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Show . . By K. B. The bringing in of Manila's productive pro-ductive culinary water well reminds re-minds us of the truism that water, like gold, "is where you find it". Similar to the frenzied search for the yellow metal, "prospecting" for water is always stimulated when acute shortages intensify the search for the life-giving liquid. Recent reports by some of America's Amer-ica's best qualified meterological experts are to the effect that we are now midway through one of the world's ten-year drougth cycles. They predict that 1955 1 could be slightly wetter than 1954, but not as wet as 1952; and that arid conditions may be expected to prevail, with varying degnees of intensity, until 1960. These long-range prophecies are based on a careful study of the size and frequency of the spots on the sun. Just why a sun with a spotted face produces more abundant abund-ant rainfall is a bit too technical for analysis in this column; but the Professors say they have facts to back it up. If the predictions of the learned gentlement are true, and if we desire de-sire to continue to live in this favored land; we had best bestir ourselves before another dry season seas-on catches us with our precipitation precipita-tion down. In an area like ours, where irrigation irri-gation is the general practice, and where millions of gallons of water are poured out on the soil each year; there must be plenty of underground water. All we need to do is to find it, and bring it back to the surface for use again. Water, according to the science books, cannot be destroyed. We may change it to steam or ice; but the good old Law of Gravitation will not allow it to escape from the earth. v The problem that has plagued humanity since prehistoric man carried water from the river to his cave in a clamshell is: How to get the stuff from where there is too much, to the place where there is too little. Tliere is little doubt that underground under-ground water exists in considerable quantities in and around Pleasant Grove City. Folks would gladly pay to have it run through their household faucets and garden hose. The solution to this problem is clear-cut and definite. "Get it where it is, and deliver it where it ain't". While preparing to leave his home in Battle Creek for the Winter Win-ter vacation spots in Mexico. Ole the Ouzel said yesterday, "Never saw the canyon stream so low. Olga and I hope to see tilings pick up before another year. Why, there has hardly been enough water in the creek this Summer for the kids . to fall into". So long 'til Friday. |