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SIX MEDFORD (OMGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, Mtr I. 1957 Is That So? y EUGENE BURNS Rjnjar-Nituralist The sea covers approximately 139.573,699 square miles of the earth 70.92 per cent of the world's surface. So today, let's turn our sights on the largest part of our earth. The Pacific, with its adja cent seas, represents 47.31 per cent of the world's oceans a total of 66,030,124 square miles in area. The deepest part so far dis covered is in the western Pacific, near the Mariana Islands, 200 miles southwest of Guam, at 35,640 feet. A steel ship sinking In this Mindanao deep would take one hour and two minutes to reach the sea-bed, 63i miles below. The ocean is the greatest store house of minerals: in a single cubic mile there are, on the av erage, 166,000,000 tons of dis solved salts and in all the oceans that are about 50 quadrillion tons of salts. And as still more is being leached from the earth, the amount is steadily increas ing by several billion tons each year. The salinity of the oceans vary greatly. As you might ex pect where evaporation is great est, in the Red Sea, the total salts may exceed 40 parts in 1,000. The Sargasso Sea, an area of high temperatures in the mid Atlantic, receiving no inflow of river water or melting ice be cause of its remoteness from land, is the saltiest part of the Atlantic which in turn is the saltiest of oceans. Possibly this is one of the reasons why Euro pean and east American eels go there to spawn. The Polar seas, as one might expect, are the least salty be cause they are constantly being diluted by rain, snow and meli ing ice, and run something like 32 parts in 1,000. Temperatures Vary Surface temperatures of the ocean vary much more. In the Polar seas it is about 28V4 de grees as against 90 degrees in the equatorial zones, with the hottest water in the Persian gulf where it is 96. To sea crea tures, which with very few ex ceptions must match in their own bodies the temperature of the surrounding water, this rang is tremendous and it is this change of temperature, quite likely, which is most important in controlling the distribution of marine animals. The highest recorded sea-wave was measured from the U.S.S. Ramapo while proceeding from Manila to San Diego on the night of Feb. 6-7, 1933, during a .78 mile gale. The wave measured 112 feet from trough to crest. (Curiously enough, while I was a war correspondent during World War II, I wrote an exclu sive story on the breaking in two of the Ramapo, south of the Aleutians, without the loss of a single life during a great storm.) The highest wave produced by an earthquake (called a tsunami) which has been recorded was that produced by the blowing up of Krakatoa, 1883, with a wave of 135 feet. This type of wave, incidentally, has been ob served to travel across oceans at more than 460 miles an hour. Talk about H-bombs, in com parison they are puny! Strongest Currents The world's strongest ocean currents occur off the coast of Norway, at Saltfjord, which reach a speed of 16 knots. Off the U.S., the strongest current runs at Deception Pass Narrows, Wash., at 8.3 knots. The greatest tides in the world are found in the Bay of Fundy to the north of Maine. There at Minas Basin, Nova Scotia, the largest mean spring range is 47.5 feet. However, extreme ranges up to 53 feet have been recorded at Moncton on the Pe titcodiac river, New Brunswick, 1869. At Calais, Maine, the high est U.S. tide has a spring range of 22.8 feet. On the west coast, the highest tide of the U.S. is I at Burns Point, Totton Inlet, Wash. (Copyright, 1957, by Eugene Burns) (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) Free: By special arrangement with the editors of the Encyclo pedia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week to the reader who sends me the best true-life nature adventure, the best nature observation, or the best question on nature and wildlife, a complete 30-volume set. of this world-famous refer ence work in a handsome Seal craft binding. Each week new submissions will be considered. Sorry, I simply can't answer your many friendly letters. Please address your letter to: 1 That So! co Medford Mail Trib une, Box 575, Sausalito, Calif. Managua, Nicaragua iflJ.R) The government has alerted army, navy and air force units for a possible border fight with Honduras, its neighbor to the north. On The Side By e. v. Durimg (Distributed by Kine FiJturas Syndicate, Inc.) Lot you? You cannot k of ma Anything I would so wish tn five. It is a woman's rreat necessity To love as Ions as she shall liva. Phoebe Cary A London columnist refers to New York City as "the most ex pensive capital in the world." The old boy is a little weak on geography. New York is not a capital.' What is the world's most expenive capital? Most people will say it is Paris. I don't agree. Paris is not expensive if you know your way around. The most expensive capital in the world is Brussels. Asking Queries from client-. Q. Where was Charles Chaplin born? When did he first come to the United States? What was his first pic ture? A. He was born in Fon tainebleau, France, of British parents. His first appearance in the United States was in 1905 with an' English vaudeville troupe in an act titled "A Night In A London Music Hall." His first film appearance was in 1913 in a one-reel Keystone Comedy, titled ' 'Kids'- Auto Races" . . . Q. Settle an argu ment among the feminine em ployees of our office. Who is the younger, Celeste Holm or Janet Gaynor? A. Celeste Holm is 13 years younger than Janet Gay nor, who is 13 years younger than Mary Pickford, who is one year younger than Mae West. Miss