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LIBRARY u or 0 EUGENC ORE. I Babson Predicts 1962 Will Bel Better Than '61: No War Seen r EPPNErl Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, December 28, 1961 Roger Uabn, mted business! unalsst. predicts no nuclear war in 1 una anticipates that the coming year will be a better one throughout the nation than wai Hi annual forecast presented to the Gazette-Times la printed IH'IUW, 1. I am hopeful for 1962; It Mioui.i ie a tM-tter year for my readers than l'.U'l. Industrial pro duction will exceed that of 1961. 2. There will be nt'iiher a nu clear war nor total disarmament In ISHv!. Lons.dcrable progress may be maiie toward a ban on atomic weapons. a some winy stocks may reach an average of lout) during i :.'. aimougn im-se will not necessarily be the thirty Dow Jones stocks. 4. Retail trade will make new record during 1902. Inci eased newspaper advertising, espec-1 22. Labor unrest will crow In lally In colors, will be a great I extent and power. The Kennedy noon to merchandising. I Admlnlstratien is friendly to 5. Commodity prices will act Minion loaders and their demands, erratic during 12. Agricultural I There will be demands for more prices will be held up by legis- fringes" in 19h2. A steel strike lation, but many metals will sell lis possible. "V''S , , . , 23. This means that with In 6. the official cost-of-living creased taxes, prices of retail pro figure will rise slightly In 1962, ducts will be higher. This will mil mere may be a scandal in I be blamed on "Inflation" of yvasnington over now mis ngure money; but It will be due to In- va.u.u-u ui oujuauu, nation oi living sxan tiaras. ..; V'r ' V'" -T . "V" 24. The real value of the dollar ZlnVrt "'"" will decline slightly during 1962, dtJlnatrS'S M of laSor.The electrons &rintfr??H.tL? l",h"d """j industry will temporarily suffer (' h v. .7 J ROGER BABSON In 19 12 if atomic warfare Is out lawed. But otherwise the elec tronics Industry will increase for hold up the dollar value. Watch poly- v ..at... Si( able for parking places and waterfront property readily ac cessible to building lots: also . i . 1,. Mk " Nome i to come and near cilies which have been thJ jh- 0i,. w.t.h zoned. 8. The building of shelters will look silly before the end oi liHZ Certainly the Federal Govern ment will not underwrite the building of private shelters for individual families. 9. Good real estate must rise in price as the population in creases. Elementary mathematics determines the price of suburban real estate. This is notwith standing the claim of the "space companies" which are said to be interested In selling rights on the moon. There prohably are crazier speculations. 10. While the land on which your house now stands should increase in value during 12, the building itself depreciates from the moment when it Is first occupied. A possible exception would be certain very attractive ranch houses painted in color. 11. Automobile production will be the most important statistical indicator during 19C2. This ap plies to both the number of auto mobiles and their sales value. We now have no reliable figures for the latter. 12. We will gradually approach an average of two cars for every family. The life of automobiles should eradually increase. The percentage of automobiles an nually destroyed will decrease in 1962. 13. Automobiles and gasoline will be, increasingly, sources ior Fred Gimbel, local manager raising money oy taxation, niese 0I racilic rower and Light Co., v nicr chemicals and "epoxy" ce ment. 25. There will be enough money for mortgage Insured by the federal Housing AdmiiiUtra- tion In 1962. I'lcnty of money will be available 'or mortgage guar anteed by the Veterans Admin istration, although this supply varies with diflcrent sections of the country. Interest rates on conventional loans not having any government guarantees will be a little higher. Real estate tHHiple will worry about the pub lic's desire to build, rather than about their obtaining mortgage money. 26. The kilowatt hourj of elec tricity produced In 1962 will ex ceed tlio total ot any previous year. Ihuu favorable to utility preierreus. 27. Steel production in 1962 will exceed liiia year's luO mil lion tons, but the increase will come from producing bteel in colors. 28. Cement production will be about the same in liku as in litdl, but the iidustry's capacity to produce in Increasing too rap idly in view of the demand. The (Continued on 1'age 6) gazfh OMES 1 Oc Copy 78th Year, Number 43 Mid-Co Council Geisl $22,000 Gmm Hospital Auxiliary Head Becomes Patient Most people go to the hos pital when they are ill or hare an accident. But Mrs. Omar Rietmann. president of the Pio neer Memorial hospital aux iliary , went to volunteer her services, had an accident on the job and became a patient She was working in the hos pital office on Christmas day when she leu and struck her shoulder so sharply that she sultered a fracture. Mrs. Riet mann was in a handy spot to be admitted as a patient and this was accomplished in short order. The injury was painfuL and Mrs. Rietmann was still con fined to the hospital Wednes day. Report was that she sat up for the first time Wednes day morning. ? if rrf t f! ft -.V .. it'' . . - . 1 W. it' 1 i WHEN SCHOOL takes up again In Morrow county after holiday vacation on January 2. high school siuaents at rone win report ro ineir new Duuaing (arove). Tney moved books, equipment and iixiures into me enu.uuu siiucture rnaay Dei ore nouaay dismissal. FRED GIMBEL Gimbel Elected -Chamber Prexy means will be extended to in elude an additional assessment on the manufacturers or auto mohiles. 