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Show 1 THE BULLETIN, BINGHAM CANYON, UTAH THIRSTY LAND 5,000,000 Acres of Farm Lands: Are Irrigated in Western U.S. : - - 1 Hf (Thl. t th. ..Fond of two article, on California', world-famou- s Central Valley IrrlgaUon project.) Tha prime objective of the Central Valley project Is an equalization of the fabulous agriculture empire's water resources between the sur-plus area of the north and the water-deficie- southern two-third- s, providing for Irrigation of more than one million acres of fertile farm lands. This Is how It was worked out. Surplus waters of the northern valley are conserved behind Shasta dam on the upper Sacramento river, as well as Folsom dam, under con-struction on the American river, and released as needed downstream. Reclamation projects provide additional recreational features for thousands of Californlans. Bass and trout fishing are es-pecially good In Shasta Lake. The water is picked up by the rAita rwvvraoa ruuaiinei1 anaj n1uws buuuVi to the Tracy Pumping Plant on the rim of Central VaUey's western foothills. There the water is lifted 200 feet Into the Delta-Mendot- a Canal, to flow another 120 miles south to Mendota pool on the San Joaquin river. At this point the Imported north-ern supply takes over the Job for-merly done by the San Joaquin river. By thia exchange, San Joa-quin waters can be retained behind Frlant dam and diverted still fur-ther south by the 153-mil- e Frlant-Ker- n Canal for Irrigation use In the critically water-deficie- areas along the east side of the San Joa- - quin valley as far down as Bakers-fiel- d. At the Frlant dam another canal moves water 37 miles north for ir-rigation purposes in Madera county. The initial features of the project, which will be completed and in op-eration this July, will cost an esti-mated $400,000,000, of which 87 per cent will be repaid through sale of water and power developed by the project over a sixty year period. The remaining 13 per cent is charged to items such as flood control. ALTHOUGH THIS is a vast proj-ect, it is onlv on small nart of th nation's reclamation program that has already proved to be a fruitful source of new wealth from the de-velopment of the west's great natu-ral resources. Reclamation opens new oppor-tunities for people of this nation to build new farms, new homes, new industries and new business es-tablishments in our best and oldest American tradition. Today some 5,000,000 acres of arid and semiarid land are irrigated with crops produced on these lands averaging in excess of $500,000,000 per year in value. Since the first reclamation project was started in 1903, the west has been provided with 95 dami with combined storage capacity of acre-fe- of water; 35 power plants with more than 3,000,000 kilowatts capacity; 16.000 miles of irrigation canals; 3,000 miles of electric transmission lines. In return, reclamation projects have produced $500,000,000 worth of crops per year; $33,000,000 in power revenues; $2,000,000,000 In federal taxes between 1916 and 1949; and $1,500,000,000 which is spent In every section of the United States each year. This Is the brief story of this na-tion's attempt to bring water to thirsty land, a story that has been repeated in many sections of the world since before the time of Christ, but never on such a vast scale. Good Word Usage Teacher (during written Eng-lish test) "White a sentence with) the word 'analysis' in it." Pupil's Exam Paper "The teacher told us to look up the word 'analysis' in the dictionary." Family Saving Teacher "Tommy, if your father could save a dollar a week j for four weeks what would he have?" Tommy "A radio, a new suit, and a set of furniture." SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS 0 Main Street and the World Truman Relieves Gen. MacArlhur From All Commands in the Far East MACARTHUR RELIEVED To millions of small-towner- s across the nation to whom Gen. Douglas MacArthur hat become something of 'legend, his removal from all of his commands by President Truman was a shock not easily understood. The action pointed up the serious-ness of the break between the general, the White House, and UN states-men which had raged for weeks over the conduct of the Korean war. According to grim, stubborn MacArthur, he was fighting Europe's war with arms In Asia while Europe's diplomats continued to fight com- - .iiiiiiiiH i iihh DjjHmii'mm-'wif- Ha munism with words. In his blunt, barbed way, he wrote Joseph W. Martin, Jr., house majority leader: "It seems strangely dif-ficult for some to realize that here in Asia Is where the Communist conspirators have elected to make their play for global con-quest." That statement struck at the admini-stration's very basis of how to defeat com-munism. It threw European diplomats into a tizzy. It brought demands in congress that a special bipartisan committee be Grim-Face- d MacArthur sent to Tokyo to hear the general s foreign For bim lb war ndu P0"- - vlew- - " bru8ht of the crackdown on MacArthur which the peo-ple on Main Street could not believe would ever happen. The action has produced a shock that