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Show 0r.!es 3322 aZorp, 3rd S Salt La E City, Utah WiiO mm 'Who's Who' Could Be 1976 Stork Just A Financial Put On Race Dram Woodbury has issued a and warning to students their parents to beware of which phony publications purport to be a listing of "top" students in the country. Some of the publications are merely a listing of students who took the time to return a questionnaire mailed to their homes. stuThe principal said dents receive the questionnaires mainly during the $140 worth of certificates and merchandise are waiting at the More than finish line for the lucky-winnin this year's New Year's first baby contest. The winner of this year's bicentennial stork race will be the youngster who makes his debut nearest to the magical midnight mark signalling the start of the bicentennial year-197- 6. The winner must be born at the Valley hospital and the time of birth on the birth 'certificate will be used determine the winner. total of 32 mMSS 1 "Who's Who" publication even though the student failed to complete high school and academically ranked low among his class mates. Counselor High school Preston Checketts said most Who" "Who's reputable publications "come directly to the counselor or principal for recommendation." to He advised parents "find out who is nominating" their son or daughter if he or she receives a questionnaire in the mail. He said many "Who's Who" applications sent to the school are discarded because the administration views them as money-makin- g propositions. sands. It is understandable, Woodbury said, that students would return the questionnaires to gain recognition. But, he pointed out an actual instance in which a former -' summer. They are asked to fill them out along with a ' for having been included in a ough the school administration in identifying students with suitable achievements to make them eligible for inclusion in the publications. Woodbury said the disreputable publications often induce the students to pay as much as $20 for a copy of the publication thus providing the potential for a lucrative profit since the number of individuals listed might range into the tens of thou- 0111 gift Bear River high student was publicized in the local paper press release which is sent to a local newspaper. "Who's More reputable Who" publications deal thr- Getting your name in a "Who's Who" publication may just be a matter of filling out a questionaire, according to Principal Darwin Woodbury at Bear River high school. Big Prize A December 31, 1975 Tremonton, Utah 84337 Volume 56 Number 11 to Tremonton merchants have come forward with gifts for the new arrival. The gifts range from 10 gallons of gasoline to about $100 in gift certificates, actual cash, a case of baby food and four free dinners at two restaurants. Last year's winner was James Steven Hansen, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hansen of Hey ward, Idaho, near Rupert. Mrs. Hansen is the former dauMarilyn Jepperson, ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Jepperson of Tremonton. The youngster was born about 1:30 p.m. New Year's Day and weighed in at eight pounds two ounces. The following merchants have furnished prizes for the contest: Dream Girl Hair Fashions, a free hair style for the mother; Bear River Saddlery, $5 gift certificate; Ravon Beauty Salon, free hair cut; R & M Service, ten gallons of gas free; Anderson Lumber, $5 gift certificate; Bear River Drug, $5 worth of baby needs; Western Trails Cafe, U,o shrimp dinners; Cross X Cafe, $5 ift certificate; Cowley's $5 certificate; Gepbarts, $5 certificate; Carl and case of Gerber's In's. babv food; K& R Hardware, gift gill Lynn Adair Will Carrie Mecbam welcomes in the bicentennial New Year a littlo early with a celebration all ber own. A lot of Bear River Valley residents will be engaged in most of the celebrations will be sane and their own celebrations this evening-hopefu- lly safe. Tremonton merchants are also celebrating by sponsoring the annual P irst Baby contest. See story at left. One-year-ol- d gift certificate; Archibald Ford, $10 casn;Cal Gas $5 gift certificate; La Verd's Natural Products, free bottle of Neo Junior Liquid Vitamins and one quart Neo Clean for bathing baby; First Security Bank, beautiful leather wallet; Heidi House, $5 gift certificate; and Tremonton Savings $5 savings account. M.H. King's. $5 gift certificate; Frank's Chevrolet, John $5 gift certificate; Law's Union Oil Co. $5 gift $5 Farm certificate; Taylor Service $5 gift certificate; Golden Spike Equipment Co. $5 cash; Safeway stores, one case of baby food ; Hamilton Drug, $5 gift certifi- cate; Bowcutt Floral, $5 gift certificate ;D&B Electric, $5 gift certificate; Don s Upholstery, $5 gift certificate; Cross Roads Cafe, two buffet dinners; Allen Meat, $5 gift certificate; Belmont Springs, $5 swimming pass to mother; Leader Publishing Co., $10 cash. School Budget Stakes Slate Dance On New Year's Eve Valley residents can dance in the 197G bicentennial year New; Year's Kve at one of two dances being sponsored jointly by the Trenionlon Garland I'tah stakes. A dance sponsored by the Melchizedek priesthood for persons 18 years or older will be held at the Garland Cultural hall from 9 p.m. to a.m. The Marvin Ashby orchestra will provide the music. A dance for Aaronic priesthood age teenagers will be held New Year's Eve, at the Tremonton Stake Center from 8:30 p.m. toM2:30 a.m. "Phoenix" of Ogden will provide the music. Refreshments will be served at both dances. -- Hearing Marked 