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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1959-08-27, Page 2Pink Snakes And St. EImci's Fire The Empire State is perhaps the world's best known address. Mail for the building and its tenants has been properly and promptly delivered when the only address has been an out- line drawing of Empire State. It is a building richly en- dowed with statistics and anec- dotes, It is a building which, when the occasion is right,some- how is. able to reverse the laws of nature. For example, atop Em- pire State snow falls up, rain is sometimes red, and pink "snakes" can be seen by many visitors. Whimsical wind currents are responsible for many of the phe- nomena. Red rain is attributable to particles of red clay picked up by capricious winds from the suburbs and New Jersey. Snow falls up rather than down be- cause of the perverse air cur- rents around the Empire State. Pink "snakes" sometimes are seen undulating in the air atop the building. Strong winds pro- duce this mirage which can be identified as a huge python writhing its way toward the viewer. When an electrical storm is brewing, you can sample St, Elmo's fire at the building ob- servatory, Reach out through the steel fence on the observatory and you can catch hold of a handful of cold blue flame. Or, spread your fingers and this ghostly phosphorescence will play between your finger tips. In the daylight, of course, you can't see it, but you often can hear the sound of St. Elmo's fire. It's like frying a thousand eggs at once. Atop Empire State, visitors often can produce their own shows high above the streets of New York City. These are espe- cially clear on overcast days. hake hands with someone up there and it is greatly enlarged and reflected in the sky a dozen city blocks away. Parents have amused children on such days by throwing shadow rabbits on- to the low-flying clouds, The question most asked about the Empire State Building is "Does it sway?" The answer is "No." We proved this fact scien- tifically through independent en- gineers a few years ago. Aero- nautical engineers from the Min- neapolis - Honeywell Regulator Company installed their newest, most efficient and ultra -precise gyroscope on the 85th floor of Empire State in 1956. Their experiments proved con- clusively that the Empire State Building's movement off center was never greater than approxi- mately one-quarter inch at any time. Thus, the measurable movement was only a half inch one=quarter inch each way from the center. Engineers tell us this fact sup- ports the Empire State's reputa- tion as a true engineering master- piece. No building ever is con- structed with a completely rigid frame. If it were, engineers say, thevibration effects would be so evident to occupants as to be un- comfortable, writes Colonel Hen- ry Crown in The Christian Sci- ence Monitor. The "elastic" steel skeleton of the Empire State enables it to give" before high winds and -thereby minimize their effect. Instruments at the building have recorded winds of 100 miles an hour, and velocities of 60 to 80 miles an hour are not uncommon in severe winter storms. The magnificent view which, under optimum conditions, em- braces a five -state panorama (Massachusetts, Connecticut New Jersey, Pennsylvania, • and New York) is the only one of its kind anywhere in the world. Day and night this spectacu- lar scene has drawn some 16, - ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE FIRST University Hospital in Los Angeles hit the jackpot when the seven Grundrum children all appeared at the same time to have their tonsils out, left to right, are, James, 12; Patricia, 10; Ann Marie, 8; Joseph; 7; Jonathan, 5; Kenneth, 4, and ''Denise, 2. Nurse Helen Phillips beckons them into surgery. SARY'S SAl!IE5 a5. INTCRitAL RC/CNUE INCOMETAX Un'IaaI 'Sir, I thought I won our ar- gtmient over that item the last. time." 000,000 persons. to the Empire State's 86th and 102nd floor ob- servatories to look 'clown upon the fabulous New York City, its streets teeming with activity; and to look out over its harbors and rivers where the giant ocean liners constantly ply the waters or, above, where the vapor trails of the jet planes leave traffic pat- terns in the'sky. At night, New York puts, on its electric jewelry to offer a dazzling view of the city as the countryside also turns up its lights in welcome tothe visitor. While the observatory isa visitor's window on the world, the Empire State Building itself. is a bustling business center and provides the office headquarters for leading corporations in. Ame- rican industry and their 16,000 workers. Its internal and structural statistics are as staggering to the imagination as the view and the weather phenomena seen from its. top. Empire State's steel work weighs 60,000 -tons, the largest single steel order ever placed for building construction. Loads on individual columns are in ex- cess of 10,000,00 pounds, more than 5,000 tons, There are 74 modern, signal control, self - leveling elevators, including five store elevators. Ex- press elevators take only 60 sec- onds to make the run from the ground floor to the 80th floor, and there are several elevators cap- able of rising 1,200 feet a minute. They assure safe and quick traf- fice movement for tenants and visitors. SO YOU'RE BACK; GET