SECTION TWO- Ground Water In Eastern Counties Being Investigatedj 68% of State’s Popula tion Depend Upon This Source of Supply Field investigations of ground water in three eastern North Carolina areas are nearing completion, Director Ben E. Douglas of the Department of Con servation and Development says. The areas are: Wilmington, which includes the counties of Carteret. Cra-. ven, Duplin, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow,; New Hanover, and Pender; Fayette ville, which includes the counties of Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Robeson, and Scot land; and Greenville, which includes Beaufort, Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Greene, Hertford, Martin and Pitt counties. Results of the investigations and : studies, which are being carried on by the C&D Department’s minerals di vision in cooperatin with the U. S. Geological Survey, will be published in pamphlets and made available for public use, Douglas said. Douglas said Dr. J. L. Stuekev. State geologist and head of the C&D Department’s minerals division, has advised him that the areas being stud ied are of considerable importance since much of the water used in the ' Coastal Plain is obtained from ground water sources. In the studies. Dr. Stuckey said, special attention is be ing paid to the chemical quality of the ground water. Dr. Stuckey said in a report to Douglas that ground water is one of the most natural resources of North Carolina. “Approximately 2,700.000 people, or 68 per cent of the popula tion of the State, depend upon ground water for their water supply. In ad dition, approximately one-half of the industries in the State use ground wa ter.” ■ ■ Good Planner Wealthy Father How can you have the cheek to ask for my daugh ter when you are earning such a small salary? Suitor —Well, you see, I didn’t like; to give up my job until I was sure of your consent. rmii ' ' 'n “Cut* i Children 99 v Picture ’ Conte it amm Nothing to Buy! Nothing to Spendl Every Picture Taken To Bo Published Later In This Newspaper’s Featured Series “ CITIZENS OF TOMORROW” $n CAOO CASH /.JU prizes *l25 ,# TO CUTEST GIRL I *l25 ## TO CUTEST BOY (TAKEN EAST OF THE MJSStSSIFFI I*J4J Expert Children's Photographer To Tako Special Pictures • No Charge • No Obligation SEE ADDITIONAL DETAILS IN NEWS COLUMNS OP THIS EDITION Were k the Time end Wee* fe Have Center* Ncteree Taken ... HOTEL JOSEPH HEWES '• Thursday, October 7 J IP.M.toB P. M. || Page Four Quick Cookie Recipes By MARTHA STILLEY Virginia Electric & Power Co. Home Economist Do you want to know an easy way to make cookies? Try using a pack- Jage mix. Each one comes with com plete directions or you can make some very special cookies, using the pack age mix and adding certain other in gredients. Chocolate-Peppermint Balls The minty flavor in these cookies i makes them extra special. To make them you’ll need: 1 pkg. devils food mix u 2 cup soft shortening 1 egg yolk *6 tsp. peppermint extract Sifted confectioners’ sugar Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream 1 , shortening with egg yolk and pepper- 1 mint flavoring until mixture is light and fluffy. Add cake mix. Work mixture until it is like pastry dough. ; Form into small balls, using about a teaspoon of dough for each ball. Place the balls about 2 inches apart on an ; ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 ■ minutes. Remove the cookies fromj; [ the oven, and while still warm, l-olf { in confectioners’ sugar. j Orange-Nut Ginger Bars For these delicious bars you’ll need: 1 pkg. Gingerbread Mix *4 cup lukewarm water 1 tablespoon grated orange rind 1 cup chopped nuts Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put; gingerbread mix in a large bowl. Gradually add all of the water. Then add orange rind and walnuts, and mix well. Pour dough into two greased 9 inch square pans. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Cool slightly and then cut into b«rs with a flat table knife. Sour Cream Drop Cookies You can make old-fashioned sour cream drop cookies with a package mix. You’ll need: 1 pkg. vanilla, cookie mix cup sour cream Semi-sweet chocolate bits Put cookie mix in a -large howl nn>’ add sour cream. Mix until well blend ed. Chill dough for about an hour Then dron bv tensnoonfuls onto an un greased -noki<* sheet. Sprinkle with the chocolate bits, Bake for Bto IP minutes in a moderately hot oven (400 deg.). Remove from oven when they are golden brown. ’^^^^TearTbuc^tells OF ESCAPE i The miraculous escape of Pearl Buck, famous novelist, and her fami ly from Chinese Communists is des cribed in an exciting true story in the October 10th issue of THE AMERICAN WEEKLY Magazine In Colorgravure With The BALTIMORE SUNDAY AMERICAN Order From Your Local Newsdealer *