may have serious conse-quences. In the next few weeks congress may possibly be involved In bitter debate as the general's cause is championed by the Republican party. But above all. It has caused confusion and uneasiness In the mind of the average Main Street citizen whose common sense tells him there Is no end In sight for the Korean conflict. It does not answer the question In the minds of millions of people in the home towns: How are we going to get our sons and brothers and husbands free of the blood and filth of Korea? GRAPES OF WRATH The people In the b!g cities of the nation know little about the "Okies" so vividly described In John Steinbeck's novel of the depression, "The Grapes of Wrath." But to the people In the small towns and rural sections of the nation, they have long been a problem and a necessity. There are millions of them in the United States, working from the south toward the north as the crops ripen for harvest. And as the harvest nears they are welcomed and Just as anxiously the community awaits their leaving. They are poor, often underfed and Inadequately housed. They present a problem on the home town level that the individual com-munity is unable to solve. At last, much to the relief of millions of home towners, the federal government has stepped In and made a survey of their problems. The committee that made the survey has recommended legislation on migra-tory farm labor that may solve wage problems, establish labor camps, extend social security, public health and education programs with the aid of states and local communities. Of all the problems that faced the home towns of the nation, that of the migratory worker was one of the most serious. Its solution will be welcomed. ATOMIC SPIES In what was proba-bly one of the most dramatic and moving scenes in federal court in the history of this country, Judge Irving Kaufman sen-tenced Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, hus-band and wife atomic spy team, to die for treason. Said handsome, Kaufman, one of the youngest judges on the federal Julius Rosenberg bench: "I have searched my conscience to find some reason for mercy. It is not in my power to forgive you. Only the Lord can find mercy for what you have done." Never before in a civil court of the United States had native-bor- n spies been sentenced to death. Morton Sobell, 34, fellow conspirator, was sentenced to 30 years in prison. The fourth member of the conspiracy, Mrs. Rosenberg's brother, David Greenglass, 29, was sentenced to 13 years In prison. Thus ended another episode in the constant battle to keep the home towns of America free. Ethel Rosenberg KEEP 'EM ON THE FARM The old question of "how are you goln' to keep 'em down on the farm" showed up again in preliminary figures from the 1950 census of agriculture. The census bureau announced that the tentative count of the num-ber of farms in the country came to 5,379,043, a "real" drop of at least 280,000 for the first five postwar years and at least 500,000 or about 8 per cent for the last decade. The bureau put forth three major reasons: (1) A trend toward combining small farms to form large ones. This was most pronounced west of the Mississippi (2) A trend away from production of food for home use or sale. (3) Rural people taking jobs in nearby city industries and dropping production of food. THE LEVELING OFF Michael V. DiSalle, price director, said In ms jaiesc statement mat nis ceilings have brought "some stability" into view, but that higher taxes and tightening of money and credit supply are needed. The question In the minds of home town housewives was whether or not the line will hold, or whether there will be another upward spiral in late summer as predicted by many economists. In defense of controls, DiSalle said: "We had to start price con-trol- s. It was a psychological move to combat the factors that were driving us toward a serious Inflation." ..w v.M.. . "m-- - Labor Policy Committee At Trum.ni invitation labor rturid to th Deftnsi Board. U.M.T. DROPPED The house armed services committee dropped efforts to write a universal military training program that would have reached into the home of every family In the nation. The senate had previously approved establishment of a U.M.T. program in connection with pending draft legislation. The committee adopted an amendment by which congress agrees to consider recommendations to be made later by a five-ma- n U.M.T. commission. Legislators who approved of U.M.T. said they believed universal military training will be enacted within a year. CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT HELP WANTED MEN AUTO body and fender men to take I charge of large weU equipped shop. VacaUon and holiday, with pay. Life, health and accident Insurance fur. nlshed. Coveralls furnished and laun- - dered. Excellent Income opportunlUes Write for interview, giving age, experi-ence and references. Dean C. l'aek Motor Co., Loian, Utah. SE PS, PLANTS, ETC. Kverbearlnf Strawberries: New Century; sugar-swee- t, large firm berries. Fresh) dug, bearing age plants. Special: 50, McNeal Berry Nursery, Hamilton, Mont. WANTED TO BUY WANTED: Horse hair, tail and mane. Rabbit skins, wool, pelts, beeswax. 