hope
arTdValby Lutheran churches to
gether with members of the
board of directors of the. Colum
bia Basin Electric Co-op.
Collison's are leaving shortly
for Ritzville, Wash., where he
has accepted the managership of
the Big Bend Electric Co-op.
Henry Rauch, chairman of the
Hope Lutheran council, presented
the Collisons with a silver rel
ish plate as an expression of
gratitude for the part he had
played in organizing the church
here; and Kenneth Smouse, the
president of Columbia Basin Co
op, paid tribute to Collison who
was instrumental in aiding the
progress of the R. E. A. co-op. He
presented them with a leather
traveling bag.
The Lutheran Ladies Aid ser
ved refreshments to nearly 60
persons.
Businesses To Close
Duing Holidays
Nearly ail Heppner businesses
as well as city, county, state and
federal offices will be closed both
Sunday and Monday, January 1
and 2 in observance of the New
Year's holiday.
The post office announced that
no mail will be dispatched after
Saturday evening until Tuesday
night, and none received Sunday
or Monday.
WHAT HAPPENED
Here Are Events of the Year as Recorded in
A recapitulation of the inter
esting things and important
events occuring during the year
in Heppner and Morrow county.
They are not recounted in order
of importance, merely in chrono
logical order from the year's
files of the Gazette Times.
Heppner's first woman mayor,
Mrs. Mary Van Stevens took over
her office January 3.
Four Morrow county boys were
picked to play on the annual
east-west All Star football team.
They were Malcolm McKinney
and Denny Swanson, lone; Larry
Groves, Lexington and Ralph
Marlatt, Heppner.
Simonton & Steele, Portland
contractors win construction con
tract for new Heppner grade
school with bid of $257,497.
Television co-op formed to pro
vide Heppner with TV reception.
Morrow County Grain Growers
announced plans for the construc
tion of a 500,000 bushel grain
elevator at Paterson ferry.
The first of two spring wind
storms hit the county March 1
A FAMILY OF CRACK SHOTS From left to right it's Lawrence
Jones, Sr., Condcn, P. I. T. A. Handicap champion of Oregon who
won this title in June at Portland. Next to him is his son Larry
Jones, North American Junior Champion and a member of the
junior All-American team for the past two years. Kenneth Jones,
another son, is the A. T. A. sub-junior champion of Oregon, a title
he won at Salem in July. At the right is Dale Brown, Heppner, a
cousin of Mrs. Jones, who has been the A. T. A. clay target cham
pion of Oregon for the past two years.
(Cut courtesy Condon Globe-Times)
Property Tax
Statements in Mail
Personal property report blanks
are being put in the mail this
week by the assessor's office,
county assessor Harry Dinges has
announced. The sheets have
been carefully worked out by the
records department of the state
tax commission and different
forms have been sent out accord
ing to the need of the person re
ceiving them. ' 1
The new sheets will establish
a permanent record in the as
sessor's office and will allow for
the necessary changes each year.
Some persons will receive two
forms which are in duplicate, one
to be retained by the taxpayer,
which will allow for complete de
tail in the report. Written In
structions accompany each re
port, but anyone desiring help in
filling out blanks will be given
assistance at the assessor's office,
Dinges said.
The farm report is form 11 and
the law requires that all property
on hand at 1 a. m. January 1,
1956 must be turned in. All live
stock on feed and sold for slaugh
ter before May 1, 1956 and the
signed affidait, furnished by the
assessor, must be returned to that
office before May 15 to have such
property removed from the tax
roll.
Trailer houses will be checked
and taxes on them are due and
payable at the time of checking,
Dinges continued.
The law requires that these re
ports should be turned in on or
before March 2 and an early fil
ing will be appreciated by the
office.
Lee Palmer of lone was a din
ner guest at the Lincoln Nash
home on Christmas eve.
IN 1955?
causing considerable damage
especially in the Lexington and
lone areas, Many power and
telephone poles fell and the Lex
ington airport suffered heavily.
Heppner high school's basket
ball team again in state playoffs,
Win fifth place.
W. E. Melena buys Archer-Daniels
elevators in lone. Morrow
County Grain Growers to operate
plant.
Jeff Carter, Edgar Albert, Or
ville Cutsforlh, Frank Turner,
Harold Johnston of Heppner and
Delbert Emert of lone given cer
tificates of recognition at the
chamber of commerce annual
banquet.
