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Js That So?
With every day now getting
longer by the minute, let's get
a foretaste of summer by con
sidering the world's all-time heat
records as accepted by our
weather bureau. Bear in muid,
the world's average temperature
day and night, summer and wint
er is right around 59 degrees.
Fahrenheit of course in which
all the following figures are
given.
In considering official records,
three factors must be borne in
mind: first, the hottest places on
earth are not likely to have
a thermometer handy. Who, after
all, would want to run a weath
er station in a climate which
even lizards find uncomfortable.
Second, the reading must be
taken in the shade. A bare rock
exposed to the midday sun is a
lot hotter than the temperature
of the air above it. (That's why
it is possible to fry eggs on the
pavement on a not too hot sum
mer afternoon to the embarras
sment of any local chamber 'of
commerce this side of Hellfire
past Egypt.) Similarly, the ther
mometer must be where the sun's
rays cannot heat the glass and
mercury but merely measure the
temperature of the air which is
.the same in the shade or out of
it! And third. Just how accurate
is the recording thermometer.
Many'are not properly calibrated
or the glass slips.
Bearing these things in mind,
the world's hottest day ever of
ficially recorded was in the
town with the wonderful name
of Azizia in northwestern Libya,
about 25 miles south of Tripoli,
North Africa. It was 136.4 de
grees on Sept. 13, 1922. The
temperature of the desert floor
at that time was around 180
degrees only 32 degrees short
of ordinary boiling. On that day,'
Azizia was sizzling!
Not Accepted Ai Official .
Hotter temperatures have been
reported. At the Dalol Sulphur
mines in northeastern Abyssinia,
a temperature of 145.4 degrees
has been reported. Also readings
of 158 and even "nearly 170"
have been reported from this
same area but not one of these
have been accepted as official by
weathermen because they lack
ed details upon both accuracy of
the instrument and its exposure.
(So, if you want to help establish
a world high, you might move
down there with the proper in
struments including a good sup-
jly of dry ice.)
As for the hottest spot on this
earth, day in and day out, you
couldn't do worse than go to
the Red Sea port of Massawa in
Eritrea where the annual aver
age and this is for every hour
of the year, including night
time is 86 degrees.
As for the highest reading on
the American continent, that
o dubious distinction goes to sunny
California. At Greenland ranch
near Death Valley, the thermo
meter read 134 degrees just 2.4
degrees short of the world record
at Azizia.
The state with the second high
est reading is Arizona, at Park
er. July 7, 1905, when it was
127. Overton, Nev., on June 23,
1954, registered 122; and on
July 24, 1936 at Alton, Kan., and
July 6 at Steele, N. D.. in 1936
the temperature was 121.
Highest Average
pAlthough every state and pro
vince in North America has re
corded a temperature exceeding
102 degrees, the highest daily
summer average goes to Cow
Creek, Calif., with 98.8.
For the highest mean year
round temperature go to Key
West Fla., with 76.6; which also
has the record for the highest
winter average with 71.4.
To cool off a bit, let's' con
sider the greatest temperature
variation in a single 24 hours
ly EUGENE BURNS
Rjnger-Natunliit '
within the U.S. This was an
even 100 degrees and occurred
at Browning, Mont., on July 23-
24, 1916, when it dropped from
44 to 56 below zero!
And the swiftest change re
cording in the U.S. really a
freakish one was a rise of 49
degrees in two minutes at Spear-
fish, S. D., from 4 below zero at
7:30 a.m., Jan. 22, 1943, to 45
degrees at 7:32 a.m. Outside of
a jet plane, that's hard to beat.
(Copyright, 1957,
by Eugene Burns)
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HELLO HOLLYWOOD
Italian film beauty Sophia
Loren waves a greeting as
she lands at International
Airport in Los Angeles. She
is Hollywood bound to make
a motion picture for Para
mount Studios.
Opportunities To Be
Outlined for Seniors
Corvallis Career opportuni
ties that come with college
training will be outlined for Or
egon high school seniors April
26 and 27 at Oregon State col
lege when annual "senior week
end" is scheduled.
Courses of study offered at
OSC will be discussed at a gen
eral assembly and students will
then have an opportunity to
visit schools in which they are
interested and to talk with staff
members. Special educational
exhibits are being prepared.
Seniors will be housed in col
lege living groups, dormitories,
fraternities and sororities, and
cooperative houses, and special
social and sports events are
planned to give students a com
plete picture of college activi
ties. The senior week end program
is scheduled each year by the
state system of higher education
to provide a brief college orien
tation for high school seniors.
NO WAIT
Fort Worth, Tex. (U.R)
Frank Ivy was assured of fast
ambulance service whe he slam
med a car door on his hand
Wednesday. Ivey was riding in
an ambulance when the acci
dent happened.
Governor Presides
At SF Conference
Salem Gov. Robert D.
Holmes will head a delegation
of about 30 Oregon education
leaders to the western regional
conference on education beyond
the high school which started
Wednesday in San Francisco.
