Evening star., 1938-11-26
More Snow Due
Here Tonight;
"a Die in U. ).
Warmer Weather,
33 or Above,
Is Forecast

With toll of 81 lives recorded
throughout the country as a result
of the Thanksgiving storm, Wash
ington faced another snowfall to-
night.
Although the local storm was not
expected to reach the "unpreoe-
dented" proportions of the Thursday
snowfall, the Weather Bureau said
it probably would continue into to-
morrow.
Warmer weather was scheduled to
accompany the snow, with the tenn
perature dropping again tomorrow
night. The bureau predicted the
thermometer would not go below 33
degrees today.
Low of 20 Recorded.
The lowest temperature of the last
"a hours was recorded at 5:45 am.
today, when the thermometer stood
at 20 degrees. The highest point
yesterday was "a degrees, at pm.
Temperatures were generally ris-
ing today throughout the Nation.
after the worst November tempest
it had experienced in many years.
Recovering from the storm. air.
planes and trains moved again on
schedule today, although buses were
still slowed by snow drifts through
out the East.
The toll of lives taken in traffic
accidents and over-exertion amount
ed to Is in New York, % in New
England, IL in New Jersey, in
Pennsylvania, S in the South with
other States following with a few
apiece.
Advises Advancing Ban.
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superin-
tendent of police, said today he be-
lieved the parking ban, which
is scheduled to go into effect on De-
cember Is, should be pushed up be-
cause of the apparent seasonal
change.
He explained, however, it was up
to Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer and the Commissioners to
change the schedule. The ban. he
said, was particularly necessary now
due to the difficulty of snow plows
trying to clear the streets and hav-
ing to work around the parked cars.
In the blizzard area, stretching
roughly from New England to Ala
bama and as far West as the Great
Lakes. hundreds of automobiles re-
manned stalled on the highways.
Main highways in all States were
open, it vas reported, and heavy
SHOWS hA- caused relatively little
damage to communication facilities.
Heavy Snow in New York.
A force of 10000 laborers was on
duty in New York City to clear the
streets of the heaviest blanket of
snow experienced there in November
for &C years.
The western half of Nova Scotia
was struck by a fierce gale last
night, cutting it off from outside
communication. Shipping was i'm
periled, with vessels preferring to
remain in port rather than face
heavy seas.
In Alaska, where freezing weather
is expected, the temperatures rose
unseasonably high after the ther-
mometer had gone down to 40 below
zero the week before. A general
thaw began and at Fairbanks,
Alaska, the temperature rose to 36
degrees above zero.
Warning Given Drivers.
"Any person driving a car today
should use extraordinary care" Capt.
Milton Smith of the traffic division
said. Cars shouldn't be used to-
day at all except where absolutely
necessary"
He warned shoppers to use the
street cars and buses and advised
against downtown parking because
of the snow banked at the curbs in
some places and the ice-covered gut
ters, which cause cars to slither into
each other while attempting to park.
The taxicab companies, just re-
covering from the overflow of calls
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