SHAVED — Thirty-year-old Petrus Jericho Loomakeki was clean shaven, left, when he started his around- the -world bicycle trip, A year later he arrived back' at his home In Malang, East Sumatra, with a wild beard and shaggy hair, right. His bicycle had carried him to India, Burnie, the Continenl, England, Canada, the U.S.A., Hawali, China, Japan, ane! flee rhilie•pines. Unimpressed, Loemakeki's wife erdered him to spruce up. `z TARLE TALKS "',t ekar Andvews Sometimes homemakers forget that fresh fruits and vegetables come well equipped with a pre- cions supply of vitamins and minerals that are• so ,important to our general health. ' During the summer months when these fresh fruits and vegetables are in abundant ,sup- ply, it is only natural that they be included more frequently in the menu plans. Meat salads are always an in- teresting entree and,can give you an automatic outlet in the use of leftovers. STUFFED.' TOMATO SALAD 1 can (12 ounces) luncheon meat, ground 1 cup finely chopped celery IA cup pickle relish 4,4 cup minced onion • eup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon lemon juice 6 tomatoes Lettuce or 'endive }/ cup sour cream Combine meat, .celery, relish, onion, mayonnaise and lemon juice. Mix thoroughly and chill. Cut tomatoes almost through in 6 sections and spread open, flower -shaped, on lettuce leaf or endive. Fill each tomato with ap- proximately 1 cup filling. Com- bine sour cream and spoon about 2 tablespoons dressing over each filled tomato. Garnish with pars- ley, if desired. Yield: 6 servings. * * TANGY CELERY MOLD • 1` envelope unflavored gelatin • cup cold water 1 eup boiling water 34 -cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt i/ cup mayonnaise or salad dressing 1/2 cup sour cream a/ cup mustard sauce 1 cup sliced celery Soften gelatin in cold water; -dissolve in boiling • water. Add sugar and salt; stir until dis- solved: Blend mayonnaise and next 3 ingredients. Gradually stir in gelatin mixture. Chill, until slightly thickened. Fold in celery; spoon into 8 individual molds or a 1 -quart ring mold. Chill until firm, Serve as an accompaniment salad for meats and cold cuts. Makes 8 servings. * * * PINEAPPLE CABBAGE SLAW 1 can (9 ounces) 'or 1 cup , drained, crushed pineapple 2 cups shredded cabbage ' r/2 cup :chopped celery *12 marshmallows, out in Pieces /4. cup mayonnaise or salad dressing 2 tablespoons mustard sauce % teaspoon salt Combine pineapple and next 3 ingredients. Blend mayonnaise and remaining ingredients, Pour over cabbage mixture; toss gent- ly. ently. Chill. Makes 4-5 servings. *11 cups marshmallow bits may be. substituted. * HAM LOAF 4 cups corn flakes 3 eggs 1 tablespoon prepared mustard 1 pound ground smoked ham. N/2 pound ground lean pork 1/2 pound ground veal 1 cup milk 34 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper Crush corn flakes into coarse crumbs, Beat eggs slightly; stir in mustard. Add corn flakes crumbs and remaining ingredi- ents; mix thoroughly. Press lightly Into 9tJs x 51 -inch loaf pan. Bake in moderate oven (350° F.) about 11 hours. 0 * * TOSSED'SALAD 1 head iceberg lettuce, torn in bite -sized pieces Iii bunch watercress, torn into bite -sized pieces riz green pepper, sliced 3 green onions, chopped, 6 radishes, sliced' 2 stalks celery, sliced 3 tomatoes, quartered 2 carrots, thinly sliced with vegetable peeler Place lettuce and watercress in bottom of large salad bowl. Ar-' range' remaining vegetables - on top, Toss with French dressing. Makes:4 servings. DRESSING /i cup salad oil 2 tablespoons vinegar 2 tablespoons lemon juice 34 teaspoon dry :mustard 3/ teaspoon salt IA cup grated Canadian cheese Paprika to, taste. Put allingredients in a jar and shake well. * * BANANA SALAD DRESSING 3/2 cup sour cream 3/2 cup mayonnaise 2 ripe bananas 1 tablespoon honey, jam or preserves Combine sour cream and may- onnaise and blend well. Peel and mash bananas and add to sour cream mixture. Add honey; blend. Chill and serve on banana salad. Makes about 11 cups.. *For vegetable salad, substitute 1 tablespoon catsup for honey, jam,or preserve. In Taipei, Formosa, Mrs. Kao Lai. Chao -chi, who feeds 50 rats each night in her home chari- tably, explained: "Rats are no worse - than many human be- ings." * * * The adaptability of the com- mon mallard has .made it the chief wild duck of the . world, for it will breed almost any- where . if unmolested, and it readily adapts itself to civiliza- tion in general. In The Summer Boarder Season The gay summer season of fun -fun -fun is upon .us, here in Maine, and from every nook and cranny of the state the joyous whpop of the paying customer resounds. Then, too, may be heard the chuckle of the resi- dent voter, for living in a re- gion that takes boarders is not without its unserious moments. Just after the railroads of Maine, petitioned for the right to cease all passenger service, John D, Rockefeller, Jr„ arrived by train with -20 cornpanions to enjoy the 'season at Seal Harbour, as has been the Rockefeller wont now for some time, Meditation and reflection come easy after a few such things. Just the other day Mr. Leo Lee of Kitery was driving into Sanford, and on Berwick Street his boat ran amok and crashed a telephone pole. The news story added that "no one was injur- ed," This season is like that. Ex- cept for trucks, , half the