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Aflat- - bottomed 7 40 W rm boat m down ggga LHebrevv WiWA prophet By INEZ GERHARD EMERIC PRESSBURGER. and Hein Heckroth might well have rested on their laurels whan they finished ''Red Shoes", but they went on to bigger and better things, by screening "Tales of Hoffman". The complete opera was filmed in beautiful sets designed by Mr. Heckroth, with a star-studde- d cast which Includes I--, n , L 4 Uifll M iv" '. f v I in isf f llf.vfi in t W rFf HEIN HECKROTH stars of both opera and the Sadlers Wells ballet and chorus. Sir Thomas Beecham was the film's musical di-rector. Mr. Pressburger says he thinks this is the only picture ever filmed around a sound track; the entire score was recorded and the action fitted to it, and never has sound been more successfully dub-bed in. "Tales of Hoffman" should be seen by everyone who likes ex-ceptional films. Harry Cohn, president of Col-ombia Pictures, said "This la the most Important deal we have ever made", when Stanley Kramer signed on the dotted line to deliver 30 top bracket picture during the next five years. In return he'll get Kramer makes only suc-cessful pictures, the latest being "Cyrano de Bergerac", has 12 big properties on his list. The board of directors of the Mo-tion Picture Association has made some fine new rulings. "Neither the illegal drug traffic, nor drug addic-tion, must ever be presented"; sui-cide is to be discouraged unless absolutely necessary to the plot, and "There must be no scenes at any time showing of-ficers dying at the hands of the criminals," unless the plot demands it. FICTION ROMANCE IN ELEVATOR CORNER By Shirley Sargent THE professor had been elevator in the six story Brent building ever since Tod Davis could remember. He clicked his castanets, guiding people Into one or another elevator. Sometimes he said, "Car going up," or I I "Step in, please," MlnUtS but usually he 3' Fiction Just clicked hls i castanet9 and motioned. Tod sidestepped the crowd going into the second car. Valerie oper-ated elevator number three part time, helping to put herself through college. The professor winked and let Tod go in, but it wasn't any good. He was shoved into the corner opposite Valerie by eager shoppers. Romance In an levator, Tod thought wryly. Personal conversa-tion, interrupted by calls of "Three, miss," and "Second, please," was nearly Impossible, but Valerie man-aged it "Good morning, Mr. Davis," she said now, formally. "Why aren't you at college?" "Too nice a morning to be cooped up," he said, watching her but con-scious that every eye was on him. Everybody streamed out by the time they reached the top floor and only two nurses got in for the down ride. Quickly, he said, "I'm quitting school." Valerie's expressions anger chasing disappointment told him how she felt. As people got on at the fourth floor level, all she could say was, "I'm afraid you're making a mistake." Tod had known Valerie would be As the elevator loomed past the fourth floor he took her In hli arms and proposed. stubborn. First floor and everybody out as a new stream crowded in. Just enough confused time for Tod to stop beside her. "It's that job," he said urgently, "I'll be making enough for us to be married on. Steady work." "So's running an elevator," she reported. "Why don't you talk to the professor?" POD leaned against the wall, watching the professor direct traffic. He couldn't see college for the $2.70 an hour he'd get working for a construction company. Balance the promise of an underpaid white collar job after two more years of college against that kind of money, and you didn't give a darn for education. The castanets clicked, the profes-sor's arm moved, people shuffled forward. Watching him. Tod was reminded of an automat. The pro-fessor was a fixture, performing the game gestures routinely. Habit and duty guiding him. Like a pup-pet, Tod thought, realizing why Valerie wanted him to talk to the professor. With the elevators all in use, he turned to Tod. "How's college?" "I'm quitting for a job at $2.70 an hour." "So you can get married?" "Valerie says she won't marry me unless I finish college." "Smart girl," the professor said quietly, turning back to the impa-tient people, castanets clicking, arm waving. In the next lull, the professor spoke hurriedly, "I took this job on temporarily 23 years ago, because I needed money to be married. I was going to teach, be a professor, but the children started coming and this was steady. Great Job If you like herding sheep." Tod watched the professor with sharpened awareness. Herding sheep. A steady Job, but automatic. No thought, no chance for advance-ment. That's what Valerie had wanted him to see. Was Valerie afraid he'd end up like the profes-sor- ? Thoughtfully, Tod boarded the third car, standing as close to Valerie as the pressure of the crowd would allow. "I thought you had to work," the said coldly. "I'm going back to college," he said, forgetting the people when he saw her eyes light up. They shot past the second floor