1 Tremonton will hold a public hearing Jan. 6, 3 p. m. and 7 p.m. at the Civic Center to discuss their application for a federal grant to improve their water Keynote Farm Bweau Banquet A noted Utah radio farm broadcaster will highlight the annual North Box Bder Farm Bureau banquet Jan. 14, according to President Wes Scott of Fielding. The 322 member families of the north county farming organization have been invi- ted to attend the banquet which will get underway at 7 p.m. at the Botbwell ward chapel. The Botbwell ward will serve a turkey dinner. Scott announced this week that Lynn Adair of KSL radio will be the keynote speaker. Adair has worked with for almost 19 years eight spending his first years as an engineer and bis KSL last 1 1 in the farm program department. A native of Cedar City, Utah, Adair grew up on a farm. "I guess I kind of thought I wanted to get away from those odd hours... but after a while inside"... Adair said be jumped at a chance to start producing the farm director's shows. When the farm director was promoted to the news room he was given the position. cont. on page five Babson's Business, Financial Forecast 1976 ostlmh: Cm famed fcmomh frogross, In its forecast for 1975 published a year ago, the staff of Babson's Reports envisioned an unfolding scenario far less pessimistic than the general atmosphere prevailing at that time. The primary message then was that the nation's problem for the ensuing 1975 calendar year was a recession and not a devastating depression. This thesis was predicated on the probability that recuperative forces would start to emerge as imbalances in tle economy were Babson's 1975 forecast also called corrected. attention to the various cushions which would play a vital role in lessening the severity of the recessionary forces despite the doom and gloom psychology holding sway as 1974 drew to a close. At the same time, however, the forecast warned against expect- ing the sort of rapid recovery from setbacks that this nation had experienced over the past 30 years. The causes of this latest recession were particularly and there was no question but that tbey would be difficult to cure. son's Reports forecasts further economic progress for 1976, even though readers of this column should not expect a return to outright boom conditions. Unwieldy inventories and short-terbusiness and consumer debts have been reduced over the past year or so, but the real stuff needed to spark a ve business and conprotracted sumer purchases, plus massive capital expenditures-are simply not on the horizon. As things stand, the first quarter could well be the best part of the year in terms of economic expansion. While the ensuing quarters will tack on additional gains, the upsurge-aggressi- r size of the improvements will diminish as 1976 progresses. But the key is that the trend will be upward throughout the entire year. year-to-yea- OVERALL PROGNOSIS Every! ing considered, however, AND WITHOUT INFLATION In terms of "current dollar value," the nation's Gross National Product in 1976 should score an advance of some 11 percent over the 1975 totals that look as though they, in turn, would barely eclipse those of 1974 when final tally is made. While an FAVORABLE Uie year-to-ye- KEEP (iNP WITH deep-roote- 1970 11 percent may seem impressive, the force of upthrust will not be all that great. The broadest gain will be seen in the first three months because this quarter is compared with the deepest point of the recession when the rate of inflation weas still intolerably high. The moderate and low-ke- y nature of the business uptrend can be better appreciatred by projecting the GNP on a constant-dolla- r basis (1958 as the base period), adjusted to remove the influence of inflation. Babson's Reports projects the "real" GNP for 1976 at 4 percent above that for 1975. This upshading is only a bit greater than the basic growth rate of the economy and surely does not merit a "boom" label. increase of staff of Bab A AN EYE ON INFLATION By and large, 1975 witnessed a fair degree of sucess damping the fires of inflation. While this corroder of purchasing power remains uncomfortably high, its impact has been materially reduced in the course of the past 12 months. In early 1976, inflation should be moderately well contained, but with the advent of the spring months upward pressures will again streng in ftfo Boom then. As was the case in the past two years, this will be due to cost-pusfactors. rather than demand-pul- l The latter, however, could compound the problem somewhat in the middle and latter parts of the year as business makes headway. In the initial months of 1976, inflation will not build in direct proportion to the amplitude of new wage hikes, since the substantial reservoir of underutilized production capacity in many industries and the cautious buying policies of consumers and businessmen militate against free and unrestricted price markups. But this barrier against inflation will be increasingly difficult to maintain as 1976 proceeds. The cumulative effects of boosts in labor costs, shipping charges, and other operating expenses will gradually offset some of the benefits of higher production and stiles, squeezing profit margins to such an extent that only compensating price boosts can alleviate the situation. Also, continuing massive deficits in the federal budget will add potent fuel to inflation, both phychologically and to the degree that such deficits are monetized. We envision inflation averaging some 7 percent in 1976. cont. on page three h ...i |