JANUARY 12, 1956 WA,LSH COUNTY PARK RIVER, NORTH DA.K(A PAGE
LV E wantAds State's 195-5 Farm IncOme
Highest in 3 Years Over $705 Million
w, ""
2"'-- in. dlame,ters__ esell and --"'°' -"W-- ''" economic scales are out of balance
North Dakota's best cash .crop m mg June 30, 1955.
to 50 seven years led the state to its because of our heavy dependence George B. Easton, state mine in-
to eat as well while visiting Fargo as you do $ install Myers water systenm. highest agricultural cash income upon agriculture," the governor
said, 'other features are developing produced represent an increase of
at home. You can do this by eating with us.
POWERS
36382, Porter Well Co., Park
River, N.D. tf
4,
,,u For lent: Sander & Edger. Malde &
*:° Sharpe Hdwe, city. tf
*:° WANTED TO RENT: Two or 3
€.
, bedroom house. Ernest Torfin,
4-
. City. Phone 22251. 2wc
o.u
°' Wanted: Woman to reside with and
*Io
care for elderly woman. Ivan
COFFEE SHOP Spornitz, City. 2-w-p
CLEARANCE
SALE:
Prices
slash-
" Fargo, North Dakota
ed. For example: baby's shoes,
$1.50 to $2.49 (Reg. $3.25 to $5.)
...... . .............. . . ,. Fri., Sat., and all next week.
-°*°°.°`-.-°..-.°..-*-....*.°.-°...`..°J....*.*°*°*°""" Sadies' Gift Shop.
FOUND: Man's wristwatch. Owner
may have same by identifying it
FOR SALE and paying for ad. Contact Ken-
neth or Gust Monsebroten, Park
River.
Selkirk Wheat
Canadian Registered Blue Tag
CLEANED TREATED BAGGED
No Order too Small
Phone Orders Given Prompt Attention
SAMPLE ON DISPLAY
Farmer's Eievater
SELKIRK
WHEAT
ELEPHANT BRAND
FERTILIZER:
ORDER
NOWI
Farmers Union Elevator
Park River Dial 22901
8,800 in County
Licenses to Drive
Nearly 8,800 Walsh county resi-
dents are licensed to drive motor
vehicles for the next two years.
The total 8,772 includes 8,365
licenses for adults and 407 junior
licenses--for drivers under 18 years.
The licenses were issued in the last
six months of 1955.
On a statewide basis, A. J. Klaudt,
director of the highway safety re-
sponsibility division, reports that
295,315 licenses were issued by his
capitol office and 224 field agents
located throughout the state. Of the
adult llceuse and
17PJ0 were |mdora Drivers hold-
in duplicates number 2,174.
is the leading county with
28,054 lieeused drivers. Billings is
low with 15L
Our sale starts Thursday, Jan. 12
with more than I00 dresses priced
to clear. Also skirts, sweaters etc.
The Fashion Shop, Park River.
Business - Prefesslonal Directory
DR. R. W. BALDWIN NORTH SIDE GROCERY
Dentist Homer Lueken Prop.
Park River Dial 22831 Groceries and Cold Meats
Store Hours: Week days, 8 a.
m. to 9 p. m. Sun. 2 to 6 P. m.
ROY k NEST Park River Dial 22291
Lawyer
Dial 36781 Park River PARK RIVER ELECTRIC
See tm for Farm & Home
DR. M. C. FLATEN wiring. Free Estimates. Low
Dentist costs Licensed and Bonded
M. IVL Sorenson, Prop
Edinburg Phone 1 call 2
Dial 22092 Park River
Drs. Galloway & Otis WES SAMSON
Practice Limited to Electrical Contractor
Optometry The Science Licensed & Bonded
of Vision WIRING OF ALL KINDS
J. K. Kalloway Vernon Otis DONE RIGHT
Devils Lake, N.D. Phone 334 Guaranteed Estimates
Park River Dial 46161
H. R. Piltingsrud, M.D. :
Physician and Surgeon OVERBYE FUNERAL
Phone 22271 Res. 22941 HOME
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
DR. J. V. JAEHNING Ambulance Service
Dentist Monuments
Phones: Day 36342
Office Over Penneys Night, 22961 or 46211
Grafton Phone 795 Park River, North Dakota
since 1952, according to the Greater
North Dakota association's 31st an-
nual economic review.
