6—Lancaster Farming, Friday, November 35. 1955 Washington Notes WORLD WHEAT CROP t The Agriculture Department estimates woiM wheat produc tion during 1955 at 7,315,000,000 bushels, oi 6 pei cent above 1954. Canada is said to have a near record crop, while East Euro pean production may be up 5 per cent. Western European wheat production is thought to be about the same as in 1954, while Australian production may reach 200 mulion in compared with 167 million bushels last year South American, Asian and Mrican estimates are all for low er harvests than last season. PANAMA CANAL The net income of the U S Government owned Panama Canal Company for the year end ed June 30 showed a decrease from $4,160,010 to $581,134 dur- FOR SALE Litter of English Setter pup pies 8 week old, they are sir ed by “Donette’s - Bandit Joey" who has 29 wins m shooting dog stakes on quail, grouse and pheasants includ ing 5 wans in 5 starts in “Shoot to Kill” trials where , retrieving is a must. Get 1 them now Don’t ge over another hunting season with out a good dog' Parte Rhodewalt, Notting ham—Phone Oxfqrd 43J4. ing the’ fiscal vcar. The lower earnings were attributed primari ly to lower gross revenues as a result of reduced traffic volume of U S Government vessels, in creases in wages and interest rates and employe benefits grant ed by Congress. G. O. P. ’56 AIR TIME. The Republican National Com mittee has announced plans to sign contracts soon with the ma jor radio and television networks for $2 million in campaign broad cast time. By making the ar rangements so far in advance, the Committee hopes to save the costs of time a few days before a broadcast- FLOOD LOSS Floods in the northeastern United States during August killed 179 persons, seriously injured 6,992, destroyed 813 homes and caused damages etsimated almost $5OO 'million. The State of Connecticut suf fered the gieatest loss in ma terial wealth, estimated at $215,245,004 Pennsylvania led in the number of lives lost, 88, with Connecticut following with 77. U- S. BANKS A total of 14,350 banks were operating in the United States as of June 30 this year, or 157 fewer than a year earlier, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The decrease in number was due mainly to the Hereford Steers Near Manheim , ■-f / ' C * X * v * * Lancaster County’s agriculture almost with out peer includes more facets than many oth er counties combined could offer Here, on the farm of C Lester Stauffer, R 3 Manheim, Hereford Manheim FFA Officer Tells About Training Fifty members attended the 84th meeting of the Manheim Fu ture Farmers of America at the Manheim Central High School. Eugene Heiscy, James Farmer, John Bires and George Farmer were named to committees in charge of the next meeting. Reid Hummer, chapter report er, reported on the recent leader ship training course held in York county and attended by Lancas ter county representatives. Captains were named for the following teams: Ping pong, Mel vin Shank; basketball, James Graybill; volleyball, Henry Giv ler. “consolidation of existing nanks,” which has beer the trend in re cent years. Deposits of all banks totaled $210,000,000,000, 5 per cent higher than on June 30, 1954 Demand deposits, mainly individual, business and govern ment checking accounts, at $132,- 000,000,000, were 4 per cent above the mid-1954 total. Total time deposits, largely savings ac counts, rose 6 per cent during the twelve months to $78,000,- 000,000 WORLD CORN CROP World production of com in the 1955-56 season appears likely to set a new record ac cording to the Agriculture De partment. A preliminary world production forecast of 6,060,- 000, bushels would slightly exceed the previous record in 1948 and would be about 10 per cent above 1953-54. Russian corn acreage has been official ly announced a 5,44 million, a four-fold increase over 1954. CONSUMER DEBTS UP In the second quarter of this year, American borrowed $500,- 000,000 more than they saved or invested, according to the Securi ties and Exchange Commission, which attributed this to the “ex ceedingly large sales” of autos bought on time. Consumer deb rose by a recoid $2,500,000,000 during the April-June period, while Americans saved or invent ed $1,700,000,000 Mortgage debt a separate item rose by $3,300,000,000 during 'the same three months- DOG SAVES BOY, 2 - KEEVINGTON Sask. When a 2-year-old boy entered a pen occupied by 35 pigs, the pigs at tacked the child The family pet dog fought furiously to keep the pigs away from the boy until he could be rescued from the infur iated animals. KJivtrj i > ,/r N k ‘fs X s? a* v Ij- < N vV> A v - *?«** ; ’>f7, i / * Control of animal diseases and contributions of the farmer to the county were topics chosen by Dr. Harry E. Bender, Lititz vet- By u