Show temperature drops to 13 above zero residents Kesi dents of delta shivered tues day afternoon and as evening drew on it became bitterly cold with a rawness unprecedented for this time of bear ear all knew the night would be cold for it was clear and quiet but all were surprised whan it was known that the official register of temperature at the airport at 6 30 on wednesday morning was 13 above zero that s about as cold as it averaged last december both the cold and hot water taps in my kitchen sink froze and bequir ed a moment or two under pressure to force the water to run the jug of cream in the open refrigerator was frozen quite stiff during a short walk tor for exercise tuesday ev ening it was so cold that a big win ter overcoat had to be buttoned up tight and gloves put on which was only done in the bitterest nights of the mild winter we had no winter during winter and now in the words of the poet winter necks late with spring or something like that we all felt the cold very much and suffered from it |