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Show Foreign Words IMPOUNDING 22 TRILLION GALLONS and Phrases , Caetera desunt. (L.) The Ro-man- With a. the great need, particularly of then (F.) Well informed; in western sections where lack master of; skilled. water and drouths had paralizing En arriere. (F.) In the rear; editors throughout the land an immortal document. effects on the national economy, behind. backward; This living, breathing contribution to the nations higher PWA undertook direct action to conet penates. (L.) HouseLares brackets of prose was the work of those prolific gentlemen, the serve water until the total of this hold gods. members of the PWA press section, in the throes of inspira- phase of the agencys program Ore rotundo. (L.) With full utreached proportions. stupendous terance. tion. If not whimsy. Until June of 1933, the Assuan Principiis obsta. (L.) Withstand The mimeographed handout, deal- trial purposes. All of these many dam and reservoir in the Nile of been either have of started, Egypt was the largest of its kind in beginnings. . projects ing with the incredible volume water which the PWA apparently continued, or completed with public the world. It held about 1.32 trilhas gathered together here and works administration federal or lion gallons of water fresh out of there about the country, was de- nonfederal allotments. the mountains. Figured into acre Water use and control was recog- feet, which means spreading the walivered to editors early in January, but was not to be released for pub- nized as a major field for PWA ef- ter into a sheet one foot thick, Asfort at the inception of the agency. suans capacity was 4,049,200 acre lication until February 1. Events of the weeks leading up Great areas of the country have feet. Heres an exciting new way let-to in been the obdam by Boulder inadequate Then came handicapped to the publication date leave the initial linens with crocheted Colorado river. It was developed ters that you can make in varied server a little uncertain as to water supply. The Mississippi valley committee to store 30,500,000 acre feet more sizes according to the thread and whether the PWA, with its custominto of the national resources commit- - than seven times as much as the hook you take. Used as insets in to reach ary genius, was able the future and draw a few neat towels, pillow cases, sheets or analogies, or is merely trying to scare the pants off us. Ducking for Pennsylvania. At any rate, in view of what has been happening in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys, the PWAs little article is at once lucid and ominous: The greatest water impoundment program in the worlds history is being carried out in the United States through the Federal Public All the waWorks administration. in one dams and time held at ter reservoirs completed or under construction with PWA assistance would: "Cover the state of Pennsylvania Pattern 5749 with two feet of water, with enough left over for a few good sized lakes. whatever, they make for a Or: showy effect, and may be fur62 "Supply New' York city for ther enhanced by a bit of flower years with sufficient water for its restitchery. There are enough quirements for washing, drinking motifs to make two pairs of and industrial use. towels or pillow cases or two Or: scarfs. In pattern 5749 you will Reduce the worlds ocean level find directions and charts for a a quarter of an inch. complete alphabet; a transfer patTygari river dam at Grafton, W. Va. Or: tern of two motifs 5 by 8 Flood the state of Delaware with a 44 foot stage, 14 feet deeper than tee, described the situation in this Assuans. Norris dam in the Clinch river near Knoxville, Tenn., which way: the recent Johnstown flood. towas started with PWA funds and Land, water, and people go Or: constructed by the Tennessee Valcannot reach Float 1,078,431 vessels the size gether. The people g of the ley authority, followed. This was standard highest of the British ship Queen Mary. to a capacity of 3,592,132 acre have of unless there is the wisest use PWA Really Has Story. land and water . . . Flood control, feet, and in addition to Boulder The recent spectacles of city folks control, navigation, pow- dam, it was an outstanding chaland and farmers arriving departer, water supply, sanitation, and lenge America offered to Egyptian windows via second from erosion are integral parts of the pic- supremacy until work started on story ing Fort Peck dam in the Missouri rivrowboats even takes some of the ture. iner in Montana, Bonneville, Grand PWA articles of out the Barbecue Chicken steam Essentials of Existence. tended piece de resistance the fact Coulee, and other great American Broil the chickens in the usual The soil conservation, resettlereservoirs. that, because a new dam has creand when they are dished way adated a large lake, there is now a ment, and rural electrification over them this sauce: for Reasons pour Impoundment. in a joint report, preftwo yacht club flourishing in the heart ministrations, Melt tablespoonfuls of butaced a discussion to the proper Fort Peck lake will be smaller ter in a of the desert. saucepan, add the same dethan Lake Mead at Boulder dam, Of course all of this is just good, treatment of inland waters by of vinegar, a teaspoonful but it will have a storage capacity quantity clean fun. The PWA really had claring: a strong dash of of made mustard, Air, sunlight, soil