without stop, ping. "Will you marry me right away?" he asked. "Oh, yes," she said and the ele-vator zoomed past the fourth floor level as he took her in his arms. And the next thing they knew, the crowd was shouting, "Sixth floor, everybody out." GRASSROOTS Farmers Are Enjoying More Prosperity Than Ever By Wright A. Patterson THE FACTS AND FIGURES used this column were provided by a national life insurance com-pany. As compared with the conditions of the mid-twenti- and early thir-ties, those operating the 6,372,000 farms of y are following the sunny side of the farm prosperity road, thanks to a beneficent gov-ernment. Farm mortgages are not now being foreclosed by the thou-sands each day or week, as was true of that time mortgages rep-resenting farm purchases made at exhorbitant prices for land. By last year, 1950, mortgage foreclos-ures were practically over. The farm had grown from an average 146 acres in 1900 to an average size of 195 acres in 1950, and the mortgage had dropped to an aver-age of only $850 per farm, a mere 8tt per cent of the value of the farm and its equipment. That reduction of the farm mortgage represents but one evidence .of farm prosperity. That average American farm-er of 1950 was 49 years old. His 195 acres of land and his farm buildings were worth $10,000. His farm machinery and motor vehicles, with live stock and poultry to a value of $2,100, rep-resent a total plant value for each of the 6,372,000 farms of $14,300. For each farm there was pro-duced In 1950 crops represent-ing a cash value of $4,350, plus $350 worth of the products of each farm ased by the fans family. In the aggregate, Amer-ican agriculture is a big busi-ness, and again prosperous, with Its more than six million pro-ducing units sharing in the to-tal of more than 30 billion dol-lars of production, an average for each farm of $4,700, with an average holding of about $14,300 for each farm, exclu-sive of home furnishings and home equipment. Through the past half century the farm has increased its production despite the fact that the farm pop-ulation has decreased by some 12 per cent. With better methods, bet-ter seed, bettor equipment, better livestock and more fertilizer, the man hour production has in-creased in the past 10 years by more than 35 per cent. Thanka to the American farmer, the Amer-ican farm has more than kept pace with other American production. It has done its full part in all of our war efforts. It has provided food for our armed forces, and for those of our allies. Half a century ig0, in 1900 the average net income on American farms amounted to only $350 per year. Twenty five years later it was $960, and in 1950 the average an-nual net Income amounted to $2,225. That increase was not all due to the government policies of guar-anteeing a parity priCe for farm products. Much of it was due to the habits of thrift and industry that is so much an attribute of the farm. Those things, mors than the parity prices maintained at the expense . of the taxpayers, were responsible for the restoration of the farm to its place in the national economy. The people of the cities and towns should realize that it Is not congress, nor any one at Washington, who is responsible for present farm conditions, but that such conditions have large-ly been produced by the char-acteristic industry and thrift of those on the farms. The figures are, of course, general averages. There are exceptions. There are farms on which thrift and industry are not found, but such instances are the exceptions rather than the rule. As a whole, the farm is enjoying an unusual degree of prosperity, due to the efforts of the farmers and the farm families. Farming is again an acceptable way of living. To-day it enjoys not only Its share of cash income, but the conveniences of living that were so long con-sidered the perogatives of the ur-ban population where electricity was available. The electric power is provided by the farm owned of which the average farm has in-vested $350. That investment pro-vides him with a telephone, with electricity for light and power. It provides for him and his family the same conveniences that are enjoyed by those living In the cities. Yes, the American farmer Is again living on the sunny side of easy street His balance at his local bank is as large as is that of the average city dwellers. THE HIGH SCHOOL PROBLEM Large Numbers of Students Quit Classes According to a national survey of home town high schools, boys and girls are dropping out of their class-es at an Increased rate. The study revealed clear danger that the trend may reach proportions com-parable to the exodus of students during World War II. Educators in the high schools of the country are being urged to con-duct a "stay-in-schoo- l" drive to persuade students to remain until the completion of their courses. Major reasons for school-leavin- g were said to be Increased employ-ment opportunities, expectation of the draft, economical need, lack of interest in academic work, and restlessness, insecurity or social maladjustment In the case of those awaiting draft summonses, their grades often suffer. |