14. Taxes, as a whole, will continue to Increase in 1962 for everv familv. Business net taxes, however, will decrease in 1962, through the granting oi aeprec iation refunds which can be done hv Executive order. The manu facturer may greatly increase his deductions for past investments and new machinery, plant, and equipment. Douglas Dillon feels that sucn tax reaucxions wiu in crease the purchase of new equipment, develop greater ef fieipnev. and result In a net im provement in the employment situation. This Is good news for 1962. 15. Speculation in real estate and securities will be active dur ing 1962; but good children will gradually be recognized as the best investment. Young people will be married earlier and will want to have large families. 16. Public education will grad ually be reorganized during the years ahead. Schoolhouses will be built as places to "park the kids" while the parents are at work. New schoolhouses will be built so as not to be over one story high, with lots of sunshine. 17. Owing to the lack of air port facilities and to inadequate equipment, there will be increas ing airplane accidents during 1962. 18. With all the above changes, plus increased public improve ments and longer vacation per iods, families must save some how and cut somewhere. I think it will begin in 1962 with cloth ing. This will gradually become cheaper and more attention will he paid to color. 19. The time is approaching when the weaving of cloth will be greatlv curtailed. Clothes will be made "like paper. Plastic coats are already on the market. These are produced by feeding the cel lophane into a machine which cuts to desired sizes and bonds not sews) the material into beautifully finished goods of dif ferent colors. 20 We will hear more about automation during 1962. But the cot of building automatic lac tones is so great that the change is coming slowly. Even f'" tronics has been overemphasized. 21 There need be no unem plovment among steel workers during 1962. But government un employment figures will remain hi eh. Foreign competition due to low wages abroad, will be an important factor. Women win prefer to work in air-conditioned factories and have their home pantries filled with pre-cooked foods. was elected president of the Heppner-Morrow County Cham ber of Commerce Wednesday noon at a meeting of the board of directors. Dr. C. M. Wagner was elected first vice president and Al Lamb was elected second vice presi dent Gimbel, who will take office at the first regular meeting of the new year on January 8, suc ceeds Mike Whitesmith, presi dent for the past year. Dr. Wag ner was second vice president during the past year. The positions of secretary and treasurer remain to be filled. Wes Sherman has served as sec retary since June 1 when he came to Heppner, and Bert Huff has been treasurer through 1961. Each of these positions are lined by presidential appo 1 n t m e n t with confirmation oy ine ooara of directors. President Gimbel has asked each to serve during 1J, but the board must approve at its first meeting under the new president next Wednesday. The board meeting Wednes day included directors elected recently for two-year terms. They are Gordon Pratt, Ed Gonty, Gene Pierce, Jim Myers and Harry O'Donnell. Holdover di rectors are Al Lamb, Dr. Wag ner. Earl Avres, Robert Van Houte and President Gimbel. The Rev. Kenneth Robinson will be installing officer at the meeting January 8. Forms are Mailed For Personal Property Returns With the New Year Just around the corner, all businesses, industries and farmers in the county, together with other own ers of personal property, must prepare to file personal property returns using inventories as of January 1 for assessment pur- decorations at the home of Mr. poses. and Mrs. Larry Cook, 505 Morgan Assessor Oliver Creswick said Street, captured first prizes for that forms for the returns were both outdoor and interior resi- mailed in Heopner Tuesday after dential Christmas decorations in he and Rod Thomson, deputy the annual contest sponsored by assessor, had prepared the bin the Heppner-Morrow County mailing. Chamber of Commerce, Bill Col- FiIin of tne returns must be lins, committee chairman, an-1 comDieted bv March 3. the assess- Cooks Win Two Firsts in City Lighting Contest Following the theme of put ting ' Christ Back In Christmas, nounced early this week, A committee of judges made selections Friday evening after registrations for the contest had closed at 5 p. m. that day. First in the business decora tions class was Ron's Flowers. Second in the outdoor residen tial classification was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ward and third was Minnie McFerrin whose decorations were on view at the Ralph Scott home, 910 E. Falrvlew Way. Second In indoor residential decorations was the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Dick on Gilmore street and third was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray William son, 585 Gale. Second in the business classifi cation was Lois' Beauty Shop, and third was Elma's Apparel. As winer of the two contests, the Cooks will receive $17.50 since first for the outdoor con test is $10 cash prize and first for indoor residential is $7.50. For first inthe business category, Ron's Flowers receives $10. Out door residential and