County pioneer, Ralph L. Benge
91, dies March 15.
Heppner Pine Mills announces
plans for one-quarter million
dollar remodeling project.
Grain Growers observe 25th
anniversary of Co-op's founding.
PendMon Round-Up offers
northwest bucking championship
to 1955 Morrow county rodeo.
Voters reject plan to incorpor
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Funeral Services
Held Dec. 24 for
Mrs. Hilma Vieg
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, Dec. 24 at Bums Mor
tuarp in Hermiston for Mrs.' Hil
ma Matilda Vieg, 81, who passed
away Dec. 21 at Pioneer Memor
ial hospital here.
Mrs. Vieg, was born Decem
ber 29, 1873 in Sweden and had
lived in America for 63 years.
She had resided in Heppner for
about two years. She was a mem
ber of the Methodist church. and
Neighbors of Woodcraft.
Surviving is one son, Albert,
of Heppner.
Rev. Robert Huff of Hermiston
officiated at the services and in
terment was in the Umatilla
cemetery at Umatilla.
4-H Leaders
To Be Honored
All Morrow county 4-H club
leaders will be honored at a spe
cial leaders banquet to be held at
the Lexington grange hall Wed
nesday evening, January 4 start
ing at 6:30 p. m.
A special invitation has been
extended to all leaders and their
husbands or wives and junior
leaders and their parents, it is
announced.
Main speaker will be Miss Dor
othy Teel, Oregon IFYE delegate
to Germany who will tell of her
exeriences and show slides of her
trip and work in Europe. A va
riety of musical numbers are also
on the program.
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Mrs. D. A. Wilson of Corvallis
is spending the holiday with her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Willard Blake.
ate kindergarten In the Heppner
school system.
On again off again polio vac
cination program gets ensnarled
in red tape.
Miss Carol Ann Wiglesworth of
Echo named queen of 1955 Fair
and Rodeo.
Charles W. Barlow, former
county clerk, died April 15 fol
lowing a long illness.
New rodeo field lights tried out
first time.
Pioneer Memorial hospital sets
open house for new addition.
Miss Sharon Bryant of Heppner
named member of Pendleton
Round-Up court.
Mrs. Percy Hughes named
president of the annual Memor
ial Day picnic organuizatlon.
Mrs. Ann Avent, Heppner, is
charged with murder in shooting
of Portland attorney. Dellmore
Lessard.
Harry Duvall, Heppner rancher,
dies June 19.
State emergency board funds
asked for grasshopper control in
sections of Morrow county. After
Cow, Car Collide;
Both Suffer
One cow and one brand new
Chevrolet got together late Tues
day afternoon between Heppner
and Lexington with disastrous
results for both, sheriff C. J. D.
Bauman reported today.
To suffer most was t!u cow.
She died.
Next on the casuality - list was
the Chevrolet. Its sleek, modern
lines were considerably distorted.
Unhurt but unhappy were Wil
bur Steagall, owner of the car,
and Jim Bloodworth, owner of
the cow.
Jams Chaffee
Dies in Sleep
A. J. Chaffee, janitor and care
taker at the Morrow county court
house, died sometime Wednesday
night or Thursday morning in
his sleep. He tfas 69 years of age.
Mr. Chaffee had attended an
Odd Fellows and Rebekah Christ
mas party Wednesday evening
and appeared in excellent health
but he was found dead in his bed
this morning.
Andrew Jarvis Chaffee was
born April 22, 1886 at Fulton,
Sonoma county, California. He
had been an employee of the
county for 26 years having worked
on the road department as a pa
trol operator and caretaker until
1947 when he took the position as
janitor at the court house. A
complete obituary will appear
next week.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
HENRY M. BREEDING, Lexing
ton, now serving with the Navy
in the Philippine Islands.
Lex Navy Man Now
In Philippines
FORT 1IUENEME, Calif.
Henry M. Breeding, mechanic con
srructionman, USN, son of Mr.
and Mrs. O. G. Breeding of Lex
ington, graduated from mechan
ic's school at the Naval Construc
tion Battalion Center at Port Hue
neme, Calif., November 25.
He has been transferred to
mobile construction battalion 3
at Cebu Point, Philippine Islands.
