AS WE TURN IN OUR DISCUSSION OF ‘THE SHAKING EARTH’, it is rather significant that we chose this subject and then announced it last week. Starting this morning with a whole series of articles by Dr. Richter in the ‘Times,’ he is one of the foremost seismologists in the South land. And he measures these earthquakes and we well know that this scale is called the Richter scale. Thus this morning, the L.A. Times comes out and it says, ‘Great quake overdue in the south land, says Dr. Richter. And the article says that earthquakes have probably moved Los Angeles. And the impact these quakes have had upon the geology of our south land is not known. More importantly, is the fact that these seismologists talk about the fact that they anticipate that there is a big one about to take place.
Of course, when they tell you that it is about to take place in the south land, the Chamber of Commerce is not very happy about that. If they would spread this word around Watts area, it might have a much more profitable advantage for us than just putting it in the general newspaper. Because there are some people who are already thinking of moving. Although I do not know where you would move to. And some say how about the Pacific Northwest, or how about Idaho?
Let me tell you something just as a matter of course. But do you realize that only about two thousand years ago an earthquake moved over much of the area of Idaho and also flowing eruptions of lava? This was the seventh time it had moved in 12,000 years. And even now, the Snake River has just cut its way down through seven layers of this lava.