The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL
BUT COLD WAVE SLACKENS
County Experiences Six Nights
Of Sub-ZerO Temperature
Twenty Below Twice in Week
SCHOOLS HAVE DIFFICULTY


After six days of sub-zero weather
which sent the mercury to 20 below
twice during that time, Garrett coun-
tians were hopeful today that King
Winter was losing its grip. Snow
melted yesterday for the first time
since last Wednesday morning, al
though the thermometer did not get
above rs degrees. The thaw was
slight and apparently only where the
sun cast its rays.
Even in the face of more snow,
which arrived last night, local citi-
zens were hopeful that the cold wave
was over and that conditions would
soon be back to normal. Business has
been practically at a standstill during
the extreme cold period as many roads
have been blocked, keeping farmers
at home, and others have kept the
"home fires burning" at their resi-
dences when not compelled to be out
in the cold.
1t has been proclaimed as one of the
most prolonged cold waves in history
in this section, and has caused cessa-
ton of many schools completely, and
others partially. While few of the
school busses have continued to run,
only few children have been attempt
ing to attend school, and on Tuesday
pupils in Oakland elementary school
were dismissed and told to stay home
until the weather moderated. It was
expected that normal conditions again
would prevail by tomorrow or the first
of the week, unless much more snow
fell.
A number of the county roads are
still closed, and pupils who reached
here on several occasions experienced
great difficulty in returning to their
homes. Some were housed among
friends here while those from Deer
Park and Swanton were sent home on
the train.
Stories of buses being stuck and
their occupants having to walk several
miles to their homes have been re-
ported, Hubert Martin, driving
Swallow Falls bus, having to almost
carry a young lad to his home quite
a distance from where the bus be-
came stranded.
State roads, with the exception of
| the Sand Flat-Deer Park, and the
Swanton roads, were kept clear, with
one-way traffic in several places along
route PIG. The National Highway was
closed last week for a short time.
Route so, in West Virginia, was
blocked east of Gormania, TEMPORARY
ly, and bus passengers were given
shelter in farmhouses. Cars by the
score were stranded along the high
ways.
The roaring gales whipped impas-
sable snowdrifts into many rural
roads and played havoc with telephone
lines in some sections. Some wire
trouble developed along the B. and o.
railroad in the Oakland-Terra Alta
sector, but trains were kept running
with only slight delays. The extreme
cold caused wires to snap. The c. and
P. Telephone company said slight
trouble was experienced in this county.
Many householders in Oakland re-
ported bursted pipes and all plumbers
were being "run ragged" with de-
mands for repair work.
Garrett county was the coolest Sec
ton in the state, Altamont reporting
"a below, while reports from other
sections varied. The excessively low
temperature and the cutting wind
brought hardships to many.
There have been constant snow fur
ries since last Wednesday which bring
the total snowfall for the winter thus
far to approximately 60 inches.
The high and low temperatures for
the week are as follows: