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Show vl Water: New Management Methods Needed T'ird Ti of the bucket compared to the global water supply. If ou multiplied the world's desalting piant capacity many thousands of times, according to hydrologist Naee, the "contribution to the total water supply still would be extremely small." About 60 per cent of the earths land atea is dry or downright arid, incapable of supporting agriculture. It now accommodates only about 5 per cent of the v orld's people. But if the population doubles in the next few decades as predicted, these now largely empty spaces must be transformed into "living spaces." The deserts must be made to bloom be done? Hrs mankind Running water is power, and we use it manufacture electricity and create huge reservoirs that are a blessing to fanners and a joy to fishermen and others seeking solace in and on the water. to sources. In the Southern High Plains of Texas and New Mexico we are depleting underground water stores which would take nature many centuries to replenish if they were exhausted. According to Hydrologist Raymond Nace of the Geological Survey, "Die his- - Combinotion nuclear power and desalting plants, like this proposed complex near Los Angeles, can help ease world water supply, author says. Piant can produce 150 million gallons of water a doy. tory of human effort to control nature ts a history of continually having to combat the unwanted consequences of these efforts." But man does have to try to solve his water problems. He has learned to recharge his aquifers with what otherwise would be water wasted as runoff. He also is learning to conserve water resources hs used to throw away. Santee, a town near San Diego, has provided an example of what can be done to get the most ou of scarce water supplies. By treating and filtering sewage, it is restoring a million gallons of water a day to drinking quality. The Bethlehem Steel Co. takes the entire sewage of the city of Baltimore, and after treatment, uses it for industrial purposes. The total is more than 125 million gallons a day. Forgetting the billions of future inhab- - itants of this planet for the moment, present emergencies call for immediate solutions. Desalination of seawater is one of these. The Atomic Energy Commission has a grand thought for changing desert coastlands of the world into latter-da- y oases. 3uild huge nuclear plants capable of producing a million kilowatts of electricity and at the same time, with nuclear heat, desalt 400 million gallons of water a day. system, nicknamed a "nuplex, could produce enough power, water, and fertilizer to raise more than 4 billion pounds of grain a year at the site, and enough extra fertilizer to grow enough food to feed tens of millions of people annually. Such complexes, according to the AEC, might make fit for a Such human habitation the "one third of the world's land" which is now "virtually unoccupied" in Australia. India, Mexico, the Middle East, Peru, and the United States. But desalting by other means has been undertaken. There are about 650 plants in the world capable of producing 250 million gallons of demineralized" water a day. The biggest of them supplies Key West, Fla., with 2.6 million gallons of freshened sea water a day at prices lower than Key West used to pay for water brought by aqueduct from the Florida mainland. Others operate in such widely separated places as Kuwait, at the head of the Persian Gulf, and Malta in the Mediterranean. Important as these, and the far bigger plants envisaged by the AEC nuplexes, may be on a local or regional basis, their output is a mere drop in There is another facet to the question of future political plans of Republican one Congressman Laurence J. Burton that may have a significant bearing on the final choice i of Utahs four-terHouse member. Burton is the key figure in what may be the biggest local decision publicans will Re- be called upon to make in the coming Mr. Teuscher months. This is the selection of a candidate to challenge Democrat Sen. Frank E. Moss for the U.S. Senate seat in 1970. The x factor in the selection figure lies in the personality of Burton himself and in the pride he takes in representing First Conthe people of Utahs gressional District. SPEAKING OF POLITICS This combination district contains five of the six largest counties in the state. Industrialized to a considerable extent in these largpr counties, much of the district still depends heavily on agricultural pursuits. Most Republicans figure this to be a safe district. What many people do not consider, however, is that while the district may be safe for Burton, that does not necessarily hold true of just any GOP candidate. It would be somewhat out of character for Burton to step out of this seat unless he could help engineer the nomination of another Republican he feels could retain the district for the GOP. Admittedly, this is risky business at best, even for as generally popular a man as Burton. It is hard to transfer personal appeal from yourself to another, as many a political figure has found in the past. But Burton is unlikely to want to YOUR HEALTH Some Remedies For Bursitis By GEORGE C. THOSTESON, M. D. Dear Dr. Thosteson: I and several friends