indoor busi ness each carry $7.50 prizes for second and $5 for third. Second in indoor residential gives $5 to the recipient and $2.50 for third. At the Cook home a brilliant ly-lighted outdoor Christmas scene was enhanced by the win dow in the background with an open Bible visible tnrougn a circular opening of a frosted window. A cheery fireplace add ing warmth to the scene. or pointed out. He emphasized the necessity of having the forms back by this date. Creswick said that although there has been some leniency here in the past on filings, he has been charged with enforcing the law on this point. If the form Is not returned by March 3, the taxpayer will be held delinquent. Should the return not be in the assessor's hands within 15 days after the due date, the assessor has the ensuing 15 days in which to demand the filing. A delinquent filing subjects the taxpayer to a penalty oi d of the "consolidated tax levy of the assessed value of the prop ertv." the assessor said. An additional provision In the law imposes a penalty of $10 per day for reiusai or negiecx to file to evade taxation, Cres wick said. Included in the category of per sonal property are such items as inventories of store stocks and supplies, equipment, livestock and farm machinery of farmers. Although personal property assessments are based on fig ures as of January 1, the personal property taxes are not paid until after statements are mailed with real property statements in Oc tober. The assessor pointed1 out that It is necessary to have personal property returns in by March 3 SO tnat assessments may uc worked out and computations made prior to compiling the real property tax roll (C-T Photo) P""J psewwiip(.i.iidwi Mia-- - yni w humhsjhhs; ! I I i 1 f- : i y I' " ij til . v. . ,,. . ,...t..imsm.i STUDENT BODY President Wayne Hams (loft) and Principal Dar rel Reisch are shown in the science room of the new lone High school. One feature of the modern room is the sliding black, board that Hams demonstrates. Behind the blackboard are shelves and storage space. The principal, like students in the school, had on his working clothes for moving day Friday. (See also pictures on page 7) (G-T Photo) Livestock Growers' Meet Dates Set Something new has been add ed to the annual meeting of the Morrow County Livestock Grow ers' association this year a "hay clinic" that will analyze forage and compare more than lOU nay samples submitted from through out the state for analysis. This is lust one feature of the two-day meeting that has been set for "January 12 and 13 at the county fairgrounds in Heppner. A Bull iTaaing aay, a popular feature of the program in the nast. will be held again on Fri day morning, January 12. Plans for the coming meeting were made last week by the ex ecutive committee of the stock growers. Dr. Norman Goetze, farm crops specialist, Oregon State Univer sity, will discuss forage analysis at the hav clinic Friday after noon. The'lOO hay samples will be compared to show that tne feeding value of hay may not necessarily be determined by looking at it. County Agent N. C. Anderson is collecting a var iety of samples from through out Morrow county which will be analyzed and compared to a representative bale of hay from the stack from which they were taken. To make this event even more helpful to ranchers, Dr. A. L. Ralston, animal nutritionist, OSU, will be on hand to interp ret the meaning of these forage tests and how they may be ap plied to better animal nutrition. Committees will meet late Fri day afternoon and evening. To make the day move along more smoothly the Bank of Eastern Oregon has offered to serve cof fee and doughnuts again during the day. Saturday's program will con sist of committee reports, elec tion of officers and general busi ness, interspersed with interes ting topics. Robert Every, exten sion entomologist. OSU, will dis cuss the grasshopper infestation outlook for 1962. Livestock men date in mind. have been concerned over last year's infestation which cut down range feed and hay yields considerably, as well as the nui sance problems of grasshoppers. Dr. A. L. Ralston, OSU, and Bill Southworth, assistant director, State Department of Agriculture, will appear on the program dur ing the day, and at the evening banquet which is scheduled to be held at the fair pavilion, Sat urday evening.. A social reception will be held following the day's meetings. Floyd Jones, Heppner, is in charge of the program, Gerald Swaggert, Heopner, general ar rangements, Dick Wilkinson, Heppner, advertising and door prizes. President Ron Currin ap pointed a committee of Don Greenup, chairman. Herb Ek strom, Wes Sherman and N. C Anderson to select the Livestock Man of the Year for recognition nt this annual meeting. Every one is encouraged to keep the First New Year's Baby To Get Gift Bonanza First baby born In Pioneer Memorial hospital In the new year, or born en route to the hospital, will indeed be a lucky little fellow or gal. Firms of south Morrow county are providing more than 30 gifts for No. 1 baby of 1962. A list of these prizes Is shown in the Two Babies Arrive Here On Christmas Arriving on Christmas day in Pioneer Memorial hospital to bring Joy in two families were two baby boys. