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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-19

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1918. Home Service.
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porter.
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Family;
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dren.
XVI Happiness: l0:45.
Homemakers Forum
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10:45. DR.. Kate.
KJR - Religion 1873.
News.
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100 A. NJ.
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bors; 11:I5. Your Home
XVI - Big Sister. ll.1o.
Aunt Jenny.
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A. Grimms Daughter.
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1880 A. nj.
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XVI Fletcher wiley;
11:45, Son and /.
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11.45. Light OF World.
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News.
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News.
XVI - Martha Webster;
1915, News.
KOMO Mary Marlin;
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vorce; 1915. Amanda.
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1890 p. nj.
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12:45. Music an d
Music.
XVI - Kate Hopkins,
l2:45, Song Treasury.
men.
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12:46 Vic and SADIE.
KJR-John's Other Wife;
12:45, Just Plain Bill.
KIRO - Kate Hopkins,
i2:45, News.
leo p. M.
KMO-School of Air.
KVI-Portia Blake. l:l5.
Myrt and MarEe.
KOMO-Backstage Wife;
1:15, Stella Dallas.
KJR-Mother OF Mine;
1915, Cecil Solly.
KIRO-Serial.
1880 p. M.
KIM O. Federated Wo-
men,
KVI-Hilltop House; 1;45.
Stepmother.
KOMO-Lorenzo Jones:
las, Young Wilder
Brown.
KJR-Health Club; 1:45,
Cowboy joe.
KIRO-Serial.
200 p. M.
KMO-News.
KVI-American School.
KOMQ-Girl Alone; 2:l5,
Lone Journey.
KJR-Frank Watanabe;
ais. Goodwill.
KIR TO- This Woman's
World: AIS, American
School.
2:30 p. M.
KMO-Dance Orch; 2:45
Homes on Land.
VI Mystic Melodies:
2:45. scatterg o o d
Baines.
KOMO-Guiding Light:
2:45, ONeills.
KIRO-American School.
2:45, Sea tier h e a d
Baines.
800 p. M.
KMO-News.
XVI DR.. Malone: 3:15.
Hedda Hopper.
KOMO - Your Treat
3:15, That Girl.
KJR-Linda Dale: 3:l5.
Irene Wicker.
kIRO-Serial.
$3.50 p. M.
KMO - Lowry Kohler.
Tenor: 3.45, Smilin'
Through.
KVI-Girl Inferno: 3s45.
World Today.
KOMO - Homekeepers:
3.45, Ferde Grofe.
KJR-zollman. Otganist.
400 p. M.
KMO - FULTON Lewis.
AIS, Ma Perkins.
KV1-Boy. Girl. Band,
AIS. Harpsichordist.
KOAO - Organ Moods:
AIS, Europe.
KJR-Hotei Taft: AIS.
Radio Magic.
KIRO-Newsreel.
4:30 Z. Nj.
and Goats
Club: 4.45. Derby
Show.
KVI-SonGs by Louise;
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KMO-Devotions.
KvI-West Coast Church
KOMO-News: s:16, Mo-
KJR-News; SOS. Alice
Remsen; 8:1b, Singers.
KIRO - west G oa 9 {
Church.
$3.50 A. M.
KMO Voice of Pro-
phecy; BIAS, Bread OF
Life.
KvI-Maior Bowes,
KOMo-Words and Mu-
sic.
KJR-Johnny Sebastian;
B:45. Escorts d Betty.
KIRO-Swedish Taber-
nacle.
800 A. M.
KMO - White Plains
Chorus.
KVI-Major Bowes.
KOMO-Fellowship Hour
KJR-Radio City Music
Hall.
KIRO-Major Bowes.
$3.50 A. Nj.
KMO-Sing a Song of
Safety. e.45. Helen
Westbrook. Organ.
KvI-Salt Lake Cit y
Tabernacle.
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America.
KJR-Music Hall; s:45'
Organ. -.
KIR0-Salt Lake City
Tabernacle.
1000 A. nj.
KMO-Strings In Swing.
KVI-Church Of the Air.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Peoples Church:
iO:i5. John Seagle.
KIRO-Church OF the
Air.
1880 A. NJ
KAO- Something Odd.
Something New.
KvI-March Of Games
KOMO-On Your job.
KJR-Recital.
KIRO - M VS. 10 40,
Songs OF the Islands
HOO A. NJ
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KvI-Human Needs.
KOMO-Paui Carson.
KJR-Human Needs.
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zregation Church
1880 A. NJ
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Kv1-NeWs: 11.35. Wings
Over Jordan.
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Table.
KIR = Foreign Policy
Assn: HAS. News.
KIRO-Plymouth Con-
gregationai Church
1900 NOON
KMO - Church Service
f2.It Haven o. Rest
KTI-Svmphcnv Orch
NO - 5 ; mphony
i2.15. Homer Rode
HEAVIER
KTp-Creek Drama
KTHC-Swnp1rnr orch.
1880 p. NJ
EAo-Church q AIR.
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sATURDAY
4:00 II.
KMO-Conoert
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KMo-Slavic News; SIS
Crazy Cowboy.
KyI-studlo: SIS. Fiftf
Quarter.
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KJR-Dance Orchestra.
K r o - Afr-o-toriaik,
525. Scores.
$3.50 P M.
KHO-Footbali Scores.
kvI-Wayne King. SIS
Elmer Davis.
E0MO-OrRan Concert.
KJR-Hollywood.
KfHO-Orchestra.
500 P. M.
KHo-superman. e:16
Your Dog.
KvI-ouIz Kids.
KOMO-Barn Dance.
kJR-Scandinzvian Re.
porter.
KIRo-ouix Klds.
$3.50 p. Nj.
KMo-John B. Hughes,
las. Sports Slants.
KVI-Ciark Ross: 6:45
Serenade.
KOMO--Barn Dance
kJR-News; e36. ALI
Landon.
KIRo-Clark Ross: e:45,
serenade.
700 p. M.
X n o - Studio: 7:16,
XVI Serenade: 7:15,
Public Affairs.
KOMo-Uncle Ezra.
KJR-Symphony.
KIRo-Serenade.
1880 p. M.
KMO-Footban.
KVI-News: 7:55. Songs,
7:.45, War News.
KOMO-Grand Old Opry
KJR-Symphony.
KIRo-News.
500 p. M.
KMO-Football.
KVI-Marriage Club.
K o NJ o - Truth-Conse-
uuence.
KJR-Symphony.
KIRO-Marrisge Club.
$3.50 Z. M.
KAO-Footbzll.
XVI MI. Hill Billy
Champs.
KOMO-Playhouse.
KJR-Orchestra.
KIRO-Case OF Books.
900 p. M.
KMO-News: s:15. Foot
ball.
KVI-Hit Parade.
K0MO-Missionary.
KJR - Sports Forum,
e:15, Dance Time.
KIRO-Hit Parade.
$3.50 P. M.
KMO-Orchestra.
KvI-Hit Parade.
KOMO-Dance Orch.
KJR-News: e:45. Palacs
Hotel.
KIRo-Hit Parade.
1000 p. M.
KMO-Haven of Rest.
XVI - Bill Henry
Speaker.
KOMO-Newhouse Hote
KJR-Hotei Orchestra.
KIRO - News: 1918
News Roundup.
1890 p. M.
KMo-News: 1o:45, Phi
Harris.
KvI-World Today.
KOMO-Hotei Orchestra
KJR-Songs In Night.
KIRO - News Roundup
1888, Weather Reports
11:00 p. M.
KMO-Phil Harris.
KvI-Martha Meers.
KOMO-Bai Tabartn.
KJR-Paul Carson.
KIRO - Martha Mears
Vocalist.
1850 P. M.
KMO-Marvin Dale.
XVI - Nanny Strand
11.55, News.
KOMO-Florentine Gar
dens.
KJR-Paul Carson.
KIRO-Manny Strand.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-25

