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,-r . - ... .... " I o -oo0 j O ' Salem, OrpQ)n, Wednesday, Decemhel, 55 v Q- Oq0 q o (9 . THE CAPITAL JOURNAL O c : o NOTES ON -Q. THE NEWS Pregpn IsJExpected to Dftibje o Irrigated La(fs i 50 Years By W. HARWY JR. with the estimated amounts ta.be Oregon, which now has l,-dted in the 50-year-per-l, are: S74.707 acres of irbgaftd land, j Coastal counties. 10.050 jnd 39 U bnr, water to 1.4."9.17il Kb: Columbia Basin. 93,8 and mora) acres in the next 50 vtirs, i JJ7.7P& Blue Mountains. WO 003 me yregon Agricultural xperi-ard 143,750; South Central Area, ment Station estimates. B54.959 and 160.920: and Southern The station made this estimate Oregon, 75.658 and 66,530. alter a comprehensive land jfldl "Preliminary calculations," the iwr survey. report ftys. "indicated there it It said there are 5.325.000 acres enoush water in sight toiieet the of cropland that could be classed requirements of the estimated irri as irrigable, plus 25 million acres ' gable land by areas as well as the of range and pasture lands. 'total water need for the state. There isn't enough wat avail-1 "Considerable develop able for all of that land, and it ment through storage and other wouldn't pay to irrigate a lot of it. ! means will be needed, however. The estimate that the amount if this water is available for of irrigated land will be doubled gated agriculture." in the next half century is based on assumptions that present sourc es of water will remain available. Youth's StilV Prolonged that state and federal water pol- n I l li wt icies won t change, and that the "PllUM 1 ItSOll W alls demand for food will shove farm Millard Raymond Williams 19 prices nigh enough to make irri-,who could have been paroled had gallon profitable. j he remained behind the prison The Willamette Valley, which walls another four months was now nas 80. 195 acres of irr Baled fniinH ,,,,n , i,; ....,.. .:. land, is due for the biggest rx-.cuit court Tuesday of escaping DOC! T?acnnnli fo 1 1 J 11 Rwlc panston of any region. The station from a prison work gang July 29. T IlO 1100611011 VtllllIIIi uau:u uiai nw.ouu more acres Williams was captured near in me vauey will be irrigated in Aumsville a few hours after he ine next mi years. Present totals for other regions. J2l. mm, . going to use it for Yi -10 -"We're getting kicked school!" They're walked away. He will be sen tenced December 27. CANADA DRY ASSORTED FLAVORS BEVERAGES Qt. Bottle Plus Depos Boost Sought WASHINGTON UH Secretary of Welfare Folsom announced yester day Congress will be asked to in crease Public Health Service re search funds by 25 to 30 per cent next year. He told a news conference that the administration also will recom mend a new program of federal assistance to medical and dental schools, with federal funds to be matched by the institutions. In a statement, Folsom said in creased research funds would be available to each of seven major research activities in which the Public Health" Service now en gages. These are mental health, cancer, heart, arthritis, neurolo gical, dental and microbiological. Total appropriations to the na tional institutes of health the re search agencies administered by the Public Health Service are $97,800,000 this year. ,." GIRL FOR FASTS CLEAR LAKE Mr. and Mrs. On Ice Harbor WALLA WALLA Wl Army Engineers announced yesterday bids will be called next month for the first major construction work on Ice Harbor Dam on the Snake Rivpr. The first bid call will cover a 'south shore cofferdam, a tempo rary dam to block off the river while a section of the dam's base i is constructed. Col. Myron Page, Walla Walla district engineer said. The engineers also will call for bids on turbines early in 1956. Preliminary work will be started under a 1-million dollar appropria tion authorized by Congress. Eagles Yule Party MOLALLA A Christmas parly and family night for Eagles and their families was held with a pot- luck dinner for about 40 Friday night in the Eagles Hull. I here was a Christmas tree and Mrs. Edna Ricksger and Mrs. Ann Koos passed out many gifts. Mrs. Myrtle Carroll s son and Mrs. Vi Smith s daughter played accordion num bers. Mrs. Helen Turnbow, presi dent o fthe Eagles auxiliary who Arnold Fast are the parents of a 'planned the