North Dakota farms produced an
estimated $705,740,000 in new wealth
in 1955 for an estimated cash in-
come of $532,787,000, up 13.1 per
cent from the $471,233,000 in 1954.
Cash income from crops, includ-
ing government payments, totaled
$382,439,000 as against $316,152,000 in
1954. Value of crop production was
in North Dakota which promise
greater diversification of our econ-
omy."
Occurrences in the year 1955 fore-
cast a healthier North Dakota, the
governor added. "Our oil industry
continued to prosper; plans for ir-
rigation from Garrison Reservoir
progressed; reportedly rich finds of
uranium deposits have been discov-
ered and our lignite coal has been
attracting wider attention among
up to $536,392,000 from $432,190,000. [
Meanwhile, livestock cash inceme i large power-based industries."
slipped from $155,081,000 in 1954 to[ ' Gas And Oil Values Up
$150 348,000 in 1955. The value of oil and gas produc-
Increased production of durum ltion in North Dakota during 1955
and hard red spring wheat, caused amounted to 33 million dollars, up
principally by less 15B rust damage, more than 20 million from 1954, ac-
was the greater factor for the state's cording to Dr. Wilson M. Laird,
higher farm income. !state geologist.
Spring wheat, other than durum, Total estimated oil production for
accounted for 51 per cent of the
state's cash crop income as the state
produced 35 million more bushels
in 1955 than in the year previous.
Production of all wheat was the
largest since 1951 despite the small-
est wheat acreage since 1908.
North Dakota's durum crop of 13,-
770,000 bushels, up from 4,354,000,
represented 66.8 per cent of the
nation's production. The state also
led the nation in the production of
1955 was 11,250,000 barrels, valued
at approximately 32 million dollars.
An estimated 10,600,000 mcf of
mainly wet gas were produced.
Value of the gas sold in the state
and its by-products was estimated
at a million dollars by Dr. Laird.
A total of 601 oil wells were pro-
ducing in the state as of December
1 from 24 oil fields. Two fields have
been shut-in due to mechanical and
other difficulties.
other spring wheat, barley, rye, flax Through December 6, 164 of 245
and wild hay, was second for all we s ri te uri
..... 11 d lledinthesta d ngthe
wheat tenth m oats alfalfa nay anc ear .... ^*A ,o ,r,,a,,,,,
. ., - . , __ . [y were u,,*u,=-=, ....... ,
potatoes ana emvenm zor sugar I Dr Laird stated
be.'-time record crops of flaxseed, I duT'hr, llrhinDtsk°:ita:s ion;
. . [ t) ent, saw numerous proper-
barley corn soybeans and hay were develo m
established In 1955. [ties purchased and a number of
Production O I claims taked although no eommer-
"Despite the fact that mounting'eial production took place during
farm surpluses have cut sharply in- [the year.
to the aicultural income of most At the present time, there is no
slates, North Dakota faired better economical method of extracting
economically in 1955 than in the I the uranium from North Dakota
year previous." Governor Norman ores, Dr, Laird said, although the
Brunsdale disclosed in a prepared evolution of such a process is now
clearly evident, according to infor-
mation revealed at a Greater North
statement.
Increased crop production more
than oflbet lower prices for farm
commodities, but the aa-icultural
price squeeze continues u farm op-
erating expenses rise, the governor
said.
Dakota association-sponsored uran-
ium seminar in Mandan in Novem-
ber.
Lid Coal Vtlua
"Almost the entire state shared in Nearly three million tons of eoal
with a total valuation of $.719,176
the
increased
agricultural
pr°due" [were produced from North Dakota
tion durin 1955.
"But. while we realize that our lignite mines in the fiscal year end-
spector, said that the 2,979,725 tons
173,251 tons over the preceding year
while the valuation climbed $230,-
389.
The 75 ltgnite mines in the state
employed 488 persons, according to
Easton, contrasted to 1950 when 3,-
212,534 tons were produced from 104
mines employing 661 men.
Activate Garrison Dislrict
The enactment of the Garrison
Diversion Conservancy District law
and the activation of the district
were the most significant advances
in North Dakota's water develop-
ment program during 1955.
The 22-county district created by
the 1955 session of the North Dakota
Legislature, provides a legal entity
through which the Bureau of Re-
clamation can deal with the state
in the construction, operation and
maintenance of the vast Garrison
Diversion project, with its eventual
irrigation potential of nearly two
million acres of North Dakota farm-
land.