mingues, 20 Ernest Dale, 81 Ken
meth Kicker, % Jose Limos, %
George Black, "a Frank Beard,
25 Homer Kemp, 26 Raymond
Toledo, 27 Vernard Hester, %
IIdefenso Gutierrez, 20 Roy Gall
aghers 80 Stillman Badger, jr.,
81 James Sullenger, 32 Charles
Sharp, 33 Merle Wilson, "a Robert
Robertson, 35 Leslie Whitlock, 36
Joseph Thomas, 81 Otto Heater, 38
Clarence Miller, 80 Porfirio Olague,
40 Nah Suey, Al Alfred HaVorth,
AZ William Cole, 43 Jessie Clay, A
Edward Dunn, As John Parrish as
Claude Hixon, AZ Segundo Bautista,
48 Louis Levario, 40 Manuel Duran,
so GuStavo Pedrin
81 Beverly Riley, So Othel Spear,
53 Ramon Gonzalez, 81 Howard
Sanders, SIS Jack Martin, Sc Hector
Flores, 81 Vardre Bowen, So Wal
ter Hulett jr., SO Clarence Young,
so Alexandra PARA, 81 George
Ryle, 81 Travis Smith, SO Lee Mat
lock, 81 Thomas Gilbert, 65 Edgar
Edmondson, sc Tufie Hashem, St
Salvador Vallejo, SO Francis Rob-
bins, SO Cyrus Shaddy 10 James
Stone, II Louis Brown, 70 Bernabe
Racil, 73 Rubert Wicker, "a Fran
cisco Velasco, rs Santiago Ortiz, 76
Rodolfo Gabanas, II Raymond
Ford, 78 Francisco Gonzalez, 70
Blasi Burch, 80 Louis White, 81
Edward Jordan, 81 Elbert Ponder
83 Marciano Ochoa, "a James
Wheat, IS Manuel Garcia, 86 Ma
sario Uclaray, 81 Edwin Nilsson, 88
Lavelle Drake. 80 Earl Briggs, 90
Alvin Appley, 81 Pedro. Quario,
80 Alfred Montez, SO Daniel Mar
quis, "a Adron Afford, 95 Millnea
Brooks, 96 Minoru Masukane, 81
Jesus Cortez, 98 Booker Levingston,
80 TranSite De LaRosa, 100 Russell
Waggoner, 101 Oliver Pipkins.
102 William Lukens, lO3 Elye
Korn. 104 Sinji Okubo, los Yoshio
Watemura, LOG John Weiss, 1O7
Drew Jarman, 108 jose Perez. lO9
Delbert Souther, ITO Delbert Boone,
III Vaden Newman, 112 Charles
Wallace, l13 Melvin Scott, la
Van Horace Howell, lis Charles
Spear, 116 William Tate, lit Paul
Saenz, 118 Roy Jackson, 119 Andres
100 Eugene Kreuger, 12l
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-25
North-End Draft List Completed; South Started