evening, was in charge. aaugmer norn uec. 14. Ine child ; Several games were played. The weighed 7 lbs, 3 oz. and is named next regular auxiliary meeting is Lcann Eileen. She has an older scheduled for Friday evening, De , sister, Nancy, and brother. Randy Icembcr 23- (was the night and all through the bank, were asking just whom thank, for pleasure before Christmas, Wjthe tellers they should r ocx. u j r-1955 m making their year and joy; while meeting and or boy. one of 2Q8irm greeting each man hen out in the lobby, loan officers and clerks came . . . and typists question 9 the same. From offices, vaults, and from K4-MI compartment guards . . . bookkeepers, m rfjgf , their lira and the trust department jgn seventy-one branches knew, that they had a message to you. And so they all sang loud and clear, L Wf'Merry Christmas to all ... and a HaDDv ll New Year V - 11 the managers to carry in tones . A Or, 1o puj it onother woy.'ihe peo pie of the 71 ilottwide bonkig offices of The First Nolionol BonJt, of Potllard ish yti end yours o very rgerry ChristrrOs ond o hoppy, c prctjoerow New Yeorl Fl R5T NATIONAL BAN K . 8 r i nor portwdo USDA Raises Wbeat andc5)rn (Fiviires in Final '55 Report WASHINGTON n The Agri culture Department, in a final re port for the year, Tuesct' mated this year's wheat cro( at 931. 159.0110 bushels and the corn crop at 3.1M,8J.0O0 bushels. The wheat estima'ii 22.631.000 bushel more than li"st month's foreca of 915.528.000 bushels and 'compares with the government's goal of about 87O.ow.O0O bushels. A revised estimate put last year's wheat crop at 984.846,000 bushels and the 10-year average at 1,154, 073.0O0 bushels. The corn estimate is 1.99C.O00 bushels more than the depart ment's November forecast of 3.182, 870.000 busjiels and campares with the government's production goal ui j.uw.uw.uuu uusneis. The wheat estimate included 705.372.000 bushels of winter wheat compared with 804. 349.000 last year and 867,3110.000 for the 10-year av erage, and 232.784.000 bushels of spruiR wheat compared with 180.- 41I7.0UO last year and 286.683,000 for the 10-year average. The spring wheat crop was bro ken down further with 20.599.0U0 bushels of durum wheat compared with 5. 124.000 last year and 33. 432.0UO for the 10-year average. and 212.188.000 bushels of spring wheal cither than durum compared with 175,373.000 last year and 253,- 251,000 for the 10-year average. The production of other crops this year compared with last month's estimate, last year's re vised estimate and the 10-year av erage, respectively, included: Oats 1,375,736.000 bushels for fi nal a report: 1.636.030,000 last month; 1.497AI5.000 last year and 1.323,321,000 for the 10-year aver age. Barley S90.9S9.000 bushels: jaa, Ml.O. 370,502,000 and 266,918, 000. Flaxseed 40.R.H.OO0 bushels : 42. 9K5.&0; 40.808.lViO and 35,898.000. bAH hay 109,697,000 tons; J09.908, 000. Dry peas J.793.00 bags; !,S33, 000; 3.491.000 and 4,764. Potatoes J.H 6.11.000 bushels: 383, 771,000; 356,031,000 and 401,146, 000. Sweet potatoes 36,406,000 bush els;' 36,101,000; 30,131,000 and 951.000. Sugar beetPl2,49,0W tons; 12,- 474,000; 14,08.WjO and 10,431,000. Hods 36.874 000 nnunds- 37 lnO 4X); 43,477.000 an? 53,621,000. Apples lOmmercial) 15.293!mo bushels; 104.113,000; 109,654,000 and 106,402,000. Peaches 51 f 11.00 bushels: 50. 539.000 ; 61.3rb.OUO and 68,767.000e Pears 30.511.00 bushels: 30,143, 000 : 30,434.000 nd 30.9.S.000. Grapes 3.174.00 tons; 3,133,000; 2,569.000 and 2.925,000. Chcrifts 268.000 tuns; 270.000; 26.000 and 211,00. Ajirieots 268.00 tons; 258.000; 155.000 and 234.000. Cranberries 1,035.000 barrels, 0000; 1,016,00 And g.0. 7i ! Pi W MADE TO ORDER A complete line of custom built fireplace screens and fixtures. All types all (lies. Available in solid brass or any finish desired. See our com plete display of these also our standard sizes in stock. Doughlon Hardware 355 Court St. Phone 3 6788 Open Fri. Nitet Till 9 We Give Green Stamps N0RGE New Automatic DRYERS As I-ow i ftc Ptro As al.J WeA After Small Dana Panenl Full Prjce $129.95 I m, , Refriseration Al 1,111 e i2i Stau St Phone 2-4195 iMsuniiiMiH.iiMi.i.ti!SaKn Here's a little Sock-Fii'st! Your Personal Valet" Rfnovs lint from clotWf, funt itwr, thoet. 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