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 can you tell me whether june 17 will be fair james 11 II now new yorks veteran weather man glanced at maps and records on ills his desk and pondered it moment why your wedding day it yes the voice faltered in surprise yes but how did you know oh I 1 just surmised I 1 can tell you only this about the weather you will always remember june 17 as tile the brightest lay day of your life this call camo came to the weather man exactly a hundred and seventeen days before june 17 it was impossible to forecast accurately what tho the weather on that date would be here Is ills his reason for the answer lie he gave ono one day to worry if it rained our greatest enjoyment in life usually cornea comes in anticipation if I 1 had told tier her it would be cloudy and rainy on oil june 17 slie she would have experienced perien perlen ced days of worry but with what I 1 told tier her sho had days of delightful antica anticipation pation 1 I figured that it if it rained on june 17 there would be only one day clay of worry and that she hardly would notice nolice the rain anyway in the excitement and joy of getting married ried brides to bo be are among the 1500 persons who dally daily call the weather bureau for information on some days the office operator lists as many as 1000 busy calls people planning picnics the tired clerk who wants to know which week out of several will be best for him to take his vacation officials preparing for conventions cell managers selecting opening nights for new plays all want information millionaires who want to set sail in yachts for distant points constantly 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 tile the weekend week end if saturday and sunday tire are to be cool and rainy miny he saves money by cutting down on the output if clear and hot he is ready for a big business he likewise calls tor for A dally daily reports the weather man often is naked 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 tills this information mostly Is in ili demand man for court trials of civil and criminal cases the weather record plays an important part in ninny many cases and on some days mr air visits as many as seven d different t courts |