Garcia, jr., 874 Julio Castro
975 Cayetano Gonzales, 876 Arvel
Stagner, 377 Roscoe Cook, 878 Car
roll Eagler, 879 Alfred Lyons, $50
Forrest Martin, 881 Mervin Boil,
882 william Pata, 883 Alfred Men
divel, 884 Joseph Everett, 885 Fidel
Oiague, 886 George Robertson, 887
Wesley Jones, 888 Trinidad Escobar.
889 Lynward Johnson, 600 Benito
Garcia, 891 Jess Springer, 892 San
tiago Beltram, 1893 Salvador Rivas,
8S4 James Brooks, 895 Mike Cha
vez, 1896 william Manson, 897
Charles Archibald, 898 Henry Kim
broUgh, 800 Fortino Diaz, 900 Ralph
Lydecker, 9o1 Asa Stephens, 902
Lewis Hartshorn, 903 Mac Gilbert,
904 Harry Kadau, 905 Ysabel Alvar-
ado, 906 William Mcqueen, GOT Rex
Allen, 908 Robert Marshall, 9O9
Aaron Gonzalez, 91O Arnold Flom,
Gil Raoul Avina, 912 Alvin Tracy.
913 Adrian Asuncion, 9l4 Laur-
ence Young, 915 HON Foo, GIG Jean
Veliquette, GIT Carroll Acschba-
cher, 918 Eduardo Sandoral, 919
Edwin Stevenson, 92O Paul Rotni.
921 Ruben Little, 922 Allen Clev-
enger, 923 Jose Ramon -Nonez, 924
Samuel Smiley, 925 Henry Mills,
926 Frank Frowiss, 927 Cecil Searcy.
928 John Casteel, 929 Pedro Flores,
$50 Herman Kumberg, 93I Wilbur
smith, 932 Godon Stewart, 933
Henry Renning, 934 Antonio Gotta.
935 James Lewis, 336 Carl Cook.
937 Alberto Bustamante. 93e
Ruthledge Shawn, 939 Marlin Love-
lady, $40 Fausto Gallego, 941 Frank
Rivera, 942 Lonnie Wallace. 943
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-25
Numbers Listed
For Young Men
OF South Area

