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EIGHT MEBFORD (OHEOON) MAIL TBIBTJNE Friday. April SI. 1950 Adequate Wafer Supply Predicted In Western Region Washington, Apr. 21 U.R) Secretary of Interior Oscar L. Chapman reported today that there will be "an adequate" wa ter supply for crops on federally irrigated lands of the west de spite spring droughts in some areas. . . He said April 1 forecasts by the bureau of reclamation showed that in most areas there would be enough water for all crops even if there is no pre cipitation during the coming months. Ample Water "While there is still no posi tive indication that we may be entering another major dry cy cle," Chapman said, ' it is re assuring to know that the April 1 forecast of the bureau of rec lamation indicates that there ... . iA matin, fnp Irriffat- will De aiuyic Y l ed lands on federal projects re gardless of the weather during the coming crop season. Chapman said "it is also re assuring to know that f a drought does hit. we will be much better off than during the 1930s by reason of new acreage brought under irrigation and supplemental water developed for use on lands which previ ously lacked a sufficient supply in an ordinary year." Three Areas Lacking , Reclamation Commissioner Mi chael W. Straus said only three western areas may feel a water shortage. He listed these as the Salt river project in Arizona, the Tucumcari project in New Mex ico and the Belle Fourche proj ect in South Dakota. Reclamation reservoirs held 44,651.500 acre-feet of water as of April 1, this year, compared with 43,871,000 acre-feet on the same date a year ago, the bureau said. Spring and summer snow melt, which has not yet begun in the highlands, is expected to raise storage levels considerably before the heavy midsummer drain begins. Bill Would Rewrite Immigration Laws Washington, Apr. 21 U.R) Chairman Pat McCarran (D., Nev.) of the senate Judiciary committee has introduced a bill that would rewrite completely Immigration and naturalization He said the measure would plug "leaks in our present sys lam thni ntri suhversives of all types and communists in par ticular." It would tighten up the screen nNinaM fnr immiffrnnti and makes deportation easier. Other provisions: 1. Remove racial discrimina tion from Asiatic-Pacific peoples. 2. Treat men and women equally so American women as well as men could bring their foreign-born spouses into the United States. 3. Simplify the quota system, although about the same basic formula for determining num would be maintained. 4. Set up priorities for immi grants with special needed skills. Oysters' Anesthetic Boosts Pearl Output San Francisco (U.R) An an esthetic for oysters Is not only aavlng the pearl-bearers from pain but is booming its Inven tor's bank account. The secret compound was in vented by Joe Goldstone, presi dent of the Japanese Imperial Pearl syndicate, as an aid to production of seed pearls. Under normal conditions, Goldstone said, 60 per cent of the oysters pried open to start for mation of the pearl died. The anesthetic decreases the mortali ty rate to about 10 per cent, he said. Pearls are produced when the oyster spreads a secretion over an irritant inside its shell. To produce seed pearls, the shells are forced open and a grain of sand inserted. Dud Una on Clauinad Adit 5:30 pm. for tollowtnf dajrc 10 a.m Monday for Monday; noon Saturdaj for Sunday a.m. New Navy Rocket Expected To Make Bombers Obsolete MEDFORD PHARMACY 127 E. 6th Just Off Central 9 A.M. - 10:30 P.M. For Complete Prescription Service DAY fflll Night and fvW7 Ct" 2-6253 If No Answer Call 2-8582 Prompt Free Delivery Baby Needs Sick Room Supplies Rentals JIM GORDON Bidgood Hudson Medford'i Own Modem Pharmacy By James Lylt United Press Correspondent Invokern. Cal., Apr. 21 '(U.R) A new navy air-to-air rocket mis sile that may turn neavy long- range bombers such as the B-36 into naming cottins.is now uiv dereoine final tests. Scientists at the naval ord nance station here are making final tests of the weapon before putting it into production. Unleashes Explosive Known as the "Mighty Mouse," the small, light rocket is design ed to permit interceptor planes to unleash a deadly explosive barrage in the flicker of an eye lash. Under n resent conditions, a fighter pilot with six machine