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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1949)
, 1. 11. J J., PAGE EIGHT THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 149 Nations Water Supply Running Short, Reported (Br Unltrd Pru) The nation' most precious re source, water, Is running short in many sections, a United Press survey showed today. . In a few cases, such as at New York, the water shortage is a momentary matter, caused by a lack of rainfall. . But in vast areas of the mid west, southwest and far west, agriculture and Industry are be ginning to feel the pinch of ground water shortages as moist ure tables drop far beneath the surface. Geologists and other experts said the falling water table was a simple case of too much water being taken out of the ground too fast for nature to replenish the subterranean lakes, rivers and rivulets that seep precious moist ure through the rocks to fill wells and reservoirs. Vast Amounts Used Modern air conditioning sys tems, for example depend on huge quantities of cold water, drawn from the earth to circulate through their mechanisms and provide the low temperatures to chill air. ' In some localises, such as Illi nois, distilleries and other indus tries use so many millions of gal lons of water that they must sink wells hundreds of feet into the earth as the natural reservoirs drop deeper and deeper. ' In the west, vast irrigation projects are diverting water from its natural watersheds through canals and ditches for surface use to water plants in areas that are naturally arid. Some pessimistic geologists warn that unless emergency mea sures are taken to halt the trend, big sections of the nation might become desert wastelands or dust bowls. Congregations at 32 New Brunswick, N. J., churches pray ed for rain yesterday and were blessed by a steady downpour that continued for several hours. The 200 families at Roosevelt. N. J., had water run from their taps for the first time in a week when one of the town's two ar tesian wells was deepened. The 900 inhabitants had been supplied by tank trucks. Excessive pumping for irriga tion and industrial use was blam ed for critical water shortages in California's San Joaquin valley and in the Los Angeles area. Seri ous situations from the same causes were reported in the Santa Clara valley, Salinas valley. Ante lope valley and the Ventura-Ox-nard areas. Jefferson Farm Madras. Dec. 5 A session of the Jefferson county agricultural 'council here the past week re vealed that the 1949 farm pro duction of the county is estimat ed at a gross income of $7,468, 654, more than six times as great as the $1,163,010 of 1929 and near ly 13 times as great as the $582. 676 for the year 1939, when prices bt agricultural products were low. Seed crops were in the fore front for the year Just ending, with estimates totaling $2,376, 275. Ladino clover topped this list, Its 1949 value being placed at $1,739,933. The ladino crop was harvested from 6,200 acres. Hay production came second with the total of Its value placed at $1,388,000. Alfalfa crops ac counted for $1,188,000 of the to tal hay production. Livestock ac counted for $1,056,000, with beef cattle producing $888,500 of this amount. Frost, it was revealed, took a heavy toll of the Jefferson coun ty potato crop this year. The crop's value is estimated at $1, 147,000 for 1949. It would have been $500,000 greater but for the October frost damage. County Agent Hollis Ottoway said the damage from the October freeze will result tn potato crop losses this year to some growers. Present at the agricultural council session were Mrs. Ray Carpenter, from home and rural life committee; Henry Thornton, land use committee; T. A. Power, county judge; Ralph Beck, assis tant director of the Oregon State college extension service; and County Agent Hollis Ottoway, M. A. Hagood and Oliver Wilson. The Puerto Rlcan government Is beginning a vaccination pro gram against tuberculosis, using a French-discovered TB preven tive, which will reach every un infected Puerto Rlcan child. it! J?pis . II Largest Telescope Ready For Service, After Changes Mt. Palomar, Oil. 