Before entering the Navy in
March, 1954, he attended Lexing
ton high school.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Ruggles
spent Christmas in Portland with
their daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fastabend.
Mrs. Venice Stiles of Portland
is visiting over the holidays with
her mother, Mrs. Josie Jones.
money Is OK'd, ranchers fall to
get organization started to hen
die control.
Joe H. Stewart named new
superintendent of Heppner schools
Hottest day of the year, 100 de
grees, was recorded July 13.
County tax reappraisal pro
gram completed.
Donald Peterson, lone, named
conservation man of the" year.
Government announces 20 cent
penalty on 1956 Rex wheat.
Harold Wright wins county
grassman of the year title.
Columbia Basin Electric co-op
granted $625,000 loan by REA.
Money to be used for expansion
of facilities.
Denny Swanson, lone and Lar
ry Groves, Lexington, win all star
awards for play in Shrine foot
ball game at Pendleton.
Jury finds Mrs, Avent guilty of
second degree murder in shoot
ing of Portland attorney. Is given
life sentence.
Record attendance marks the
opening of fair and rodeo.
September heat wave sends
Continuing Rain,
Freeze Causing
Some Soil Erosion
Reports have come in during
the past week of quite severe
erosion in several sections of the
county following the heavy rains
of the past two weeks much of
which fell on frozen ground. The
Heppner Soil Conservation Ser
vice reports the most serious dam
age is to be found in the Sand
Hollow, Blackhorse and Clark's
Canyon areas.
Snow and rain over the Christ
mas weekend added more than
one-half inch of moisture In
Heppner to bring the total pre
cipitation for the month up to
nearly three inches. The total
for 1955, to date stands at nearly
16 and one-half inches, almost a
25 percent increase over last year.
Other sections of the county have
received varying amounts of
moisture during the past month,
all considerably more than last
year, but under Heppner's record.
In most sections north of Lex
ington and lone, close to one and
one-half inches has been recei
ved for December, it has been re
ported. A more complete tabulation of
rainfall in various sections of
the county will be given next
week when the entire 1955 total
can be ascertained.
Not too much crop damage Is
expected from the freezing wea
ther of the past two months,
though county agent, N. C. An
derson indicated this week that
some barley plantings probably
have been hurt as well as a few
thousand acres of Federation
wheat which was seeded this
year in place of Rex.
The value of conservation pra
ctices such as contour cropping,
stubble mulch etc., have shown
up noticeably, the S. C. S. re
ported. These measures have been
effective in reducing erosion by
as much as 75 percent. They re
port son;o soil losses, in unpro
tected fields of up to 100 tons per
acre.
First 1956 Baby
To Get Prizes
Again this year, merchants of
Heppner are offering a long list
of valuable prizes to the first
baby to be born at Pioneer Mem
orial hospital in 1956. The prize
list Includes such gifts as baby
food, bottle warmers, baby clo
thes, several cash prizes and even
a gift for the father. A substan
tial discount on the hospital bill
is also one of the awards.
A complete list of the prizes
will be found elsewhere In to
day's paper.
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FAIR, RODEO PROBLEMS
TO BE DISCUSSED
The county court will meet
with fair and rodeo committees
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock to
discuss problems concerning the
Heppner rodeo and fair. The
meeting will be open to the pub
lic. Cpl. John R. Wagner who it
stationed, Camp Pendleton, Cali
fornia, was home to spend Christ
mas at the home of his brother
and sister-in-law Mr, and Mrs.
Robert Wagner.
the News
mercury to 99 degrees early In
the month.
Keith Johnson killed in fall
from Heppner elevator.
Formation of Willow Creek
country club started.
. County savings bond sales se
cond highest in state.
Rodeo field lights dedicated
at opening football game .be
tween Heppner and Burns.
City of lone brings in new
700 gpm well.
Mrs. Ellen Rieth, of lone cele
braes 99th birthday Oct. 12.
Construction starts on new Lex
ington city hall.
Laxton McMurray, former lone
rancher, dies at Salem.
Mercury drops to 20 below zero
as early winter cold spell hits in
November.
County roads and schools bene
fit by over $14,000 from national
forest money.
Morrow county organization
hosts at Oregon Wheat League
meeting at Pendleton.
County water resources commit
tee formed with Newt O'Hara
named temporary chairman.