Show i Snow or Shine Dad Groundhogs Groundhog's gs Shadow Is Fuzzy U. U S S. S V Weather ather Prophet and Old Old- timers Differ You Pays Your Money and Takes Your Choice Mr tIr Groundhog saw hi his shadow today according to old timers amateur weather prognosticators prognosticates and authorities on the habits of animals of the groundhog tribe B But t according to J. J Cecil Alter j I chief of the local United States i I weather bur bureau and expert meteorologist meteor meteor- A FO I 1 Ho I this same Mr Groundhog was probably fast asleep and in total toW ignorance of February 2 July Fourth New Years Year's day or any other day So you may believe either the old timers et a al aI or the g government expert If Ir you ou have faith In the old boys you ou may take It that we are In for six more weeks of cold weather red flannels and flapper If you favor tavor Uncle Sams Sam's chi chief f weather prophet we may have the six weeks of ot winter and we may not MR G. G SHOULD WORRY Mr Alter bases his theory of the sleep stuff on the fact that Mr Groundhog h has pr probable bable been worn out with cavorting ab about ut during the several weeks of mild weather preceding preceding pre pre- ceding the present wintry blasts and andIs Is now sleeping serenely in n n. n his hs winter quarters undisturbed by rumors of ol groundhog day or future weather prospects The weather bureau chief chiet further avers aver that even if it he did come out for tor a look around the hazy skies made his shadow sort of fuzzy and more along the lines of a chicken than a groundhog meaning that he might have ha been a Wt uncertain whether It was his shadow or not This being the case he may have considered it ita ita ita a fifty-fifty fifty proposition and retired to his earthy domicile for a brief stay or three weeks only AH WELL SO BE IT The ancient and most respected legend anent the groundhog and his shadow has it that if the day is cloudy the sure fire rodent weather prophet cannot see his shadow shadowY and stays out to prepare for warm days Just in the offing If the the day is bright and sunny he ho sees his shadow and t turns turps right back for a six weeks' weeks stay fn In his dugout Be that as it may the chances are that well we'll have some kind o of ot weather In dear old Salt Lake and the odds are on its being of f the wintry sort for at least another six weeks week |