autos on Maine highways this season are boats, And the recent Maine Legislature quite readily enact- ed a new boat tax., The cultural aspects of a sum- mer in Maine are many. All win- ter nothing happens except a Holman D;y poem at Grange literary hour, and then we are -beset and surrounded. Summer theatres bring in the matinee idol and the TV star, Everybody goes about once, with the lob- stermen and dairy farmers rub- bing elbows with the patroniz- ing yacht and rusticating set, and however earnestly or how- ever lightly ' you approach the pleasure, the summer theatres do a fine job. Then under the `trees will be musicales, featuring a retired marine engineer who surprising- ly blows a hot bassoon, or there will be something like Harps - well Day. On Harpswell Day a literary program is staged un- der the huge painting of Elijah Kellogg, writer of books for boys and long-time pastor of the tiny church on "The Neck." This year Marie Peary Stafford, who was born up in the Arctic Circle,' recalled her father, who. discovered the North Pole. At Head Tide, the ancient church there was opened again for its single, annual eeri'ice. At • Dresden, a historical "society re- dedicated an ancient :ettrthouse, Not everything. is sp" .eradite, however. Up from Boston came an ancient horse-drawn wagon, advertising Caribou's 100th an- niversary celebration, for which the 'town was decked and the men in beards. • Young ladies were competing •-= Miss Potato Blossom, Miss Poultry ' Queen, Miss Apple, Miss Lobster. And Miss Maine Herself, in love, chucked her title and prospects toget married, and the runner- up unner-. up hastily took over. At Calais, Norridgewock, Bow- doinham, and many other places their smallish celebrations' were, huge successes, but Bangor's year-long 125th program was said to be flopping a bit and nobody knew why; but tourists were snapping pictures of the new, and world's tallest, statue of Paul Bunyan at about 'a thousand an. hour. Hardly any- body turned out to see a Maine woodsman roast a 20 -pound chunk ' of beef on an 'open fire, competing for $3,500 in cash and the title. of World's. Champ Cook - Out King, but . Eastman Kodak will declare a fat dividend on account of 32 -feet of fibre -glass statuary. ' Spending vast sums' to invite and entice its summer visitors, Maine had the foresight to enact a 3 per cent tax on "transient rentals," which includes camp- ing lots. At Casco Bay, just as the Fourth of July surge of island- ers promised prosperity, the Cas- co Bay Lines was struck by its workers, leaving half the peo- ple at sea and the other half at shore. Lobstermen and pleas - Ore craft sought to alleviate thw distress, carrying folks where they wanted to go with neigh-, borly kindness, but the Coast Guard arrested them for carry- ing passengers without licensee and things like that, pitting the government against its 'people and stirring up some talk about the general welfare and the bles- sings of liberty. As multitudes moved into IVfaine to enjoy the vast wilder- tress regions, a couple of inter- esting surveys were going on. One is by the international Quoddy commission, which is talking about flooding recrea- tional areas to "prime" the tidal power project, if and when. The Otller is a national park proposal to shut off thousands of acres of northern . fastness so it can remain pristine •and unen- joyed. At Harrison, teen-age campers interested in journalism gather- ed for a forum and listened to along program of lectures, while at, Rangeley "Doe" Grant, whl runs a restaurant, announced his first annual "mutt race," with handsome prizes for winning clogs. Oh, yes — at that Bangor cook -down, seeking the cham- pion outdoor chef, a sailor of an Atlantic Fleet minesweeper, James Mastronardi of Kenosha, Wisconsin. ' borrowed a patio grill, won $300 for his dessert. He said he didn't know just: what the dessert was, but it was in the Navy cookbook, and the boys like it. St. Regis paper company re- ported sales were up. declared dividends. S. D. Warren • Com- pany, another timberland mill, raised pay. And woodland activ- ity included the announcement that the entire staff of Sports Afield, national outdoor' maga- zine, would hold editorial semin- ars at Squaw Mountain, deep in the Moosehead country. As summer got under way, though, Maine's best news of the year was far from sports afield — Raytheon, biggest • industrial employer in Massachusetts, an- nounced it would build a plant in Maine, - because the "tax climate" was propitious, and the Legislature had shown a sym- pathetic industrial attitude. Al- so, Maine people have skills not always found in other sections of - the country, It: was a tidy compliment that hadnothing , to do with- the Summer Season at all, but added one more to the long list of reasons for coming to Maine, — By John Gould in The Christian Science Monitor. Beach picnics are fine occa- sions for getting a little rough- age added to your diet. ISSUE 34 — 1959 CORN -FED — Miss Franca, Francoise Saint-Laurent,' take% time out to munch on a delicacy almost nonexistent in her native land. • FIELD. TRIAL MAYBE? — Under arrest for drunk en driving, el San rransisco, Calif, sports car driver complained that the city should not pu t fly paper on its streets. His roadster became marooned when he attempted to drive on wet concrete.