Evening Star Newspaper, February 24, 1931, Page 10

A—10 suw THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Drought Broke Records Summer of 1930 Was Dryest Ever in Seven States. Washington in Area Which Had Most Subnormal Rainfall for Year—Arkansas Hard Hit. ATTENPIS TOSLUR WASHNETON H Stanley Denounces Publicity- Seekers at Continental Hall Ceremonies. critics and insincere biog- raphers who attempt to slur the name of George Washington for the notoriety they may get out of it were denounced vigorously by former Senator Augustus Owsley Stanley of Kentucky in an ad- dress at the joint celebration of the 199th_anniversary of the birth of the first President held yesterday in Me- morial Continental Hall by the Sons of the Revolution, Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution and Children of the Ameri- can Revolution Such critics, the speaker said, “might Just as well try to blot out the stars as 10 dull the luster of the name of Wash- ington.” Those who attempt to portray ‘Washington in a poor light also were censured by Mrs. Charles Humphrey Bissell, recording secretary general of the -D. A. R, who declared that “at- tempts to belittle Washington react only | to inspire fresh feelings of veneration in the bosoms of Americans."” Essay Winners Get Medals. A feature of the meeting was the presentation of medals to two winners of historical essay competitions. A gold medal was presented by Representative John J. McSwain of South Carolina on behalf of the Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the District of Columbia to Miss Elizabeth Bryan of the National Cathedral School. ‘The second medal was presented by Miss Helen Harman, State regent, Dis- trict of Columbia Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, to Mrs. Irene Blythe, George Washington University. The meeting was called to order by Dr. Thomas Edward Green. president Sons of the Revolution in the District of Columbia, who acted as presiding officer. The invocation was pronounced by Rev. Frederick W. Perkins, Uni- yersalist National Memorial Church. Addresses of Greeting. ‘The annual ceremony of massing of the colors was supervised by Maj. Ed- ward F. Riggs, Sons of the Revolution, and the pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by Barbara Hyacinth Fries, Gov. Thomas Wells Society, Children of the American Revolution. The American’s Creed was recited by Trible Sawtelle, Capital Society, Children of the American Revolution. Addresses of greeting were made by Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby of the| Board of District Commissioners; Chief | Justice Walter I. McCoy, vice pmsldenli Sons of the Revolution of the District of Columbia; Mrs. Bissell, Capt. Fred| B. Steele, secretary general Sons of the American Revolution, and Mrs. Samuel | 5. Arentz, president of the National| Bociety, Chiidren of the American Rev-| olution. | ‘Two_vocal solos were sung by Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer, Daughters of the American Revolution, one accompanied by the orchestra and the other with Mrs. James Shera Montgomery at the | plano. The benediction was asked by Rabbl Abram Simon of the Washing-| ton Hebrew Congregation. Greetings from France, Poland, Ar-| ntina and Germany were extended | diplomatic representatives of those | countries. Subscribe Today It costs only about 1% cents day and 5 cents Sundays to Eave ‘Washington's best newspa- per delivered to you regularly e"v-zry evening and Sunday morn- ‘Telephone National 5000 and the delivery will start immedi- ately. The Route Agent will col- lect at the end of each month. The year 1930 was one of weather superlatives, according to a resume of the year’s reports from 5,000 weather stations prepared by the Weather Bureau in response to the recurring query, “Just how dry was the 1930 drought' All-time records for dryness and warmth fell throughout the United States last year as the unprecedented meteorological blight spread inexorably over the suffering Nation. Of special interest is the disclosure that the small area embracing Wash- ington, Baltimore, Lynchburg, Va., and Parkersburg, W. Va. was the dryest “spot” in the United States, in point of departure from normal precipitation for the year. Lynchburg led all other cities of the Nation in percentage of rain deficiency for the 12-month period, the total rain- fall being 49 per cent of normal. Park- ersburg was next with 50 per cent, and Washington and Baltimore were third with 51 per cent each. East Held Dryest. ‘The greatest rain deficiencies for the year were noted in a belt extending from the central Mississippi Valley eastward to the Atlantic Ocean. In some ‘sections of the South, especially over the lower Mississippi Valley, the drought was extremely severe during the Summer months, but the total rainfall for the year was not largely deficient because of heavy ra.ns that fell in the Spring and also in the Autumn. The summary was made by J. B.| Kincer, chief of the record division of the Weather Bureau. He found that 1930 started out wetter than usual, with a 11 per cent overprecipitation in Jan- uary. but all other months of the Spring and Summer showed a marked defici- ency, except May, which had an excess of 11 per cent. December was the dry- est month of the year. Deiiciencies during the first part of 1930 were: February, 21 per cent; March, 20 per cent; April, 20 per cent; June, 20 per cent: July, 37 per cent, and August, 25 per cent. The Fall months had above normal rainfall generally in the South and West, and November was the wettest month of the year, with an excess of moisture for the year of 17 per cent. Dry weather returned in December, The Safe, sure remedy for HEADACHE Contain_no Narcotics nor habir forming Drugs— . . GILBROS) 4, Crimgae.® Ask your Druggist 10c 25¢ however, 44 States having rain defici- encies, with a country-wide deficlency of 43 per cent. Arkansas Hard Hit. Arkansas_was hit hard during the Summer. Its rainfall was about one- third of normal during June, July and August, making it the dryest State east of the Rockies in that period. It was the dryest Summer of record in Ar- kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missis- sippi, West Virginia, Virginia and Mary- land, and the dryest since 1894 in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The Spring and Summer combined (March through August) was the dry- est of record in Missouri, Illinois, Indi- ana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, the rainfall in these nine States averag- ing for the six months 58 per cent of normal. For the year as a whole 40 out of the 48 States had less than normal precipitation. The relatively dryest State for the year was Maryland, with 56 per cent of normal, followed by West Virgini= with 59 per cent, Virginia with 60 per cent and Kentucky with 61 per cent. ‘The year was generally warmer than usual east of the Rocky Mountains and cooler than usual in the Far West. With far-flung exceptions, the country averaged from 1 to 3 degrees warmer than usual. The Summer was abnor- mally warm in the Central and Eastern portions of the country. A prolonged period of extremely high temperatures prevailed in the latter part of June and continued until about the middle of August in the Plains States, in the lower Mississippi Valley and in the Ohio and Potomac River Valleys. Heat Sets Records. ‘Twenty-four States reported tempera- tures of 100 degrees or higher on from 20 to 100 occasions. Texas had 100- degree heat on 111 days, Oklahoma on 86 days, Arkansas on 77 days and Lou- isiana on 63 days. In Juiy all-time heat records for that month were hung up in the following States: Maryland, 110 degrees; Virginia, 109 degrees; West Virginia, 109 degrees; Indiana, 113 de- grees; Kentucky, 114 degrees; Tennes- see, 113 degrees; Mississippi, 115_de- grees: Alabama, 111 degrees, and Flor- ida, 108 degrees. In August records were broken for that month by the following tempera- tures: Minnesota, 109 degrees; Mis- souri, 114 degrees; Illinois, 113 degrees: Indiana, 108 degrees; Kentucky, 113 degrees; Tennessee, 113 degrees; Missis- sippi, 110 degrees, and West Virginia, 112 degrees. The previous high rec- ords were equaled in Towa with 113 degrees and in Pennsylvania with 108 degrees. Bringing the survey more up to date, January, 1931, was the dryest month of record over a considerable area of the East Central portion of the coun- try, and there were large deficlencies nearly everywhere else except in the West Gulf area. 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