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IJ I —* 90-lb. .red or $3.95 55-lb. 45-lb. 65-lb. — 8 THURSDAY, JAN. 18, 1951 THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, ORE. I Differences in Rain Measurements Explained by Senior Meteorologist Have you wondered why, when 1. Difference in Exposure: The you measure the amount of rain rain gages which Weather Bureau that fell during the night, if you observers maintain are supposed ever did, that your measurement to be exposed at a point represen didn’t correspond with official tative of their particular area. figures for the fall? There's an Wagons, etc., may be left sitting answer I for the difference, in fact where drips from overhead ob several answers. jects add a good deal more than Mrs. Helen Sp »fiord, official the actual fall to their depth. weather observer here, has been 2. Tapering Sides of Collecting approached on numerous OCCil- Vessels: Such object as tubs ana sions by people who doubted her toy vehicles-gencrally have slop readings taken from official ing sides. The top of these into ■weather recording instruments so which the rains falls is consider she sought the assistance of Eck ably larger than the bottom in ley S. Ellison, senior meteorolo which it collects and is measured. gist in charge of the weathet This serves to greatly exaggerate bureau at Portland. He had the the depth in such sloping sided answers. objects. Here they are: 3. Difference in Period of Ac green $2 85 $2.55 $3.15 cumulation: You measure rainfall every 24 hours and empty your gage. Frequently such things as tubs, buckets and other objects used for unofficial measurements TREHARNE — Mrs. Sybe Fal are not emptied at regular in tervals. or if they are at intervals coner became ill with pneumonia different than the one you were last Wednesday evening and was using. Rainfall for a longer than not able to have her birthday 24-hour period would be greater party Thursday as she had plan most of the time. Falls for dif ned. fering 24-hour periods under Mrs. S. D. Stearns, daughter many circumstances will also be Jeannie, and her mother and greater. brother were out Friday to see 4. Differences due to Varying about getting their property ready Locations: Rainfall is never ex for Mrs. Young and children to actly the same at two points even move into next week end. though the difference between Bobby Drips and his grand them is not great. It would be mother, Mrs. Collins, were on the difficult to say for two equally sick list this last week. good exposures which was the Byron Kirkbride and children most representative point, but experience has shown that within agreement. a mile or two range the difference Now, if you still question the in individual storms may be con official figures taken here. Mr siderable. Year around averages Ellison can probably give you I would be found much nearer in quite a few more reasons. Illness Cases Affect Several Jean, Walter, Stephen and Jo- Ann have been ill with the flu. The Vernonia P.-T.A. met at the Washington school Monday evening. Two films were shown by Paul Gordon after a short business meeting. A round table discussion on Juvenile Delin quency followed the films after which refreshments were served in the cafeteria. Oregon-American LUMBER CORPORATION Vernonia, Oregon
