Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 91, Number 11, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 7 September 1967 — Page 3

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At a meeting of 25 year members and their families last week at tlie B&B, Mrs. Robert Plotner and Everett Pippen, Jr. were presented with gold watchas -from Vitreous Steel Products for having served the company for 25 years. Harold Wilson, director of manufacturing of Vitreous (center) made the presentation of th&se suitably engraved watches.

SPOTLIGHT ON SCIENCE Barbara Nadel

Within (the next few decades, a little known supply of water the Mullica River basin may be providing a large percentage of the drinking water for populous cities in the East. This basin, and its future development, is the concern of Dr. W. Brewster Snow, a Rutgers civil and sanitary engineer, and his student George Nieswand, a doctoral candidate, 'both of whom are working on this project as part of the Water Resources Research Institute program. The Mullica River basin extends across New Jersey from Atlantic City almost to Camden. A pine bearing region, the soil is very sandy, and in no place does the land in the hasin rise further than 200 feet above sea level. With the exception of two small towns, there are no population sites in the basin. Very little vegetable farming is carried on because of the type of sOil found there. Although the basin sounds rather dull, these last characteristics present an exciting challenge to Dr. Snow and his coworkers. It all points to the fact that the region 'has little future demand for water for population or for agriculture, and the water that is there isn’t 'polluted by man. “The urban areas in the E'ast are beginning to feel the demand for water,” mused Dr. Snow. “It is possible that in the future we could export this southern water to them.” The topography of the region makes it a sure shot as a means of- water supply in the future. There is not much rock to go through, and ithe land doesn’t have many ups and downs. This feature of the basin favors construction of aquaducts at a minimum of cost. If the construction of these aquaduets is possible and inexpensive, why aren’t they being built now and put into immediate use to relieve the demand for fresh water that parts of the East are already feeling? The problem of development of this region is threefold, Dr. Snow explained. “We must determine the best way to achieve not only the optimum output of water tor export, but also find the 'best way to achieve stream flow regulation and to keep the 'biology of the land the same as it is now,” he stated. “It’s best to deal with the basin as a system —a mathematical model if we hope to develop its water resources in the

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most orderly and prudent way possible.” The work on one aspect of the problem, that of determining how to keep the biology of the region the same as it is now, is being done by Dr. James Durand, a biologist at Rutgers College of South Jersey in Camden. One example of the type of problems Dr. Durand is beginning to investigate as his part of this project is concerned with oysters. There is a well-estab-lished oyster industry in New Jersey, with a big supply of oysters coming from beds in the Mullica River basin. Oysters require 'brackish waters as their habitat. They must have a certain mixture of fresh and salt waters in which to -live. The predators of oysters, ithe Starfish and ithe oyster drill, require a mixture more on the salty side to live. At the present time, the oyster ■beds of New Jersey are not bothered by these predators, because the water is just right. But if the fresh water were taken out of these streams, allowing salinity to build up, the oyster drill ,and r )sjsrfish would move right in. -“V-ery , minute changes can sharply alter the biology of a region,” said Dr. Snow. “We have to be careful not to upset the biological balance. Usually, water is just taken out without consideration tor this balance; we don’t want to do it that way.” The trickiest part of the project will be to figure how to get the maximum output from the region. But because the region is relatively untouched by man, Dr. Snow can deal with the system as a whole. Part of the problem here has to do with balancing inputs and outputs. By doing this, Dr. Snow hopes to come up with what can be called a “safe yield” —a probable estimate of what can be expected from -the region on a long term basis. “Recharge” mpst -also be taken into account. When water is taken out, it has !to be replaced somehow. Salt water is one means of recharge, Rainfall is another means, and the preferable one. Part: of the statistical work to be done by Dr. Snow will involve rainfall. The average rainfall will be computed from monthly rainfall records of 50 and 60 years. This data will be computed to obtain Ithoulsands of years of prob- ’ able frequency of wet and dry seasons, and thus rainfall averages. c , Another factor to be dealt with

is the optimum way to get the water from the system. Should water be taken from the ground by wells or from the streams by pumps. The waiter taken from the ground will probably yield a high mineral content in some places. But the waiter from streams comes from red cedar swamps and is tea-colored with a musky odor. These considerations , must be weighed. \ Stream flow regulation will also have to be taken into account in- this project. Some device will be needed to maintain an even flow in the stream, such as a dam. But the topography of the land yields no natural reservoir sites. If water is to be dammed, a great amount will be lost through its exposure to the air, adding another output factor to the mathematics of the project. “All we have to do is put all of -these many numbers together to form a mathematical model of the Mullica River basin,” said Dr. Snow. “Then we hope to work with Ithe model as we would any equation, hnd figure out which “x” is best for future development of water resources.” PREVENT POTATO SPROUTING Stop sprouting of stored • potatoes by spraying them two or three weeks before harvesting with MH-30 (maleic hydrazide). Purdue University extension horticulturists recommend that the potatoes be sprayed in the field while the leaves of the plant are still green. It may be too late to spray when they have turned brown. The chemical material MH-30 is transported from the foliage down to the tubers and will prevent sprouting tor several months. It is especially important not to use MH-30 on any potatoes which are to be used tor seed. Be sure to apply the material according to label directions.

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East Side Daze By John Hinton Alas! The gears are beginning to fall into place, becoming oiled and prepared to start another year at N.H.S. The faculty is braced and secured tor the new year and the invasion of students, sunburned and mosquito-bitten from vacation, enroll for their challenge. A hearty welcome is extended to the new faculty and students. Their confused expressions are relaxing a little each day. Returning to us from Wakarusa is a familiar face, Mr. Ron Fields, who will be a guidance counselor. Also we will have with us two exchange students, Noemi Gonzcdles Rojas and Eduardo Guillerno Aguerregehre. Noemi is a native of OoSta Rica and Eduardo’s family lives in Argentina. Both are seniors and will be visiting with various families in the community. Napanets were distributed Aug-' ust 25 and admired by all. The staff, under the leadership of Anita Conrad, deserves a standing ovation for their excellent annual which required a great deal of time and effort. Any person who has not received his annual should piek it up at the high school office. Congratulations must be extended to Sue McKee tor her great direction of the marching band last Friday evening at the football halftime. The floating diamond formation showed that their August practices (including the rainy ones) certainly shaped things up. On September 23 the marching band will be traveling to Valparaiso for participation in the Valparaiso High School Band Day with tour other bands during the halftime of the Valpo-Ball Slate game. It was noticeable that the score hoard was not lighted tor the home team during Friday’s football game. Mechanical difficulty, or otherwise, will be corrected and the Bulldogs will be prepared for East Noble. They don’t seem to be growing eighth graders very big any more. Each year they seem to be smaller and sharper. Possibly this is anew compact generation in the making. Freshmen attempt to gelt the eighth grade kids in line feeling the rise in status they have achieved. Sophomores, on the other hand, ar a hopeless group, but are soon to become the world’s best door-to-door candy salesmen. Juniors also will soon be tasting the sales bit with their upcoming magazine sales and will appreciate your orders When they call on you. Seniors have already taken their thrones and are reigning with dignity? Total enrollment of N.H.S. sfhlows a marked increase as Statistics reveal that 705 students are now in grades 8-12 as compared with 683 last year. HOME ECHOES The Nappanee Home Echoes will meet on Tuesday, September 12, at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Haskell Osborn. The lesson will be given by Mrs. Harvey Fostrna on “Conquest tor Space”.

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