The following is a partial list
of those Imperial Valley men be-
tween the ages of 81 and 36 who
live in the southern district of the
county and are eligible for mill
tary service. They arc within the
jurisdiction of Selective Service
Board No. 159. whose headquarters
are in FL Centre.
Fred Dearborn, 2 Dale Freeman,
3 Willie Taylor, 4 Able Cox, 5
William Hobbs, 6 James Crowell
Z Logan Pulliam, 8 livery Dudley
0 Fred Jeres, 10 Samuel Blevins,
II Ruben Blunt, IL Pedro Garcia,
l3 Arthur Barnes. Ia Leoncio
Romerc, Is Tony Mendivel, 16
John Murray II Martin Weaver,
l8 Ralph Mundes, 10 Jwan Do
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-25

Otha Butts, 944 Ralph Downing, o45
Jay Northington, IS Arthur Wat
son, 947 Frank Van Cer Linden.
948 Francis Paroue, 949 william
Finney, $50 Tom Hall, 951 Charles
Laird, 952 Wayne Bonestee!e 953
John Thomas, 954 Ralph Scrrano,
955 Louie Anderholt, 9jG Georg2
Ragsdale, 957 Maximiano Medila,
95S Kenneth King, $50 Pedro Mata
$50 Juan Saavedra.
Editors Note: Additional names
in the sOuth-end boards draft
list will be published in t0mor-
rows paper. Space prevents
completion of the list here.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-25