are bothered with bursitis at this time of year. I guess theres no cure, but what do we do for relief? I rub on liniMrs. G. S. M. ment and take aspirin. Answer: Cure bursitis? Well, yes and no. There are plenty of folks who used to have bursitis and are not bothered with it now. There are others who dont understand the nature of bursitis, so they keep getting themselves in trouble with it. A bursa is a tiny sac, containing a small amount of fluid, and it acts as a cushion where tendons ride over bony surfaces. When irritated by too much pressure, or too much strain on the joint, the bursa becomes inflamed and sore, and the fluid in the sac increases. And thats bursitis commonest in the knee, elbow (tennis elbow), shoulder, and hip. Give that tender bursa, or sac, some rest and time to throw off the inflammation, and after that avoid pressure on it or too much strain, and you have a good chance of keeping the bursa calm and comfortable. But, since it has been damaged, you are asking for trouble if you think you dont have to baby it a bit. I am not familiar with bursitis tending to recur at any special time of year. There may, though, be an explanation. Do you, at this time of year, go into a or otherwise put whirl of more strain than usual on your joints? What to do about bursitis? Rest is the Jirst rule. You get nowhere by trying to work out the soreness." But usually acute bursitis is painful enough to discourage people from that. Heat helps. A wet compress, kept hot with a hot water bottle or an insulated electric pad Is highly effective. properDrugs with ties as well as pain control are more effective tiidu aspirin. Your doctor can prescribe such medical Ions. urban-rura- l leave his seat vulnerable to the crats. Demo- of the final decision as to whether Burton will seek the GOP senatorial nomination will hinge on another choice which must be made soon by Richard Richards, the energetic organizer who steps down this week as the Republican state chairman. This week in Washington, Richards is talking to the GOP national committee about the possibility of a staff job in the partys national headquarters. It has been no secret that, should Burton decide to take a crack at the Senate race, Richards would be his personal choice to make the Congress race. But neither is Burton about to stand in the way of his former administrative assistant should he want to step up to the national party post.1 A good deal of the above that Burton would be the majority choice Much top-lev- of the party for the right to challenge Moss. The Moss forces have been working on this assumption for some time and a good many Republicans also have felt this might be the way things turn out. But this may not necessarily be the case. Burton is under heavy pressure to keep a House seat that is becoming more important, as well as retain his newly attained post as a member of the prestigious Republican Policy Committee. In addition, there are more and more indications that Utahs Second District Congressman Sherman P. Lloyd has more than a passing interest in the 1970 GOP senatorial nomination. It might possibly be an oversimplification to say that if Richards decides to accept the national committee post, Burton will keep his House seat. But that might well be a tipoff as to which way the political winds are blowing. A Senate race takes a lot of money to run and considerable time to prepare. Its a good bet that something definite may be decided soon. An Almost 'Sneak Preview' Recital By HAROLD LUNDSTROM Deseret News Music Editor SURPRISE Previously unscheduled, and consequently announced, re- citals by & celebrated European tenor whose repertoire includes roles in more than 60 operas and 3.000 songs in eight languages has been set for May 23 and May 24. The tenor, Lazzaro Ferrari, who was bom in Italy, recently moved to Mr. Ferrari South America where he has given an extensive series of recitals in Ecuador, Columbia, Venezuela, and Mexico. Senor Ferrari has sung throughout Europe with such opera stars as Maria Elizabeth Renata Tebaldi, Callas, Schwarzkopf, Mario del Monaco, Victoria de los Angeles, and under such conductors as Toscanini, de Sabata, Guaruiere, de Fabriziz, Cezchen, and Pierre Deveauc, The noted tenor was accepted at the age of 14 as a student at the La Scala Opera House where he studied with Edmondo Grandini, Gaetano Mazzanti, and Julio Confalonieri. He made his MUSICAL WHIRL shows to train employes in tourist industries to be expert hosts. It is debut in Milan as Rodolfo in Boheme. While in Utah, Senor Ferrari will be presented in two recitals. The first is scheduled at the LDS Institute of Religion, 1800 Hempstead Road, in Salt Lake City, May 23. The following evening Senor Ferrari will be presented in a recital at BYU in Provo. Tickets for the Sail Lake recital are for sale at the Beesley Music Co. and Hart Brothers Music Store in Sugar House. The number of new PROMOTION uses found for recording machines almost daily is startling. And the entire state of Utah stands to benefit from a new use recently launched by the Utah Coordinating Council of Higher Education. For a state that has more natural parks than any Western State, that ranks second in the number of national monuments, and