Meanwhile, the Garrison Dam
construction project was 83 per cent
complete at year's end, Brig Gem.
W. E. Potter, division engineer of
the Corps of Army Engineers, Oma-
ha, reported.
Production of hydroelectric power
will begin at Garrison when the
first 80,000 killowatt generator will
be put in service on January 21.
Another will follow in February
with the third to o in service in
June or July of 1956. according to
Col. H. L. Hille, district engineer,
Garrison district.
Engaged
, Mrs. Thora Rike of Edinburg an-
nounces the engagment of her
daughter, Bernice Oline, to Jumee
W. Flanau son of Mt-s. Clara
Flanagan of Edlaburg.
Rike / a graduate of the
Gardar schools and is now a stu-
dent at Mayville State Teachers
College. Mr. Flanagan is also a
graduate of the Gardar schools and
is a veteran with a two-year serv-
ice recorc
No date has been set for the wed-
ding.
|l SUPER 88 HOLIDAY COUPE,
pRlO00 11"1
VALUE "rIDOAy..,.
TOP RilSAUE TOMORR01/I |
Once again, Olds sets
the trend for tomorrow
with a brand-new, double.duty
"lntagrille Bumper" design!
Give Oldsmobile a thorough going-over for every
detail you demand in your new car. You'll
find Olds out ahead in every way! Stunning
Starfire styling with the functional beauty of
new "Intagrille Bumper" design! Plus the new
Rocket T-350 Engine for pace-setting power and
performance! New smoothness, too, in the
split -second response of Jetaway Hydra-Marie*.
Then, get set for the biggest and best surprise
of all! Get our price! See us today...
make this your year to rocket away!
OLDSMOBi
VISIT THE "ROCKET ROOM" ... AT YOUR OLDSMOBILE DEALER'SI
L_E
SILLIMAN IMPLEMENT CO.
Park River, N.D. Fred Silliman, Prop. Dial 36281
--DLSMOBIL - PNTB "THE CAT AN]) THE FIrDDLE". ANOTHEn GAY 90-MINUTE MUBTCAL. BAT. ,TAN. 21, BC-TV--
JANUARY 12, 1956 WA,LSH COUNTY PARK RIVER, NORTH DA.K(A PAGE
LV E wantAds State's 195-5 Farm IncOme
Highest in 3 Years Over $705 Million
w, ""
2"'-- in. dlame,ters__ esell and --"'°' -"W-- ''" economic scales are out of balance
North Dakota's best cash .crop m mg June 30, 1955.
to 50 seven years led the state to its because of our heavy dependence George B. Easton, state mine in-
to eat as well while visiting Fargo as you do $ install Myers water systenm. highest agricultural cash income upon agriculture," the governor
said, 'other features are developing produced represent an increase of
at home. You can do this by eating with us.
POWERS
36382, Porter Well Co., Park
River, N.D. tf
4,
,,u For lent: Sander & Edger. Malde &
*:° Sharpe Hdwe, city. tf
*:° WANTED TO RENT: Two or 3
€.
, bedroom house. Ernest Torfin,
4-
. City. Phone 22251. 2wc
o.u
°' Wanted: Woman to reside with and
*Io
care for elderly woman. Ivan
COFFEE SHOP Spornitz, City. 2-w-p
CLEARANCE
SALE:
Prices
slash-
" Fargo, North Dakota
ed. For example: baby's shoes,
$1.50 to $2.49 (Reg. $3.25 to $5.)
...... . .............. . . ,. Fri., Sat., and all next week.
-°*°°.°`-.-°..-.°..-*-....*.°.-°...`..°J....*.*°*°*°""" Sadies' Gift Shop.
FOUND: Man's wristwatch. Owner
may have same by identifying it
FOR SALE and paying for ad. Contact Ken-
neth or Gust Monsebroten, Park
River.
Selkirk Wheat
Canadian Registered Blue Tag
CLEANED TREATED BAGGED
No Order too Small
Phone Orders Given Prompt Attention
SAMPLE ON DISPLAY
Farmer's Eievater
SELKIRK
WHEAT
ELEPHANT BRAND
FERTILIZER:
ORDER
NOWI
Farmers Union Elevator
Park River Dial 22901
8,800 in County
Licenses to Drive
Nearly 8,800 Walsh county resi-
dents are licensed to drive motor
vehicles for the next two years.
