V. S. Spies Are
Working Behind
The Iron Curtain
(Continued from Page One)
an active network of informers it
the Balkans and eastern Europe
today.
West Germany is now standing
on its own feet, economically. Ir
the last nine mortths. signs of re
covery. which first showed in •
favorable trade balance in th<
! second quarter of 1952. have
! steadily increased. Now, after
the end of 1952, the recovery pic
ture is clear. West Germany has
built up a trade balance of more
than S400.000.000 with the Euro
peon Payments Union. and its
dollar and gold reserves arc
; mounting.
Because prospects for 1953 are
good, the recovery may demand
a change in U. S. aid policies with
its old enemy. A rapid increase
in industrial output brought a
bout the recovery of 1952, anc
indications are that production;
totals will continue t,o rise thi;
' ye>ar.
The' question raised by the re
■ covery of West Germany is
whether less industrious peoples
are doing al! possible to effect the i
recovery in their countries—and
whether it is now time to slow
up our economic aid programs.
West Germany—a defected and
desolate country in 1945—is now
ready to compete with major
powers in the competitive indus-'
trial market Gf course, the
Germans have had the advantage
of not having to maintain armed
forces, but the recovery is never
j theless indicative.
England and Germany are now
on their feet. The pressure will
[hereafter build up in Congress
for a slackening of economic aid
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Wtiltomston High School's
basketball teams travel to
Oak City tonight lor a twin
bill, their mmmI of the car
rent season although the boys
Green Wave team has played
two games previously.
Also tonight Robersonville
will be at Jamesville and the
teams of Roper High will be
at Bear Grass, all twin bills.
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Raleigh.- -Water shortages are
quite likely to bo tho lot of fu- v
ture generations of North Caro- ,.
linians unless the present genera
tion begins to practice more wat- f
cr conservation measures.
This is the view of W. H. (Pati j
Riley, hydrologic engineer and ;i
head of the water resources and y
engineering division of the State ,,
Department of Conservation and s
Development, as he notes the rap- )
id increase in the use of water for 1 ,
domestic, industrial and agricul- \
tural purposes lii North Carolina (
as compared to what the consump
tion was a half century ago. c
Records in Riley's office reveal ■
tin.' per capita use of water in ,
North Carolina is averaging be- j
tween 150 and 200 gallons per day y
as compared to an average of, j
about 50 gallons per person per
day no longer than 50 years ago.
And, says Riley, if present day in- ;
dustrial utilization of water is in- .
eluded the daily use per person ,
average jumps to about 1.100 gal I
lolls per day I
With 12 major rivers and their <
tributaries flowing through it. j
North Carolina, which has an av
erage annual rainfall of about 50 ]
inches as compared with the na- .
tional average of 20 inches, is us ,
ually blessed with a bountiful sup .
plv of water, the engineer says. |
“Bui," Riley asserts, “the unfor
tunate part of our water story is |
the disturbing fact that most |
| North Carolinians just seem to ,
take water foi granted and novel i
I worry about it except in eases of ;
severe drought oi floods.'' ,
By and large, he adds, the big
gest problem so far as water is
| concerned is not that of having
enough water, but it. is that of get
ting it where it is needed and at
the i iglit time.
I As industry broadens its active
1 ties over the State, as farmers are
I beginning to use water more and
j more for irrigating their lands so
they can produce better crops, and
as the increasing population uses
more water, the need for conser
vation ol water is slowly but sure
ly becoming acute, the engineer
contends. "Numerous eommuni
</f &
ii* iimri t,uiopean cou.iuies wihi
fail to do as much for themselves
us the British and Germans with ;
the exception of countries who
afe maintaining a war against
Communists in far-flung areas of
the world, of course
A recent study by the Com
merce Department, aided b.v the
Committee for Economic Devel
opment (a non-profit research or
ganization), shows that the lest
year for the U S economy is not '
expected^ until 1955. Throughout
the major part of this year pros
perity may increase, thin taper
off m the last months -according
to the study.
De.fen.se spending is expected
to remain heavy all through this
year and next, and only when it
tapers off (and an if can be add
ed here) will chances for a major,
adjustment be good. This could
occur as early as lute 1954 but
1955 is the more probable year.
In that year a “serious test of I
, the strength of the economy’’ is
forecast.
The study indicates that the
private market should be expand
ed purposely in the year 1955 so
as to ease the adjustment pel toil
wiieii the Defense Department
|vwli ieduce orders foi hard gooiis
and manufacturers will have to
find other markets for such items.
No doubt the incoming adminis
tration will Keep the report III
mind, since 1955 is the year pre
ceding another presidential elec
tion
One effect of the report was to
squash speculation that a major
economic readjustment is due
this year or early next. The study
turned up little evidence to sus
tain such speculation, results in
dicating good times in 1953 and
| 1954, with only minor adjust
ments.
[ The pressure is building up on
' military leaders, and possibly on
General Eisenhower, for the use
‘ of tactical atomic weapons on the
I Korean enemy Though the re
I suits cannot be accurately fore
cast, this weapon could be the
I added pressure needed to bring
the Communists to the peace
table, if they are really desirous
of a true agreement The weapons
are available, and Americans are
dying, and the argument for using
them gets stronger every day.
ties are already beginning to real
ize the prospect.' of water short
ages in the futuie and are mak
mg plans designed to guarantee
adequate supplies," Riley obeerv
eri
Constant studies are being made
of the various river basins of 'he
State so that fuller utilization ran
be made of the water they con
tain, These studies are made
available to municipal officials
and others who desire them in
shaping of their water plans
In carrying on its studies, the
Department of Conseivation and
Development through its various
divisions cooperates with the U S
Geological Survey and the North
Carolina State Board of Health
in collecting, analyzing and pub
lishing data on the quantity
and quality of water found in the
various streams and ground water
reservoirs in the State.
Under the agreement, the Sur
face Water Branch of the Geologi
cal Survey operates field off a >s
in various parts of the State. It
also maintains approximated 140
gaging stations for the purpose of
collecting and compiling daily
stream flow data. This informa
tion is in wide demand by muni
cipal officials and industrialists
who seek the right answers to
their water problems.
Another important work being
i done with regard to water supph
: are the continuing studies being
made under the agreement with
the Geological Survey and thi
State Board of Health in the qual
■ ity of water that is being used
Water samples arc taken from
streams in various parts of tin
State daily for laboratory analy
ses and composite samples are run
in the laboratory every ten days
Numerous spot samples are alsi
taken and analyzed from time i<
time to test the quality of watei
in the several communities
During the year now ending
Riley said the demand for sue!
water analyses, both surfaee aiu
ground water has increased eon
I siderably Both programs mus
he expanded if the demand fm
such water data from muniripali
ties and incoming industries is ti
he met. At the present time, hi
adds, there are many sections o
tlie State where insufficient dat,
are available to give even a reus
unable estimate of what can In
I a stream in thnsr
expected' <>
areas.
Turkey prices throughout the
nation averaged X< 1 cents per
pound live weight in mid-Novem
ber. compared with :’>7 H cents a
year earlier.
Dream C.onirs True l.s
Robbers lltilil I /> {.lark
Philadelphia. Pi. Stephen St<»
lai'ski, 44-year-old clerk in a West
ern Union oi l ice dreamed he was
.1 victim of a holdup. So. when
he went to work that nient. he
took SI,000 in daytime receipt.*
.in• i deposited them. His ' hunch"
was timely, for, two hours later a
pistol-tarrying robber held him
up and Stolarski was forced to
turn over $300 in cash—all late re
ceipts. _
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