and water are of 19,412,000 acre feet, which is al- tobasco, a teaspoonful of Worcesquite a story to tell, and because most five times as large as . the tershire sauce, a teaspoonful of Assuan. sugar, a saltspoonful of salt and Water impoundments within the half as much pepper. Blend all United States, requiring the assisttogether, heat to a boil and pour ance of the public works adminis- over the chickens. Let stand for tration, have taken place for five five minutes before serving. WNU Service. principal reasons: Water for human consumption, flood control, navigation, irrigation, and power. PWA has allotted $195,636,700 in federal grants, and $11,168,990 in For Hall a Century grants, making a total of There have been 12 nonPhysicians have been prescribing DENVER MUD in cases oi pulmonary federal loans totaling $22,145,700. ejections such as pneumonia, bad cong This has made chest colds, coughs and congestions. DENVER MUD has now become a struction estimated to cost $595,005,-77medical household FOR et nikt. Of dh.rkne.ss I tm not tireid But ekueyi I remember rect Italian. Pleno jure. (L.) With full power. Quo jure? (L.) By what right? - CHEERFUL CHERUB I h&te to lie .vt.kt re- mainder is wanting. Lingua Toscana in bocca on (It.) The Tuscan speech Roman lips; L e., the most cor- Public Works Administration Tells What It Means to Have That Much Water Under Lock and Key by Colorful Comparisons. By WILLIAM C. UTLEY some weeks there lay on the desks of several THE- - q Au fait. The imny tvful breaks Ive me.de. Copyright. WNU Service. Filet Crochet Initials cut-wo- Aiu well-bein- low-wat- rk inches and two motifs 5Y4 by 6 inched; directions for use of initials; illustrations of all stitches used. To obtain this pattern send 15 cents in stamps or coins (coins preferred) to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept., 259 W. Fourteenth St., New York, N. Y. Write plainly pattern number, your name and address. MJEDEN'S ONLY MENTHOL COUGH DROPS will do these 3 things . . . and all for . . . 5 Q 0 Q Clear your head Soothe your throat Help build up your ALKALINE Need Privacy Sometimes the great must envy nobodies whom the public let alone. ravollte Recipe er non-fed-er- al $206,-805,69- 0. much trouble is caused by chronic constipation! Headaches, upset digestion, nervousness, lack of pep are frequently caused by poisonous wastes that accumulate in the bowels. Too often people merely use some temporary relief. See for yourself if it doesnt makea world of difference in the way you feel after using a purely vegetable laxative. Give a thorough trial to Natures Remedy (NR Tablets). Note it how gentle they are and forming. Get a 25c box, non-hab- drugstore. FEMININE WEAKNESS Read this: C. Krenzky of 1341 Garfield St., PhoeDr. nix, Ariz., said: Fierces Favorite Prescription has been the biggest help for my wife. She was weak during the change of life period and her appetite was poor. I knew of Dr. Pierces Remedies because my people always had great faith in them and the Prescription, taken as a tonic, soon had Mrs. Krenzky enjoying a good appetite and feeling better in general. Buy now I work-creatin- 9. many-purpos- PWA funds have not been solely responsible for all of these accomplishments. An allotment of to TVA, for instance, set up that organization and started Norris and Wheeler dams, but it required other funds to complete them. Likewise, PWA allotted $38,000,000 to the mammoth Boulder dam which was already under way. The reservoir behind the dam, known as Lake Mead, has a storage capacity of 30,500,000 acre feet. The PWA allotment enabled the bureau of reclamation, Department of the Interior to complete the dam proper. The entire Boulder dam project is estimated to cost $120,260,000. PWA has also made an initial allotment of $15,000,000 to the Grand Coulee dam, located on the Columbia river in Washington: a project estimated to cost in the neighbor$51,-000,0- 00 More than a hundred privately owned boats, one of them carrying 40 passengers, cruise on Lake Mead, created in the middle of the desert above Boulder dam. the taxpayers shell out I forget how the four factors absolutely essential . . . Without many hundreds of millions of dol- for Mans existence and plants animals lars to make it all possible, it is a water, Man, cannot live, and the soil could not produce food, clothing, and shelter . . . Broadly speaking, air and sunshine are beyond the influence of (22,000,000,000,000) gallons- of water Man, but the benefits of land and for irrigation, power, navigation, water can be affected by the manflood control, domestic, and indus- - ner in which he uses them. story worth reading. The United States now has completed or under way PWA projects which will impound about 22 trillion - RESERVE WHEN A COLD STRIKESI hood of $175,000,000. It is possible ;only to estimate the amount of water impounded by non- federal projects, but should they all be taken into consideration, total water impoundments by PWA would run far in excess of 22 trillion gallons of water. Engineers point out that such dams as Fort Peck, Tygart dam near Grafton, West Virginia, the 14 reservoirs of the Muskingum district in Ohio, will aid in controlling floods and insuring navigation. Q Western Newspaper Union. e necessity ior emergency treatment oi burns scalds and all inflamed conditions and their guide relief. 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