tiago Taja, 3075 Fernando Peralta
3076 Joseph ForteS, 3077 Cleo Ses-
sions, 3078 Clifford Benson, 3079
Fermin Cacatian, 3O80 Glenn Nc
NeeS, 3081 James Larson, 1882 Sam
Tamura, 3083 Bernardo Rivera, 3084
Johnny McCraw, 3085 Adarriano
Lapinia, 3086 James Robinson, 3087
Felix Spinks, 3OS8 Tyree Lamb,
3O89 Sharp Elmo;
5000 Emmett Layton, 3091 Lester
Schwartz, 1892 Joaquin Granados,
3093 Ignacio Corrales, 1904 Alberto
MacanaS, 3095 Kenneth Johns, 1896
Tadao Yamada, 3O97 Miguel Ag-
deppa, 3098 Mauricio Agustin, 3099
Carlos Calumpit, 300 Emilio Sebas
tian, 310l Felix AguStin, 1902 Wiley
Miner, 3103 Estill Wallis, 3104 John
Kubish, 3105 Wilbrod Pelletier, 3106
Gregorio Donate, 3107 Ernest Brew
er, 3l08 Homer Beck, 3109 Marvin
RAIDER, 3l1C John Meeker, Bill Pau
limo Rodriguez, 3112 Matthew La
Brucherie, BIB Felix Passion, 3114
Dewey Rose;
BIS Madison Crawford, BIG I. j.
oJhN, oil Sidi 4Iui nam, u
ShoSaka Kodama, 3119 Jose Romero,
1920 George Nakamura, 1921 Juan
Montec, 1922 George Carrell, 1923
Wesley Jewell, 1924 Albert Leh-
mann, 1925 Jesus Gutierrez, 1926
Juan Romero, 3127 James Tucker,
1923 Roy Conner, 1929 Arnold Lain,
3l30 Wilfred Allen, jr., 3131 Aquili-
no Bangley, 1882 Juan Acuna, 1888
Raymond Harvey, 3134 James Grit
fifth, 3135 Roy Johnson, 3136 Bob
Lee, 3137 Faber Handy, 3138 Jor-
dan Mora;
3I39 Charles Crippen, 314O Gilber-
to Parada, BAL Damaso Mangabat,
3142 Andres Almeti, 3143 Joseph
Lough, 3144 Leonard Mckinney,
3l45 Brady Byers, 3146 Howard
Larson, 3147 Lonzo Rouse, 3l48
Maria Madrid, 3149 Kenneth BinnS,
1850 Melecio Agacite, 3151 Ruben
Samples, 1852 Fidel Garcia, 1888
Circilo Raras, 1854 Herbert Wal
dron, 1855 Jack Page, 1856 Casey
Mccain, 1857 Ramon Comes, 315S
Cirilo Fumes, 1859 Milton Storey
1850 Johnny Corpuz, 3l61 Martin
Weiss, 1852 Raul Lamarque;
1853 James Caradine, 1854 Ar
thur Legg, 3165 Jerome Rails, 1856
Ray Bennett, 3167 William Crab
tree, 1853 Leo Sales, 1859 Martin
Andaya, 3170 Ralph Phippin, 317l
Manuel Granada, 3172 Frank Mol
les, 3173 Roy Duggins, 3174 Casper
Naegle, BITS Estle Lain, 3176 Ros-
coe Mays, 3177 Francisco Duarte,
3l78 Hans Wisler, 3179 Frank Gray,
$3.50 Gonzalo Navarro, 3181 William
Knight, 1882 Eugenio Ortiz, 1888
Dan West 3184 Crisporo Vista,
3185 Simplisio Calbiso;
3186 Archie Johnson, 3187 Valen-
tin rellano, 3188 Leocadeo Olinarez,
3189 Severino Ordonez, 3190 Narci-
so Riloquio, 3l9l Tony Sebastian,
1882 Tommy JaSmin, 1898 Heraclio
Bangles, 1884 Frank Herrera, 3195
Narciso Bautista, 3l96 Kiyoshi Ka-
Washima, 1897 Buren, Layton, 3l98
Manifold Paul 3199 James Slusher,
jr., 5000 Alvie King, 1901 John Ar
redondo, 1902 Antonio Murillo, 1908
Laaeo Macias, 1904 Sherman Still
1904 William Gardenhire, 1906 En-
rique Trevizo, 1907 Felix Marian
1908, 10y Wright 1909 James Chap
pell;
1910 Jorge Linn, 3211 Tommy
Martinez, 1912 Rufus Whitlow 1918 |
Enrique Horta, 32l4 Rafael Munoz |
32l5 Harry Lawson, 1916 Macario
Palacpac, 3217 Frank Demele, 3218 |
Robert Linn, 32l9 George Mendia,
1920 Manuel Vigil, 1921 Olin Bru-
baker, 1922 Howard Brubaker, 1928
Loreto Armenia;
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-25