The total 8,772 includes 8,365
licenses for adults and 407 junior
licenses--for drivers under 18 years.
The licenses were issued in the last
six months of 1955.
On a statewide basis, A. J. Klaudt,
director of the highway safety re-
sponsibility division, reports that
295,315 licenses were issued by his
capitol office and 224 field agents
located throughout the state. Of the
adult llceuse and
17PJ0 were |mdora Drivers hold-
in duplicates number 2,174.
is the leading county with
28,054 lieeused drivers. Billings is
low with 15L
Our sale starts Thursday, Jan. 12
with more than I00 dresses priced
to clear. Also skirts, sweaters etc.
The Fashion Shop, Park River.
Business - Prefesslonal Directory
DR. R. W. BALDWIN NORTH SIDE GROCERY
Dentist Homer Lueken Prop.
Park River Dial 22831 Groceries and Cold Meats
Store Hours: Week days, 8 a.
m. to 9 p. m. Sun. 2 to 6 P. m.
ROY k NEST Park River Dial 22291
Lawyer
Dial 36781 Park River PARK RIVER ELECTRIC
See tm for Farm & Home
DR. M. C. FLATEN wiring. Free Estimates. Low
Dentist costs Licensed and Bonded
M. IVL Sorenson, Prop
Edinburg Phone 1 call 2
Dial 22092 Park River
Drs. Galloway & Otis WES SAMSON
Practice Limited to Electrical Contractor
Optometry The Science Licensed & Bonded
of Vision WIRING OF ALL KINDS
J. K. Kalloway Vernon Otis DONE RIGHT
Devils Lake, N.D. Phone 334 Guaranteed Estimates
Park River Dial 46161
H. R. Piltingsrud, M.D. :
Physician and Surgeon OVERBYE FUNERAL
Phone 22271 Res. 22941 HOME
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
DR. J. V. JAEHNING Ambulance Service
Dentist Monuments
Phones: Day 36342
Office Over Penneys Night, 22961 or 46211
Grafton Phone 795 Park River, North Dakota
since 1952, according to the Greater
North Dakota association's 31st an-
nual economic review.
North Dakota farms produced an
estimated $705,740,000 in new wealth
in 1955 for an estimated cash in-
come of $532,787,000, up 13.1 per
cent from the $471,233,000 in 1954.
Cash income from crops, includ-
ing government payments, totaled
$382,439,000 as against $316,152,000 in
1954. Value of crop production was
in North Dakota which promise
greater diversification of our econ-
omy."
Occurrences in the year 1955 fore-
cast a healthier North Dakota, the
governor added. "Our oil industry
continued to prosper; plans for ir-
rigation from Garrison Reservoir
progressed; reportedly rich finds of
uranium deposits have been discov-
ered and our lignite coal has been
attracting wider attention among
up to $536,392,000 from $432,190,000. [
Meanwhile, livestock cash inceme i large power-based industries."
slipped from $155,081,000 in 1954 to[ ' Gas And Oil Values Up
$150 348,000 in 1955. The value of oil and gas produc-
Increased production of durum ltion in North Dakota during 1955
and hard red spring wheat, caused amounted to 33 million dollars, up
principally by less 15B rust damage, more than 20 million from 1954, ac-
was the greater factor for the state's cording to Dr. Wilson M. Laird,
higher farm income. !state geologist.
Spring wheat, other than durum, Total estimated oil production for
accounted for 51 per cent of the
state's cash crop income as the state
produced 35 million more bushels
in 1955 than in the year previous.
Production of all wheat was the
largest since 1951 despite the small-
est wheat acreage since 1908.
North Dakota's durum crop of 13,-
770,000 bushels, up from 4,354,000,
represented 66.8 per cent of the
nation's production. The state also
led the nation in the production of
1955 was 11,250,000 barrels, valued
at approximately 32 million dollars.
An estimated 10,600,000 mcf of
mainly wet gas were produced.
Value of the gas sold in the state
and its by-products was estimated
at a million dollars by Dr. Laird.