guns can fire 120 small non-explosive bullets in one second. Using the "Mouse," that same pilot can unleash 20 or more ex plosive projectiles 2.75 inches in diameter and three feet long at the flick of a switch. Dr. L. T. E. Thompson, tech nical director of the test station, says the speed "compares favor ably" with high-powered guns. I saw Lt. Cmdr. J. M. Weso lowski of Detroit. Mich., flying a Douglas Skyraider, put eight missiles into the edge o a 150 foot circle on the desert sand in one second at a range of 2,000 yards. Firing Range Increased If such accuracy is normal, the "Mouse" has increased the effective firing range of the fighter plane by about 500 yards. Capt. Walter V. R. Vieweg, Buffalo, N.Y., station command er, refused to say whether or not the missile will be equipped with the proximity- fuse. Such fusing would be natural, how ever, and would mean that even near-miss mignt KnocK an enemy bomber out of the sky. One of the major advantages of the "Mouse" lies in its light weight and folding tail fins. The tube launcher and the light weight mean the fighter plane of the future, designed specifically for this type of at tack, might very well be a deadly honeycomb of small tubes for firing the rockets. Defective Heater Blamed for Blaze Portland, Ore., Apr. 21 (U.R) Firemen today blamed a defec tive circulating oil heater for a $3650 fire that last night de stroyed a caretaker's cabin and an old model automobile before aid could arrive. The two room house was owned by W. H. Wagner (6800 N.E. Cornfoot road), and its loss was estimated at $3500 with an other $150 damage to an auto mobile parked next to it. There were no injuries. Shin Kicking Ignored By Wooden-Legged Man Racine, Wis., Apr. 21 U,R) Attorney J. Lester Johnson rapped his client's shins when he began berating the judge. The client, a defendant, went right on talking back to his honor. Johnson kicked him again. The client went right on talking. "Why did you ignore my kicking you?" Johnson asked later. "Were you kicking me?" the defendant asked. "I didn't know it. Must have been my wooden leg." Improvement of Highway Section Asked Commission Logging operators and cham ber of commerce officials pre sented a request for a survey leading to possible improvement of the Prospect section of Crater lane highway at a roundtable discussion with state highway commissioners at Medford hotel this week. Wintertime reduced load lim its, placed to prevent deteriora tion to portions of that section of highway, have handicapped log and lumber operations. The lo cal men pointed out the econom ic importance of the route. May Make Study Commissioners made no defi nite commitments at the session, it was said, but gave the impres sion that a study would be made. Commissioners, who were here overnight on a routine inspec tion in this section of the state, were Charles H. Reynolds, La Grande; Ben R. Chandler, Coos Bay, and Milo Mclver, Portland. They were accompanied by R. H. BaJdock, chief highway engi neer and some of the engineer ing staff of the highway depart ment. The local group included George Flanagan, Elk Lumber company; Tom Ross, Ross Lum ber company; Glenn Jackson, White City Lumber company; Paul B. Rynning. county engi nee, and Chester Hubbard, presi dent of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. Nervous Cows, Blue Lights Don t Always Mean Uranium CHERRY QUEEN Salem, Ore., Apr. 21 (U.R) Brown-haired Nancy Miller of Salem high school will reign over Salem's 1950 Cherryland festival. By United Press Nervous cows and blue marsh lights don't necessarily mean the farm is loaded with the raw material ot A-bombs. Of course, .the National Geo graphic society said today, there may be uranium around. But it takes some finding. The society reported that ama teur uranium prospectors are sending 300 to 400 samples a month to the U. S. geological survey in the hope of hitting the jackpot. If the stuff assays 20 per cent or more uranium oxide and comes from a deposit of at least 20 tons, the prospector gets $32,000. which includes a $10,000 bonus, from the govern ment. Containers Vary But only about one in every 100 samples sent in warrants further investigation. They come in a variety of containers candy cartons, cookie jars, per fume bottles, and cigar boxes. One farmer wrote