Evening star., 1935-12-23
WHITE CHRISTMAS
HERE SEEMS SURE
Two More Inches of Snow
Forecast, With Cold to
Make 1t Stay.

A white Christmas was in sight
today as Washington went to work
late over Snow-crusted streets which
partly paralyzed traffic and caused
scores of minor accidents.
Two hundred District employees were
sanding treacherous hills and clearing
cross walks this morning.
Meanwhile. the prospect of more
snow, following the coolest night of
the season, caused WaShingtonS snow
removal army of 1000 to stand by
for possible emergency duty.
The intense cold spelled sport for
a few skaters on Lincoln Rejecting
Pool today, although the rink" was
covered with snow Park authori-
ties said the ice was too rough to
permit night skating
Hills in Rock Greek Park suitable
for coasting and sleighing will be
closed to motor traffic, according to
Frank T. Gartside, acting superin-
tendent of the National Capital parks.
He said Rock Greek and Potomac
Parkway between P street and the
Zoo already has been roped off to
permit children to use their sledS in
safety.
Coasting at night will be permitted
and the popular hills will be patrolled
by park policemen, it was said.
Two More Inches of Snow Due.
Two and a half inches of snow had
fallen up to noon. and at least two
more inches were expected before to-
morrow morning. The Weather Bu-
reau forecasts fair and somewhat
colder weather tomorrow and on
Christmas day.
There is every prospect that the
snow will remain on the ground
through Christmas. The mercury sank
to l3 degrees at sunrise today, the
minimum for the season.
1t will be freezing tonight, the
Weather Bureau predicted, but con-
siderably warmer than last night.
The snow blanketed most Of the
Nation this morning. reaching far into
the South. The Associated Press re-
ported more than a score of deaths
were attributed to the cold, while $50
were counted throughout the coun-
try from traffic accidents blamed on
slippery streets
Scores of Minor Crashes.
There were no serious injuries in
washington last night and today, ac-
cording to police, although slippery
going on streets and sidewalks sent
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to hospitals There were scores of
minor collisions and traffic tie-ups
before tie ice-coated hills could be
sanded. One woman died at a local
hospital yesterday of injuries suffered
in nearby Maryland.
Thousands of persons were late in
getting to work, particularly those
who came from the hilly Northwest
section, where busses were overloaded
and shortage of taxicabs developed.
The Capital Transit Co. reported,
however, that no general tie-ups re-
suited
Heavy demands were placed on the
street transit systems by motorists who
preferred to leave their cars at home.
The American Automobile Association
had brisk work filling the demand for
chains, batteries and the repair of
frozen radiators and key holes.
Snow Reaches Into South.
Shows unusually heavy for the South
partially blocked highways in North
and South Carolina and mountainous
sections of Maryland and Virginia.
Five inches of snow were reported at
Pinehurst, and at least 4 inches lay
over most of Maryland and Virginia
The woman who died here yesterday
was Dorothy Lilly 26, of 612 A street
northeast. She was injured Thursday
when an automobile in which she was
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