fourth in the number of national forests, Utah does not attract its share of tourists. the Coordinating Council, with Extension State Utah Universitys Services, has completed a program that uses videotape recordings and color slide So developed and presented by staff members of the Extension Services, and financed by a grant under Title 1 of the 1965 Higher Education Act. The tourist training sessions are preslide sented in two parts. A familiarizes tourist industry show employees with outstanding attractions in their area of the state so they can suggest local points of Interest. Three videotapes, specifically prepared for viewing by waiters and waitresses, service station attendants or motel clerks, are shown to the appropriate individuals dramatizing ways to serve tourists with courtesy and efficiency. The goal of these programs is to get tourists to stay longer in Utah and to return often. The tape for service station attendants shows how an attendant, though very busy, can be efficient, courteous, and friendly. A narrator, whose voice is recorded on the audio portion of the videotape, explains whaf the attendant is doing. The presentation is thorough, covering everything from the necessity of having a neat appearance to the way to identify and handle different types of travelers. by Brickman the small society AZ&Vov Dipping? we 6TAV wothz eo mc w& house-cleanin- P&ATlCALLY LIVE TOPE PLAYS LATELY V CplAl-Aj- There's a moral in the story tcld by Mrs. W. W. Merrick of Charleston. S.C. She is a subscriber to the Church News, which has world-widdistribution. e She writes that the Customshouse grounds in Charleston are lined with beautiful spreading oak trees that are more than 80 ear old . . . historic bits of greenerv. The Federal Council for Science and Technology, in 1966 proposed a program lor water resources research. It called for stepped up research, not overlooking the field of "far out ideas." A decade ago a California oceanographer noted that some big icebergs from Antarctica drift far enough north to come within capture distance of interested persons above the equator. He suggested that bergs might be towed to anchorage off Los Angeles, say, and be made to give up their locked-iliesh water for the uses of man. The notion of a crackpot? , Tiie federal council warned against such unthinking dismissal of possibly good ideas. It recommended investigation "to assure that worthwhile concepts are not overlooked." In the meantime there is nature to think about before embarking on any projects affecting truly large parts of her atmospheric, aquatic, and continental do- A few months ago. one of the old trees looking sickly. Its leaves shook' started like a human with a chill. And it swayed a little. One of the best tree doctors in the was called. Tree surgeons still make house calls, but are a little too, handy with the saw. aiea Before he could take a temperature, or whatever they do, the tree kicked the old oaken bucket. At first the doctor thought the once sturdy oak had been poisoned by chemicals used to kill unwanted grass at the base. But the chem- ical had been used at the foot of the other trees with no harmful effects. mains. Listen again to Nace: Man acts for his own purposes and nature reacts according to her immutable laws. Nature, a philosopher has said, is neither friendly nor inimical. She is merely implacable . . . We had best come to terms with her . . . conserUntil we do so, our vation practices are likely to be mere tinkerings with the landscape. tnd of YOUR G ARDEN Burton Faces Hard Choice On Senate Bid By M. DeMAR TEUSCHER Deseret News Political Editor By HARRY JONES now. shoitages, flash flooding. But we also have created silting and erosion problems, and have destioyed much of the thin layer of topsoil which is the sole source of our agricultural w ealth. To save and increase water resources and prevent or at least mitigate the effects of floods, this country has spent many billions. It can hardly be doubted that this money has been well spent. But .ire we really tackling our water for us and problems in the best way our descendants? There are those who fear we are not. In the Far West we pump out our ground water for decades before we learn v.e must return unconsumed surplus water to these precious reservoirs to keep them alive. So the Central Valley of California is gradually sinking and killing some of its subsurface water re- Getting To The Root Of AH Evil some-whei- learned anything from the mistakes of the past, some of which actually created deserts where none existed? In the United States we have stripped ast acreages of trees and sod. We have built great cities and greater suburbs. The result has been to speed the runoff of water and to increase the frequency of f 1969 May 15, OUR MAN JONES In other words, desalting of sea water is by no means the panacea man has been looking for. He has to look e else. Even if he could convert the sea fioni salt to fresh water, what would he do with the salt? He would be back where lie started. Where else can he look? Pending the long range solutions, when man knows more about the complexities of the hydrological cycle, what can he do7 There being no global water shortage there's as much water in the sea