Governor Holmes flew to San
Francisco Wednesday evening
and presided at the all-morning
session on human resources to
day. He is scheduled to return
to the capitol tonight.
Representatives of education
groups, school systems and the
public have been asked to par
ticipate in the three-day session
Cooperating agency for the con
ference is the Western Interstate
Commission for Higher Educa
tion of which Oregon is a member.
Governor Holmes was moder
ator for the Thursday morning
session at which Dr. O. Meredith
Wilson, president of the Univer
sity of Oregon; Tracy E. Stre-
vey,' dean of the college of let
ters, arts and science at the Uni
versity of California, and John
Jacobs, president of the board
of regents for Arizona, were
speakers.
Among committee members
planning the session of 13 west
ern states and territories are
Frank J. Van Dyke, Medford,
chairman for the commission,
and John R. Richards, chancel
lor of the Oregon state system
of higher education. Also a dele
gate will be third member of the
Oregon commission, Mrs. Edna
Scales, of Sandy.
The Family Council
Editor's not: Tb Funlly Council consists ot a Judse, m psychiatrist,
three clergymen, a newspaper editor, a women's editor and two writers Each
article Is a summary of an actual report. The Family CouncU does not give
advice: it merely reports on problems that hay been dealt with by responsible
agencies and connselors.
Mrs. D. R. My daughter-in-Icw
pushes me off.
Sue R. I don't .vant her to
do my work for me.
Mrs. D. R. I am a widow in
the late 50s. I have one married
son, near whom I live.
I have tried to be a very good
mother-in-law, but I can't seem
to make the grade with my
daughter-in-law. It's not that we
don't get along. It's just that I
can't seem to get close to her.
For instance, I have asked Sue
to let me know any time she or
tlie baby is not feeling well. I
would be more than happy to
come over to help out. Yet time
and time again, she has called
upon neighbors to help in spite
of the fact that I could walk
over to her home in ten minutes.
There are many things I could
do for her shopping, mending,
baby sitting, yet she keeps push
ing me off.
Sue's mother lives in another
city, and I would love to be a
mother to Sue. She is very
young and needs advice. How
can I convince her that I only
want to help, not interfere, or
criticize?
Sue R. My mother-in-law
seems to think I am against her
if I don't want her to be doing
things for me, but the fact is
that I am very fond of her and
do not want to impose on her.
If I let her, she would be ready
to work her fingers to the bone
for us. I don't think that's right.
Another thing. Mother is so
anxious to please that she never
does anything for me without
asking: "Is this the way you
want it done?" It's very kind, of
course, but I don't like to be in
the position of telling her how
to do anything. Then, if I tell
her, she will painstakingly do
things my way, although I can
see that it is the hard way for
her and she doesn't fully ap
prove of my methods.
My husband and I are very
unhappy about the whole thing
because we see that Mother feels
hurt and we know she' is lonely.
I would be glad to let her stay
at the house all day, but I don't
want her doing my work for me.
The Council: The real problem
here is that Mrs. D. R. is trying
to make a career out of being a
mother-in-law and grandmother.
Unfortunately, this is not a sen
sible career. The daughter-in-law
who would permit, it could only
be piaced in the position of ex
ploiting another woman's lone
liness and feeling of uselessness.
Mrs. D. R. should realize that
under happy conditions, being a
mother-in-law and grandmother
is a wonderful hobby to be
enjoyed at leisure when the
mood is on. Under present con
ditions Mrs. D. R. is asking Sue
to supply her with the active
life she misses.
Mrs. D. R. needs to find that
her daughter-in-law will wel
come her help, if it is given
sparingly and judiciously.
Mrs. D. R. is making another
mistake when she tries to be "a
mother" to Sue. This is rarely
possible, even under the best of
circumstances. She will probab-.
ly be unable to establish the
very special intimacy that exists
between mother and daughter
and she dooms herself to frus
tration by attempting too much.
It is enough to have a very
warm and friendly relationship,
which may deepen as the years
go on.
(Copyright 1957.
General Features Corp.)
Baby Sitting School
Teaches Child Care
Worcester, Mass U.R) Par
ents relaxing for an evening
away from the household soon
will feel more secure concern
ing the care of their children.
The Worcester County Safety
Council has announced plans to
organize a six-session baby sit
ting school to teach prospective
sitters child care, safety, pro
cedure for emergencies, first aid,
ethics. and employers' obliga
tions. The Safety Council will also
provide the names of sitters to
parents who desire them.
CHEAP TEETH
Manil (U.R) A 25-year-old
woman reported to police Thurs
day her houseboy sold her $85
false teeth for a measly $2.50.
WHO RATES SALUTE?
Chicago (U.R) The leader
ship of Post 428, Jewish War
Veterans, is all in the family,
as far as Mr. and Mrs. Leo Herz
are concerned. Herz has been
commander and his wife, Esther,
vice commander of the post.
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Milwaukee U.R) Mrs. Fran
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