'IP The mir ror of the world's largest tele scope, taken out of operation Inst May when a slight flaw on the surface was discovered, now Is "us nearly perfect us possible" and should be scnmiing the skies again by the first of fie year. Even with its 20-millionths of an Inch flaw on un outer edge, the 200-Inch Hule telescope Inst spring reached out into spac? and photo graphed a slur furmutlun one bil lion light years away from the enrth. Dr. Ira S. Bowen, dli-ector of Mt. Wilson observatory, near Los Aiiceles, and 1'nloimir observa tory, near San Diego, said he hoHd ilr. mirror could In- re coated with aluminum mid put back Into service by Jim. 1. I'luw Dclllierute "We knew wnen the mirror was taken from the California Inml tute of Technology to the, ob.n'i v u lory that Its surface was slightly high In this area," Uowen said. "It hud been deliberately left high because we had anticipated some Uowen said the sag did nut de- velop and it was then that addi tional polishing was decided upon. "Although we iM'llevo we have now obtitlttcd a surface as nearly perfect as possible, wo cannot be absolutely certain until the tele scope has been tented further un der actual oH'iatlng conditions," Howen said. More Efficient "The efficiency of the minor I nas iK-vn impnjvco coiiHKirrauiy uy ine niioiiionai ponsning. Astronomers at I'alomiir be ll leve the 200-lnoh telescope will give observer their first look at solar systems beyond our own. The one billion light year photo was the first picture made that would Indicate that there are oth er systems outside the one of which the enrth la n pint. l,l TOMB TUHNKI) I I' Williamsburg, Va. itli A dusty volume turned up in an attic here proved to be the original mlmite-book of Eastern State hos pital from 17WI to 1X01, It con tains records of one of America' oldest mental Institutions. 1'I.ANK ( ItASII FATAL Siittlle, Dec. S ill1' AuthtU'ltlfM toilny were investigating to tie l:i inlni' cause of the fighter plane crash that killed u former Hill vrrHty of WiiHlilnglon track star Saturday lit the Snuri Point naval ulr statiim. The victim, l.t. (jgl Donald Hlcharil Wnld was killed when his naval reserve plane exploded lifter flipping over on takeoff. A navy spokesman said the Cor sair flght -r ernft was u few feet uff the gruiiml as It stalled on a routine training flight when It suddenly peeled over, smashed Into the concrete runway and exploded. RECORD CORN CROP Albert Haley of Midland, Mich., stands beside a crib holding some' of the record corn crop his farm yielded. The harvest averaged 163 bushels per acre, compared to an aver age yield of 46 bushels per acre in the state. Yields like this sie helping put the skids under the price of pork chops. Music Clinic Proves Popular The Central Oregon high school choir and band clinic, held in Bend this past week end, was con sidered so successful that plans for making it an annual event are being formulated, music edpart ment heads said tdday. The local clinic was the first large-scale gathering of its kind held in the state, with a 100-piece band and a chorus of TO voices participat ing, btudents of Burns, fnne ville, Madras, Culver, Redmond and Rend took part. The clinic concert, held Satur day night in the school gymna sium, was well attended, and school music patrons were gen erous in their applause for the young singers and instrumental ists. The directors, Prof. Donald Allton, from the University of Oregon, and Prof. Ted Mesang, from Oregon State college, also received ovations. - . . Well Received All numbers in the hour-long program were carefully rehears ed and admirably executed. The band selections, all well received, represented the works of Fillmore, Bach, Skornicka, El lington and Grieg. The inter pretation of "Overture MUiraire," by Skornicka. was outstanding. Of the vocal numbers, an audi ence favorite was "Orchestra Song," by William Schuman, in which each voice part imitated an instrument, with clarinet, vio lin, bassoon, drums and horn sim ulated. The lighter number pro vided pleasant contrast in the pro gram. The singers were also praised for their technical work in the spiritual, "Aina That Good News," by Dawson. Don P. Pence, music super visor for the Bend schools, was in charge of arrangements for the clinic. HEROISM TRAGIC Savannah, Ga., Dec. 5 'IP) A young mother lost her life in a futile dash into a burning house to save her infant son without knowing that the baby, already fatally burned, had bee.n carried out by her husband, police re ported today. Mrs. Louise Barrow, 26, died of severe burns yesterday, a few minutes after she was dragged from the flaming house by fire men who had seen her husband bring the baby out through a window. The baby. Tommy Lee, died several hours later. William Barrow, the father, saved one son by ripping off his flaming clothing. Two other chil dren who were playing outside were unhurt. PORTLANDER SUICIDE Portland, Dec. 5 IP An autop. sy will be performed today to de termine whether a former Alas kan sourdough died from heart failure or drowning when he jumped off a Portland railroad bridge into the Willamette river Sunday. L. A. Sharpe, 67, was pulled out of the water shortly after he jumped in, but was dead. Sharpe went to Alaska in 1900 for eight years. 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