as there ever was it is necessary to do w hatever can be done to ameliorate local again. this 21 Thursday, P4- -1 Bv JOSEPH L. MYLER L'PI Science Editor Can DESERET NEWS, Time To Spray To Halt Aphides By DAVID Then someone r e m e mbered a drain running close to the tree. It was used by the people in the Customs confiscated alcoholic beverages into the drain. You probably thought money was the root of all evil. But the trees evil roots were getting the stuff from the drain. The tree was getting swacked every time the Customs people dumped spirits into the drain. It became a wood alcoholic. Death was due to acute alcoholism. Write your own moral using the words alcohol, dead, stump, and a few others. r a When you go out to the on the 23rd or 24th of this month at the Davis County Fairgrounds, watch, and see if the kids light their fires by rubbing a couple of sticks or knocking a couple of rocks together. Because when the National Boy Scout Jamboree is held will up Idaho way come July, the Scouts use & commercially made fire starter. . . Scout-O-Ram- E. LOFGREN Deseret News Garden Expert Fairly heavy infestations of aphides have been noticed on roses, home grown peaches, a few varieties of shade trees and some on cherries. Spray with mala-thiospectracide, r one of the available fruit and berry sprays. n, crab grass control, For you should try for no later than this weekend of May 17. Weather may give you a few days more, but dont push your luck too far. By the middle of the following week you should try for one of the broader control materials available. These total pest control products do not give the year after residual that some give, but most will kill dandelions, bugs and many other weeds at the same time. This may be the route you prefer anyway. The costs are relatively close either way, and you do save one spraying. A good fruit set in home orchards is going to require thinning. This can be started anytime now and for greatest effect should be completed before fruit reaches its mature size. First cover spray for home apples should be on or go on immediately. Follow this up every 14 days with another spraying. We like a dlazinon or spectrl-cid- e ts two-thir- spray for this. Check your evergreens, especially the junipers for spider mite infestations. The plant will show fine webs and will probaSpray with bly be a little or one of the ipixes containing There are a lew Secret Service per, sonnel who are just a tinge grayer this week. Just because a tire on the car a , r lady was driving down South Temple had " with all the noise of a rifle a blow-ou- t . . . just as the car carrying Spiro" Agnew, the vice president, went by. Then a neighbor kid of ours wanted to see Mr. Agnew at the Salt Palace. Wheif his dad explained the tickets were $25'- -' each, the kid said: Wow, he must be a great singer! Sen. Frank Moss was introduced to a young gal over at the Salt Palace Sattu . day during the beauty contest. The pret-about was little a ty thing s . . . part of the pageant. her : mini-dres- Are you a state senator? she asked. U.S. senator, When Sen. Moss said, the cute little gal saluted. The senator, a former military man, said, At . ease." was her answer! In this dress? Wit's End kel-than- e. Mow your lawns regularly. Mow them often enough and there is no need to catch the clippings. In over five years of field testing and study, our research indicates that if lawns are watered only when dry, then watered deeply and mowed regularly, never removing more of the top growth nor cutthan ting closer than Dj inches (2 inches better), lawn clippings on or off have practically no effect on the turf. On brand new lawns, water after mowing. On old established lawns, do not water for at least three hours after mowing. Our test turf managed this way for over build up. 12 years shows no thatch As trees and shrubs put on new growth and add summer weight, keep them pruned tack to provide adequate safety. Branches will hang lower and foliage becomes more dense, obstructing vision. Nothing should be left to obstruct both foot good, safe traffic movement and motor traffic. lake time this year to design a mood zone into your yard. It is the coming thing. Take a smill area or the whole yard and develop it around a mood theme: happy, gay, relaxed, exciied, party, restful, inspiring, meditation. Not only is it fun, but it really works. Three upright junipers, placed right, can snap anyone to attention. A weeping white birch in the right setting can lull you into a soft lounge with a good book under its soothing branches. Think on it a little; lots of ideas will come. Take an evening and wander through a nursery or two. Get acquainted v ith plant forms, structures, and personalities. The plants will all be labeled, you won t need to alietdy know plant names. Then build a mood zone into your land- , Bet old Dan Beard is spinning so fast in his grave he's throwing sparks. kel-tha- ne There are more books being opened now than any time in history. Whos readbooks! . theyre trading-staming .. p iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniinniiimnTninmninmiiuimnmiiiiititiiiiumt BIG TALK one-thir- d scapd of- fice. Tney poured -- ' 'ft .. 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