The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-12-22

Numerous citizens, some irate, some
indignant and others, their jibes of a
facetiousEnature, skept the local cores.
pondent of the Oregonian busy Monday
explaining an item in Sunday morn
ing's paper, which reported a mini
mum temperature of six degrees below
zero here Friday night. 1t was a poser
forsthe correspondent. He offered to
submit to any punishment that the val
ley boosters, who feared hurtful infiu-
ences flom the report, which should
have read six degrees above zero,
might inflict.
The information on the cold night
as given by Cooperative Weather OBJ
server Childs, who reported the mini
mum temperature six degrees above
zero Saturday afternoon while in town.
MIR. Childs was called to an account
ing by citizens, who declared that his
recording government thermometer did
not tally with their own. He proceed
ed to check up the readings on the
thermometer and discovered that the
minimum of last Friday night was II
degrees. The reading on which he had
based his original report had been
made by his Japanese orchard hand.
An Upper Valley orchardi and his
son, wiry but slender striDpling,
were in a local store Willing hours of
the winter weather the other day, when
the subject of wrestling was broached.
The Orchardist at once stated that his
son. was one of the best wrestlers in
the community. Indeed, his stories of
the exploits of the boy seemed to
member of the store force little in
credulous.
"l'll bet you," said the merchant,
that your son cant throw ---,"
and he mentioned fellow member of
the3clerical force, who weighs about
25 pounds more than the boy. He
offered to bet $5 on the outcome. To
his surprise the father pulled out his
checkbook, and instructed his boy to
prepare for the arena. The wTestlers
repaired to an upper room. In less
than 20 seconds the visiting youth had
put his huskier opponent fiat on his
back and the merchant with a feeling
of disgruntlement was passing over a
greenback.
A suggestion Monday morning might
have started mob toward the repre-
hensible act of hanging in efFigy the
poet who declaimed about the beau
tful snow. 1t appeared as anything
but beautiful to the merchants, who,
Saturday when the sun shone brilliant
ly, were just beginning to renew their
hopes for a good week of pre-C Christ
mas trade. But Monday morning the
Iao,at, ely, ord fol Of nj
snOwlakes, the marrow-chllli Hing wind
that swooped down from eastern Ore
Ron, had a spirit-freezing effect on
merchants.
Thomas Lacey, in charge of clearing
the Highway between here and Cas-
cade Locks, reported Monday that 1t
would require his crews at least three
weeks to cut through drifts at Shell
Rock mountain. MIR. Laeey stated
that the snow storm and cold weather
now prevailing, would delay clearing
operations.
1t is now planned to open the High
way to Cascade Locks as soon as possi-
Bile. permitting the ferfying of auto
mobiles from there to Stevenson,
whence the North Bank Highway is
open 70 IOTIldIu.
Many dignifed citizens experienced
the thrill of scooting over snowcovered
sidewalks last Sunday. The moist
snow had quickly packed into ball on
the heels of SHOES and this hardened
cone grew momentarily more slippery.
In most instances the spills resulted in
no more than a mere disturbance of
temporary equilibrium. A few folk
are seen limping. eXuding the perfume
of liniment as they walk.
Young America was not rendered the
least bit cheerless by the week end
snow blanket. IL left ideal conditions |
for coasting. and the steep hillsides |
rang with peals Of merry laughter |
Monday night. The coasters were not |
altogether limited to boys and girls un-
der p years.
Why couldn't they have waited? |
Here, with the temperature struggling /
90 keep away from the zero mark, the /
internal revenue department announces !
that after December 81 the war tax on
ice cream cones will be removed. The /
news viii nave ltNlul Ilub 10 Nuc
kiddies, however. about next July 4.
And did you notice the color of that
snow2 Il wasn't white, but cream
Some have been heard to
claim il gray. 1t Is thought. perhaps. |
the snow was given its unusually dark
cast by an admixture Of dust raised by H
an eastern Oregon sandstorm.
Some Of the shiverers here Monday
beheld the overcast sky and
''Nell. g,:ess we are going
10 have two winters IN Cne this year.
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Anglers report a heavy winter run Of
.teelhead in Hood river, and several |
catches have been made
he past week The extremely low
g g -. r.aaH rars.a~.F sHarse I