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Show Water Problem Serious .... Must Conserve ..If the sub-zero weather con- tinues, and every prediction points that way, the city of Roosevelt can easily find itself it-self in a mighty serious plight where culinary water is concerned. con-cerned. According to' Mayor Homer P. Edwards, a fervent plea is being made of the people who use city water to conserve every drop possible "There won't be a- shortage if people will not waste jvater. . . If they worry about pipes freezing freez-ing up, keep, in mind that tha city has a "thawing-out" machine, ma-chine, which is available for such emergencies," Mayor Edwards Ed-wards said. Wednesdays road was opened op-ened to the wells where the city's present water supply comes from, and everything is being done possible to keep an adequate supply on hand. - The Mayor cautioned about leaving taps running to avoid freezing. New Year's morning a scare was thrown into the water department when pressure almost al-most vanished and part of the city was without water. The trouble was corrected and with everyone conserving where possible, the difficulty should not reoccur. |