Holm is nine years qjder than Marilyn Monroe and two years older than Jane Russell. In brief, she was born the year Sir Barton won the Kentucky Derby. Auto History What does your automobile dealer know about the history of his business? Ask him what were the first 10 gasoline auto mobiles on the market. The an swer is, in order named, Duryea, Ford, Franklin, Haynes, Knox, Olds, Packard, Pierce-Arrow, Stearns and Winton. Diet Every wife, who wishes her loving husband to live to a healthy and pleasant old age should know something about diet. How is your wife's know ledge of that vital subject? Ask her what eggs are easiest to digest, raw, fried or boiled. Triplets In Kenosha, Wish., live trip lets named Jackie, Jerry and Jimmie Hastings. Their father is a twin. Multiple births run in his family. That is usually the situation in the case of twins. If a young woman mar ries a twin, she has a very good chance of becoming the mother of triplets. Especially if her hus band is of Irish birth or descent. Asides How long a smoke do you get from a cigarette? How about your wife? The average cigar ette as smoked by the average smoker lasts nine minutes and 32 seconds ... In the United States the Joc key Club limits the names of thoroughbreds to 14 letters. There is no such limit in Great Britain. A few years ago there was a horse racing in England named Spangled Banner. Great Loyari Women of wide experience have claimed the Italians are the greatest lovers. It has been frequently said that bald men are greater lovers than those who have much hair. Also that fat men are better lovers than thin men. And there is the claim that long legged men are poor lovers. The stargazers say men born under Libra are great and accomplished lovers. So, young woman, if you are seeking a per fect lover, look for a fat, bald headed, short legged Italian born under Libra. Sidelights When Vernon Duke and E. Y. Harburg wrote "April In Paris." neither had even been in Paris in April. In fact, Marburg had never been to Paris at all. The best months in Paris are May, June and October . . . Polyandry is still practiced in some sections of Africa. Some women there have 10 or more husbands. Not so many years ago an African beauty named Efue Kobi, known as "The Tiger Queen," had 40 husbands! ' ACCUSED of leaking missile information to newsmen, Col. John Nickerson, 41, is awaiting courtmartial at his Redstone Arsenal, Ala. home. (Intrrntiiionai) mm -4 If you're an average driver, you wouldn't have had a chance In this year's Mobllgas Economy Run. It takes seasoned professionals to win In this kind of competition. Every car of every make entered in the 1957 Mobilgas Economy Run was a new 1957 stock model. Every car was carefully tuned for the Run and the cars were piloted by real experts in this exacting kind of driving. Natu rally, the mileage they got is higher than the figure you can expect. The way this race and all previous Mobilgas Econ omy Runs was judged is another area that should in terest you: Cars of different weights and engine displacements cannot compete on an equal basis. Such a competition would produce misleading miles-per-gallon figures. If miles-per-gallon were the only consideration, a motor bike could run away with first place. Obviously, other factors must be considered. In order to give all cars a fair chance, the engineers used ton-miles-per-gallon as their yardstick and as a basis for the official Mobilgas Economy Run prizes. This establishes a definite relationship between gasoline consumed, distance traveled, and weight carried. It is the only measure of gasoline economy that has any real significance to the engineers or to you as an average motorist ' ." Now look at the results of the Run with the above thoughts in mind: Plymouth wept its field First Place winner in "Class A, the division that included all the well-known low-price cars. As certified by the United States Automobile Club, Plymouth's official ton-miles-pcr-gallon led the entire "Class A" field. Bear in mind, too, that Plymouth's winning mark was set using a V-8 engine with TorqueFlite automatic transmission. Several of the losing cars in Plymouth's division used 6-cylinder engines supposedly more eco nomical. But Plymouth beat every car in sight, 6's and V-8's alike. But here's what Plymouth's victory does mean to you: The Plymouth you buy at your Plymouth dealer's is the same, engine for engine, part for part, as the Plymouth that won the Mobilgas Economy Run. The superior engineering that enabled Plymouth to run away with first place is built into every Plymouth. And that means you can expect economy that will save you real money in ordinary driving. So before you invest a dime in any automobile, it's to' your advantage to compare all three low-price cars. Compare them. for economy ... for beauty ... for riding and handling ease ... for performance. Then make your decision. Only Plymouth dares to make so bold a challenge, because only Plymouth, of the low-price 3, has so many three-years-ahead features, yet leads its field in day-in, day-out economy. 1 Prove it to yourself. Your Plymouth dealer will be glad to give you a guest drive at your convenience. Hm mod bauf 'ihlmd mosf eceflomca car in if ccss: I f - I ' r f X hallenge the family la a ping-pong gamo Father's the defending champion, but even he can't beat mother when it comes to turning out a quick Sunday evening snack. Tonight it's french fried shrimp from her deep fryer and crunchy HOLSUM toast Look at her serve! Fut there's nothing tricky about the way fresh HOLSUM BREAD makes french fried shrimp and zippy cocktail sauce taste even better. 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