Stunning eel Rey" in newer and
more popular pastel dubonnet,
peach, sunlight yellow, chartreuse
green, chartreuse green, turquoise
blue or mission ivory A full five
piece service consists of dinner
plate, bread and butter plate, fruit
dish, cup and saucer. Never before
so low and as far as we know never
again. Service for two 81. service
for four So, service for six $3!.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

ed, to make assurance doubly sure,
that there has been no break in the
line of defense against bacterial con-
tamination.
After filtration and proper tests
to determine the purity and potable:
ness of the water there Is applied
the last defense, sterilization, against
any possible passage of bacteria that
may have escaped detection during
the treatment processes. Thus the
final and absolute control Of the
purity of the water is assured. The
total number of chemical and bac-
terial tests made monthly average
about 500 and tabulated results of
these tests are kept on file for flu.
ture reference and comparison. In
addition to the above tests the State
Board of Health requires that we
send one sample of water monthly
to the State Laboratory of Hygiene
for check tests. These monthly
samples show almost invariably that
the water furnished is far better
and purer than the most rigid re
quirements of the United States
Public Health requirements fol
water furnished for use in public
carriers.
Wilmingtonians may be assured
that at all times the water supply
being furnished is free from bacter
ial contamination and is fit for al
| household uses. Constant vigilance
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

MIGRANTS are 50 spaced in the bust.
section and the ~congested area
that there are, with two exceptions,
twelve hydrants available for use by
the fire department for any n
block of buildings in the fire limits.
In the residential sections, with very
few exceptions, hydrants are SO
spaced that there are four hydrants
available for use by the fire depart.
ment on any one block of building.
AS each of the m%odernized hydrants
can supply from one to four streams
Of water it is seen that it is possible
to furnish 48 streams of water for
fire protection on one block of build.
ings in the congested area.
The daily consumption of water in
the city averages about two million
gallons; a per capita consumption,
for all purposes. of approximately
81 gallons. This very low per capita
consumption is accounted for by the
fact that our industrial life, though
not very c%ongested, is able to get
most of it's boiler water from the
river or contiguous streams. Be-
All in all the water supply 10
plentiful, pure and attractive, cheap
in cost-comparing most favorably
with all rates on file in the office
Of the department-and fit for all
household uses. 1t is the one facil.
ity that the public cannot get along
without. 1t is the very hearts blood
of the community and is cared fro
with full appreciation Of this fact.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

basin and mixing chamber where
it receives the. dosage of chemicals
which are thoroughly mixed with
the water for the best results.
From the mixing chamber the
water goes to the settling basin,
where the first s~edimentation takes
place. Herein the greater part of
the suspended matter is settled out
and the clearer water is skinned
off the surface. The water leaves
basin No. l over a wire that acts
as a r%e-oxidlzer in addition to skim
ming. From basin No. 1 the water
goes to basin No. 2, where there
is a further settlement of suspend
ed matter, From basin No. 2, the
water passes to basin No. 8, where
it receives the final application of
chemicals, lime in this case, before
it goes to the filters. From basin
No. 8, the water passes to the filter
plant where the last trace of sus-
pended matter and SO per cent of
the retained bacteria are removed.
The filter plant consists Of 10
filters, each with a capacity of one
half million gallons Of water per
day. The filters are large concrete
tubs, SO arranged that water may
be taken in at the top, allowed to
slowly settle through sand beds and
gravel pads into an under drain
age system discharging to the clear
water well from which it is pumped
to the city.
When the water reaches the
filters it is only slightly colored and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

turbid, most of the foreign matter
having been removed by co-agula-
ton and settlement in the three
settling basins. AS the water slow
ly settles through the prepared sand
beds the filtering effect of the sand
is such that the water issues as a
clear limpid fluid ready and fit
for human consumption. The filters
are under constant supervision by
experts trained in this particular
line of work. Each filter is tested
for purity of effluent at specific
times as well as the effluent of all
Of the filters being tested at regular
intervals for any signs of improper
operation.
RIGID TESTS
AS the raw water reaches the
plant it is subjected to rigid tests
to determine it's general condition as
to hardness, turbidity, alkalinity,
color, odor and bacterial contamina-
ton. Results of these tests are COM
pared with standard results that
have been derived from long years
of experience and the proper treat.
ment applied. AS the water passes
through the different stages of puri,
fication, further tests are made for
the purpose of determining the eff
ficacy of the treatment being ap-
piled. Likewise in these tests the
results are compared with standards
derived from long experience. As
the water leaves the filters it is ever
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
C;N;s Water Takes Long
Trp From Creek To Spigot

