Milford chronicle., 1940-01-26
MAIN ROADS
OPEN AFTER
RECORD SNOW
(continnsd nom First Paesj

7
until later.
Motorists Unable To See
Mr.. Kitchens explained that ID
snow was so thick late Tuesda
night that motorists could see les
than a few feet in front OF theE
and many ended up in the ditcI
This was true throughout the county
but especially so of the Dagsboro
Piney Neck road.
A snow plOw was stuck for s0mt
time on the GeOrgetOwn-Seafor
road. near Concord, on Wednesday
afternoon, but II was reported oper.
ating again today.
Highway department employees
were paying special attention to
clearing the roads in Baltimore
Hundred because of the frantic ap-
p''als made by chicken raisers who
claimed that because of a lack of
reserve supplies thousands of chick
ems were facing death from starVa-
ton and cold.
Down-state residents agreed We'd
ne3day night that the storm was the
worst in many years. County EngI-
nter Kitchens of Sussex county, said
II was the most severe that he had
encountered during his 90 years in
that office. The cOncensus seemed to
be that it was the worst in 30 years
and old timers in Milford compared
il with the blizzard of 1888.
Two State policemen, Privates H.
Timothy Collins and Charles Gull
len Of the Bridgeville station were
stuck in their patrol car during the
early morning hours and although
scheduled to go off duty at s O'Clock
did not get back to the station until
loEg after 10 o'clock.
The Pennsylvania railroad train
which leaves Delmar at 6:35 a. m.
FOR Wilmington was over an hour
late in reaching that city. 1t was
necessary for two plOws to go ahead
OF the train TO clear the track.
The train scheduled to arrive in
Delmar from Wilmington at lO:1OI
"a. m. was stuck at SeafOrd for two
hours on siding and the Delmar-
train was three hours
late. As soon as the plOws cleared
the track they were covered over
again. Snow measured nine inches
sbOve the rails.
Schools Closed
All schools in Milford were closed
end no rural mail deliveries were
made during the day. This situation
was general throughout Sussex coun- |
ty In Milford not one of the many /
school buses which ordinarily bring |
children to the school was able to |
get through the drifts.
The schools in Milford were also |
closed all day Thursday, but plan
RED tO reopen today.
Charles ]. HoIzmuelIer, federal 1
weather man at Milford. said Official
showed the depth Of
he snow here to be Is inches. Drifts
our miles south of Georgetown and
measured seven and eight feet in
iOne spots.
Lincoln City, south of Milford, was
sOlated throughout the day on We'd
Iesday and up until Wednesday night
title traffic had gotten through to
ioustOn. Four road scrapers start
ng out from Harrington on the road \
D Milford were forced to stop. Two :
Tere reported stuck. IA
The Slaughter Neck section was /
$50 isolated and doctors were un- I
Bile to get to several sick families in /
nat section. They were reported to ! {
ave given directions for treatment ! 4
J telephone to homes in the neigh q
rrhOOd. y
DR.. w. T. Chapman of Harrington 2
as unable to break his way through g
lads closed by snow in order to n
zach an emergency appendix case v
Greenwood. The patient, a wO- h
an. was to have been taken to the \
ilforc Memorial Hospital by John n
lloyd. Greenwood garageman. but n
e snow prevented the trip. DR.. Chip n
an said he expected to be able to n
the operation on Thurs n
~ M
Ridgely Hard Hit !G
All business in Ridgely. Md, was n
a standstill, the bank and all but n
~ store remained closed. Citizens n
ere without mail as the mail bus In
uld get no further than EastOn.
1rse back riders and stock sleds
Im nearby farms were the only
lvelers seen in or near the town.
4 shortage of milk was reported :.
EastOn. Supplies delivered 10 the -
'res came by mule drawn carts =. ~
d they were often inaccessible to ~. -
ildren because OF the inability of ~
parents to get to the store. We'd -.
Sday night the movie theatre was ~ ~
ised because the film couldn't get ~ n.
'oUgh. =. -
Maryland public health nurse =.
o drove eight miles through the ~ ~
rm to deliver a baby girl was "a ~
ro0ned on a snOw-bOund road for y.
eral hours on Wednesday before ~
found refuge in a WicomicO coun- ~ ~
farm home. RS
rescue party that set out from
lrps Point. in search Of Miss
lherine O'Neil. reported she was
e at the farm home Of Wilson oit
,tham. p.
Kent'S Main Roads Open l94
throughout Kent county, the Eu
VS. average depth ranged from the
10 is inches. for
he drifting Of the snow hours 1St
Il il had ceased to fall hampered ger
workmen and made necessary dre
replowing Of many roads that Be-
been opened hel
4 Smyrna many cars parked IN
lg the streets were boxed in by Ro
W pillow action which covered ter
= wheels and running boards
vels were at a premium and long
ues of motorists waited to bor- \
them from lucky owners. die
Orth from Smyrna the snow be- lon
to dwindle. At the Chesapeake a {
Delaware Canal there were lit viv,
slgns Of the storm. ION