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Thomas of Fossil welcomed their first child, Ronald Dean, who was born at 1 :20 p. m. and weighed 7 lb. 8V4 oz. Hi grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Asher of Fossil and Charles Thomas, also of TossiL An hour and a half later a second Christmas baby arrived. The 6 lb. son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Downs. Spray. Danny Lee was born at 2:50 p. m. and Is their sixth child. Grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Downs of Nampa, Idaho, and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Bills of Emmett, Idaho. will receive a letter of Introduc tion from the Gazette-Times to Introduce them to the local firms and aid them in their collection of the gifts. Last year's winner was Linda Ann Wyatt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wyatt of Kinzua, who will observe her first birthday exactly at 7:52 p. m. on New Year's day. advertisement on page 10 of this paper, together with the donating firms. Prizes ranee from a diaper pall to gifts of gasoline for the father. In addition, noneer Memorial hospital will assume 25 of the hospital expenses In connection with the birth. The first arrival alter mid night Sunday, December 31. and lthough a tie ts hardly imeiy, . . . : 1 in case TWO DaDies are ixn di the same time, the prizes will Leaders In 4;H To Stage Special Banquet Jan. 3 The seventh annual 4-H lead ers banquet will be held In the Catholic parish hall at Heppner on Wednesday evening, January 3, starting at 6:30 p. m. The Pacific Power and Light Com pany is again sponsoring the banquet to recognize 4-H leaders for their service to the commun ity. 4-H leaders, both new and old, as well as junior leaders are invited to atend the ban quet The 4-H leaders banquet Is the annual event where 4-H leaders are recognized for their service. Pins and certificates will be awarded for the number of years of 4-H leadership com pleted, according to Joe Hay, County Extension agent Part of the evening program this year will be a new 4-H film called, "Man Enough For the Job." The film is a case history of a transplanted city family and the ways 4-H helped their children. It has not been shown in Morrow county and should be a real treat for everyone. Several musical numbers and some community singing will be be shared. Parents of the winning baby included in the evening program. Six Counties To Conduct Plan Study A federal grant ol 12X000 was approved Wednesday by the Housing and Home F In ane Agency to the Mid-Columbia Planning Council lac a planning study In six Oregon counties, according to a tele phone message from John Denny of the State Department oi Planning and Development Wednesday to the Gaiette Timee. The federal allocation, to bo matched on a 2-ior-l basis with $11,000 In state and local funds, will be used to collect basic economic Information and prepare a regional devel opment plan. Two contracts promoting an economic survey of bLx counties were approved by the executive committee of the Mid-Columbia Planning council at a meeting in Arlington December 14, ac cording to Morrow County Judge Oscar Peterson, council chair man, who presided at the meeting. Judge Peterson reported the contracts were with the State Department of Planning and De velopment to procure funds for a survey of the six-county area of Morrow, Umatilla, Gilliam, Wasco, Sherman and Hood coun ties; and employment of an exec utive secretary to assist and work with the firm of planning con sultants hired to conduct the survey. A total grant of $30,000 is ex pected by the council. Of this fund, the planning consultant firm will receive $22,000 and the executive secretary is budgeted for $8,000. Work of the executive secre tary is expected to be with ex tension services, the Forest Ser- vice, the Agricultural Stabiliza tion and Conservation Service, and other agencies in assisting the economic survey. Judge Peterson said a Jan uary meeting will be called at which contracts will be signed -by representatives of the six counties. Representatives of Ebasco Services, a nation-wide economic survey concern with which Mid-Columbia Planning Council has been negotiating, have been asked to attend the meeting. Two new federal pro grams will also be explained at the meeting. Hillsboro Man Dies in Two-Car Crash at Irrigon Leland Otey, 57, Hillsboro, be came the fourth traffic fatality for Morrow county this year when he was killed In a two car accident in Irrigon at 7:30 Wednesday morning, Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman said. Otey was traveling east In his small foreign car when he was struck head on by another car driven by Ben Alvin Stevenson, 19, Portland. The Stevenson car traveled 100 feet further west and burst into flame. Irrigon firemen were called to extinguish the fire. Otey was pinned in the car In the middle of the street Sheriff Bauman reported officers had to use crowbars to remove the body. Stevenson was taken to Good Shepherd hospital, Hermiston, where extent of his injuries had not been determined. Otey left Hillsboro at 3 a. m. to travel to Moses Lake, Wn., where he was starting a new business, Otey's Mobile Milling Service. Sheriff Bauman said Mrs. Otey said the family was planning to move to the Wash ington city as soon as Otey had made arrangements. He had been in Hillsboro with his fam ily for Christmas. Stevenson had spent Christ mas with his parents at 516 Clay St. Walla Walla, and was re turning to his Job in Portland. Otey's body is at Creswick Mortuary awaiting funeral arrangements. WEATHER Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday (Leonard Gilliam, observer) HI Low Prec. 45 31 56 40 m 56 42 53 28 .01 44 30 43 28 50 29