out danger of getting brackish
water from rising, or high tides.
DAM CONSTRUCTION
There is a manually operated
gate at each end of the creek. so
arranged that water may be let
into or drawn from the creek at
pleasure, depending upon the stage
Of the tide. AS the surrounding rice
field swamp land is generally be-
low extreme high tide, it was DEEM
ed advisable to build a dixie, or
dam, around the creek so as to
eliminate the inflow of brackish
water at high tides. This dam is
about three miles long, eight feet
thick at the base, two feet thick
at the top and rises about eight
feet above extreme high tide level.
However, flood waters from the
river will top the dam at times of
As feet or more at Fayetteville.
The soil with which the dam was
constructed was obtained from the
surrounding swamp and is COM
posed of river silt, vegetation and
peaty materials. This material was
thrown up in a high bank by
crawler cranes operating from huge
wooden platforms and using clam
shell buckets with which to handle
the materials. AS the dixie was
solidifying it was shaped by hand
tools, Settlement was allowed for,
and after several years it is found
the dixie is substantially as origi-
nally planned. However, because of
the peaty formation of the dixie it
is necessary to constantly inspect
it for damage done by cray-flsh,
hogs and fire. Cray-fish cut through
the material, leaving innumerable
water passages through which con-
taminated water may reach the
creek at extreme high tide.
Wild hogs ranging the rice fields
constantly root in tt the banks for
the innumerable tuberous roots that
grow within. Fishermen build fires
along the dixie and failing to ex'
tinguish them properly, cause con-
siderable damage when the fire gets
a hold into the peaty substance OF
the dixie. Thus we have had to re
build as much as so feet of the
dixie at one place. This is also very
, dangerous because of the fact thai
"a fire burns underground, leaving
the surface material intact ano
larched over the burnt place. Thus
in inspecting the dixie, it is neces
sary to exert extreme care not tt
fall into one of the cavities burnet
, out by the subterreanan fires.
At the Toomer's creek pumping
station there are two pumps for the
: pumping of raw water to the Hill
ton plant. One with a capacity o.
!. -four millions gallons per day thu
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other with a capacity of two mil
lions gallons per day. Each pump
is motor driven with current pur-
chased from the local utilities. The
smaller of the pumps is also direct
ly connected to a 80 horse gas en-
CINE which ear be used in cases of
emergency or trouble with the cleo
trio current. These pumps draw the
water from the creek and discharge
it through a 24-inch pipe line into
the settling basins at the purifica-
ton works at the Hilton pump
ing station. This pipe line is built
along the right of way of the rail-
way company and parallel to their
tracks from the Northeast Cape
Fear river to the southern end of
TONERS creek, a distance of about
two miles. The pipe line is on a
wooden trestle for the entire dis
lance except that section which is
under the Northeast Cape Fear
river which is constructed Of flex-
ible joint cast iron pipe.
SETTLING BASINS
The TONERS creek discharge
line described above, discharges in
to any one of t h r e e settling
basins having capacities as fol
lows: No. 1, 722,000 gallons, No
2, $40, 900 gallons and No. 3, $4,000
gallons.
The piping arrangements m such
that water may be. taken into
either one or all three Of the basin:
at one time. In the usual operation
Of the plant water goes to Nc. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
crpatCare Is Exercised TO
,,sur. Purity And Plentiful
snnut At All Times

r+or's Note: Hundreds OF
a day Wilmingtonians
lln' +heir water faucets and re-
1u, a steady flow of pure
e nsaer. 50 habitual is the act
'one stops to think of the
NIX which makes possible that
VT" Of water. For approximate
INV" civ cents per ton the city
.oishes water in which Will
.instonians wash and battle,
p then takes that water
|a giving a two-way
'.a r;ce which people are prone
81 accept without thought.
~ Maffitt, superintendent
the city's water and sewer
uaartmcnt, has written the fol-
oe l'ne story Of the city's water
. sy.ply, giving the layman an
s ;5ss Of the extra value he gets
lus sor he purchases his water
"n. ~. low rate offered by the