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    1949 Water Shortage Prevalent Throughout County, Report Wad Ea July 18, 1949. Editor, Review-Journal, Dear sir: Your editorial in the July 11 issue was not only timely but brought to light also the exist­ence of a small pin-headed group in certain quarters who hold to the small-time traditions and philosophies that it is easier to catch fish in a pond, soon to dry up, than in a rich and ever grow­ing body of fresh flowing water. This same selfish and self- centered attitude was also sound ed recently by another pin­headed group who raised a howl when the Nomellini Construction company launched the great start in building 200 new homes in l.as Vegas at a cost of about >1,500,000 which was shortly fol­lowed by other enterprising men in this field, promoting the growth and interest in your com­munity. But these few .early “settlers” want to remain still bathing their feet in the vanishing pond. Bringing in fresh flowing capital by these “foreigners” doesn’t seem to suit these frontier-minded gents. They still prefer to vege­tate in the age of the horse and buggy or, covered wagon days'. spirit and culture that is indeed very low.” It is fortunate that their number of a mere negligible quantity. Could have cities such as Los Angeles^ and others have reached the enviable and rapid growth if “t bad depended on the spade work ! elements, of such small vision? never: • Very truly, O. B. Server. The alarming water shortage in the city of Las Vegas is gen­eral throughout the' valley, it was disclosed today. by Harry Jameson, county well supervisor, who disclosed that the water table as early as a month ago was two feet lower than its lowest point in 1948. Jameson said the annual low point usually is reached about the last week in Apgust, and stat­ed it is “anybody’s guess” how, far the table will drop by then. In addition to unprecedented usage, Jameson pointed out, there has been no evidence of substantial recharge of the un­derground water supply from the mountains. He said that following every s’orm, the table rises for two or three days, but settles after that time to the level which ex­isted prior to the rains. Most complaints coming into Jameson’s office have been from ranches and other homes close to the city, where the water com­pany wells and other heavy users rob residents of pressure. He advises those who depend on wells for their water to in­stall a booster-pressure system rather than continue to rely on ' the uncertain free flow, where the pressure is at the mercy of larger users in the vicinity. Films Indict Russ Policies FRANKFURT, Germany, July 21 (UP)—German movie audi-: ences in the western zone will see a pictorial indictment of Russia’s occupation policies next week when the American military gov­ernment releases a documentary film, title “Two Cities.” The film contrasts the recent