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Show FORECASTER BRINGS ! HAPPINESS BY DATA Weather Man Gets All Sorts of Inquiries. New York. "Please," asked the timid voice of a girl over the telephone, tele-phone, "can you tell me whether June j 17 will be fair?" I James JI. Scarr, New York's veteran vet-eran weather man, glanced at maps I and records on his desk and pondered ; a moment. j "Why, that's your wedding day ! Isn't it." j "Yes," the voice faltered in surprise. "Yes, but how did you know" j "Oli, I just surmised. I can tell you only this about the weather: you will always remember June 17 as the brightest day of your life." This call came to the weather man exactly a hundred and seventeen days before June 17. It was impossible to forecast accurately what the weather on that date would be. Here is his reason for the answer he gave: One Day to Worry If It Rained. "Our greatest enjoyment in life usually conies In anticipation. If I had told her it would be cloudy and rainy on June 17, she would have experienced ex-perienced 117 days of worry. Hut with what I told her she had 117 days of delightful anticipation. "I figured that if it rained on June 17, there would be only one day of worry and that she hardly would notice no-tice the rain anyway in the excitement excite-ment and joy of getting married." Brides-to-be are among the 1,500 persons who daily call the weather bureau for information. On some days the olllce operator lists as many as 1,1100 "busy calls." People planning picnics 'phone, the tired clerk who wants to know which week out of several will be best for him to take his vacation; officials preparing pre-paring for conventions call; managers selecting opening nights for new plays. All Want Information. Millionaires who want to set sail In yachts for distant points constantly constant-ly are served by the bureau. Ships at sea keep in close communication with this and other offices. The ice cream manufacturer wants to know the weather outlook for the week-end. If Saturday and Sunday are to be cool and rainy, he saves money by cutting down on the output. If clear and hot, he is ready for a big business. He likewise calls for dally reports. The weather man often is asked If the moon was shining on a certain night months ago, whether the sun was shining, whether it snowed or rained or what was the temperature on such and such a date. This information mostly is in demand de-mand for court trials of civil and criminal cases. The weather record plays 1111 important part in many cases and on some days Mr. Scorr visits as many as seven different courts. |