that there must be uranium on his farm be cause he feels bad and his cows are jumpy at milking time. Another sent some racks with the explanation that the sun cast two shadows from them. He wanted to know if uranium does strange things to the sun. One farmer saw a weird blue light in a marsh on his land. He figured it meant uranium was present. Geigers Sometimes Wrong But even prospectors equipped with geiger counters for detec ting radioactive materials some times go wrong, the National Geographic said. At 2 a.m. recently, it reported, John C. Rabbitt of the geologi cal survey was called to the tele phone to hear an excited voice say, "We've found uranium!" It turned out that some col lege boys had made their own geiger counter and gone prospec ting on a neighboring farm. Something must have been wrong with the homemade gadget. It identifed every rock on the place as uranium ore. Navy To Give Up Base at Sand Point Washington, Apr. 21 (U.R) Dan Kimball, acting secretary of navy, said today that re-study of a navy decision to deactivate Sand Point Air station at Seattle confirmed his department's po sition that the move would re sult in big economies. Kimball indicated in a letter to Sen. Warren Magnuson, (D Wash.), that the navy's decision would stand. Magnuson, along with Reps. Hugh Mitchell, (D Wash.), and Henry Jackson, (D Wash.), asked for the rp-stuHv. Magnuson's office said he be lieved Kimballs economy fi gures were "inconclusive ' and that he intended to ficht the order. Kimball estimated that the limited shut-down of Sand Point would save the navy $727,000 in fiscal 1951 and about $2,291,000 in each succeeding year. AUTOIST KILLED Baker, Ore., Apr. 21 !U.R) Hyman Blackson, 56, Portland, was killed yesterday when his car struck a rock on the Baker Richland highway and over turned near Keating. He was an employee of a Portland casualty firm. Dead line on Classified Ads: 5:30 p.m. for following day; 10 a.m Monday tor Monday: noon Saturday for Sunday a.m. Advertising Money Tops Previous Mark New York. Arjr. 21 (U.R) Ad vertisers spent more money last year for newspaper space than hpfnre. the American News paper Publishers association said today. It was the first time since 1942 that advertisers spent more mon ey on newspaper space than on magazine space. Advertising space for newspa pers swelled to $445,015,000 in 184K, I4.a per ceni over io revenue. - Harold S. Barnes, director of the ANPA bureau of advertising, said fieures of the publishers in formation bureau showed that general and farm magazine to tal revenue fell from $458,677,- 139 in 1948 to $440,795,045 last vear. Total revenue of radio and television in 1949 was $376,400,. 329 according to the best avail able data, Barnes said. Next Winner To Be Miss America, 1951 Atlantic City,, N. J., Apr. 21 (U.R) There will be no Miss America of 1950. The board of directors of the annual Miss America pageant here decided yesterday that the winner of the national beauty contest this September will be known as Miss America 1951. Jacque Mercer of Arizona, last year's contest winner, will keep her title as Miss America 1949. The directors pointed out that the contest winner this year will be queen for little more than three months in 1950 but will reign more than eight months in 1951. Salem. Ore.. Air. 21 (U.R) Sir Oliver Franks, British ambas sador to the United States, will pay an official visit to Oregon's capitol May 4. 0 II fff'; I: If economy Sweepstakes at 26.3 mile per gallon. I 1 t""!f,.HII s W V High score in gas economy goes to this big, 3600-pound Mercury that won the Grand Canyon bconomy Sweepstakes at 26.5 miles per gallon. Add points in flashing performance with Mercury's V type Hi-power Compression" engine that is setting speed track records all over the country. It's a combination of performance and economy so remarkable that automotive engineers have named it the 'hot package car of 1950. All this, plus Mercury's famous "Lounge-Resf ride, "Customixed" two-tone Interiors and "Merco-Therm" heating and ventilating, for as little as $49 a month with a surprisingly generous trade-in on your old cor. Ergo, why buy o small light ear whe t .1 . . i. . . . . you can arive tne outstanding value ot the year for so very little more? 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