A total of 601 oil wells were pro-
ducing in the state as of December
1 from 24 oil fields. Two fields have
been shut-in due to mechanical and
other difficulties.
other spring wheat, barley, rye, flax Through December 6, 164 of 245
and wild hay, was second for all we s ri te uri
..... 11 d lledinthesta d ngthe
wheat tenth m oats alfalfa nay anc ear .... ^*A ,o ,r,,a,,,,,
. ., - . , __ . [y were u,,*u,=-=, ....... ,
potatoes ana emvenm zor sugar I Dr Laird stated
be.'-time record crops of flaxseed, I duT'hr, llrhinDtsk°:ita:s ion;
. . [ t) ent, saw numerous proper-
barley corn soybeans and hay were develo m
established In 1955. [ties purchased and a number of
Production O I claims taked although no eommer-
"Despite the fact that mounting'eial production took place during
farm surpluses have cut sharply in- [the year.
to the aicultural income of most At the present time, there is no
slates, North Dakota faired better economical method of extracting
economically in 1955 than in the I the uranium from North Dakota
year previous." Governor Norman ores, Dr, Laird said, although the
Brunsdale disclosed in a prepared evolution of such a process is now
clearly evident, according to infor-
mation revealed at a Greater North
statement.
Increased crop production more
than oflbet lower prices for farm
commodities, but the aa-icultural
price squeeze continues u farm op-
erating expenses rise, the governor
said.
Dakota association-sponsored uran-
ium seminar in Mandan in Novem-
ber.
Lid Coal Vtlua
"Almost the entire state shared in Nearly three million tons of eoal
with a total valuation of $.719,176
the
increased
agricultural
pr°due" [were produced from North Dakota
tion durin 1955.
"But. while we realize that our lignite mines in the fiscal year end-
spector, said that the 2,979,725 tons
173,251 tons over the preceding year
while the valuation climbed $230,-
389.
The 75 ltgnite mines in the state
employed 488 persons, according to
Easton, contrasted to 1950 when 3,-
212,534 tons were produced from 104
mines employing 661 men.
Activate Garrison Dislrict
The enactment of the Garrison
Diversion Conservancy District law
and the activation of the district
were the most significant advances
in North Dakota's water develop-
ment program during 1955.
The 22-county district created by
the 1955 session of the North Dakota
Legislature, provides a legal entity
through which the Bureau of Re-
clamation can deal with the state
in the construction, operation and
maintenance of the vast Garrison
Diversion project, with its eventual
irrigation potential of nearly two
million acres of North Dakota farm-
land.
Meanwhile, the Garrison Dam
construction project was 83 per cent
complete at year's end, Brig Gem.
W. E. Potter, division engineer of
the Corps of Army Engineers, Oma-
ha, reported.
Production of hydroelectric power
will begin at Garrison when the
first 80,000 killowatt generator will
be put in service on January 21.
Another will follow in February
with the third to o in service in
June or July of 1956. according to
Col. H. L. Hille, district engineer,
Garrison district.
Engaged
, Mrs. Thora Rike of Edinburg an-
nounces the engagment of her
daughter, Bernice Oline, to Jumee
W. Flanau son of Mt-s. Clara
Flanagan of Edlaburg.
Rike / a graduate of the
Gardar schools and is now a stu-
dent at Mayville State Teachers
College. Mr. Flanagan is also a
graduate of the Gardar schools and
is a veteran with a two-year serv-
ice recorc
No date has been set for the wed-
ding.
|l SUPER 88 HOLIDAY COUPE,
pRlO00 11"1
VALUE "rIDOAy..,.
TOP RilSAUE TOMORR01/I |
Once again, Olds sets
the trend for tomorrow
with a brand-new, double.duty
"lntagrille Bumper" design!
Give Oldsmobile a thorough going-over for every
detail you demand in your new car. You'll
find Olds out ahead in every way! Stunning
Starfire styling with the functional beauty of
new "Intagrille Bumper" design! Plus the new
Rocket T-350 Engine for pace-setting power and
performance! New smoothness, too, in the
split -second response of Jetaway Hydra-Marie*.
Then, get set for the biggest and best surprise
of all! Get our price! See us today...
make this your year to rocket away!
OLDSMOBi
VISIT THE "ROCKET ROOM" ... AT YOUR OLDSMOBILE DEALER'SI
L_E
SILLIMAN IMPLEMENT CO.
Park River, N.D. Fred Silliman, Prop. Dial 36281
--DLSMOBIL - PNTB "THE CAT AN]) THE FIrDDLE". ANOTHEn GAY 90-MINUTE MUBTCAL. BAT. ,TAN. 21, BC-TV--
