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)
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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
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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)
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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 '
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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.
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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.
Playtime energy that's what this family team needs.
HOLSUM's vitamins and minerals give them plenty.
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