The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20
City Emerses From Storm
 Public Utilities
 Return Co NoFmcI

waierbury residents were dieglng themselves out today oi a 3s-houT snowfall which officially measured iss inches. The storm which iASh- ed the greater part os the nation. entered waserouEy al S:is a. n. yesterday mouing and continued lnftl s.so A- n. today. Sunny skies showed through a; s.so B. m to- day. supporting premises of the WeathermAn that the storms back bone. .n the eastern area. seemed broken.
 The city. generally speaking. came out of the storm ia good shape. General facilities were operating normally and routine ac- ;iyities were reported as orderly.
 Grammar schools reopened today for afternoon sessions after Dr. John c. Gllmartia. superintendent of schools announced last night that all public schools would close for the morning including high schools. As there are no afternoon sessions for local schools a. any time, the latter had a full day off.
 Streets Passable
 Street Department employees man. ming IS Snowplows Edn a large coln- plement of city trucks worked all- night and early morning managing to level the city's snow covored streets so that traffic was relatively pasSable and unhampered. Street Superintendent Herbert Scott-Smith said that all streets would be blow ed through before the day was over.
 R. H. Pratt, district manager of the Southern New England Tele- phone Co. reported mo damage or interruptions" Of communications The snowfall was not wet" enough to get into cables or heavy" enough | obring down wires, MT. Pratt said
 Charles Allen of the Connecticut Light & Power Co, reported nc interruptions for either electric or gas service" Lack of severe winds favored these communiceti tions, it was said.
 Schedules In Order
 Authorities of the Connecticut Railway & Light Co.,, reported that local bus schedules were back ir order after delays which ranged from 1 to 30 minutes. James Greer superintendent of the Waterbury railroad station of the N. Y. N. H & H. R. R., reported that train schedules are again "on time" and busses of the New England Trans portation Company were operating with regularity.
 A low of Il degrees above, early this morning, was registered by James Walker, city plumbing in- spector and official weatherman oi the city. A high of 21 was registered yesterday with rising temperature! sitting in during the midday bu scheduled to drop again tonight.
 No serious accidents resulted be. cause of the storm, police authori' ties reported today. A few sligh collisions occurred when automo' piles skidded into each other witf the worst being 8 collision betweer local bus and an automobile or Baldwin St. The car was towet away.
 T Highways Open
 State highways leading into the city were reported in good shape for travel and would remain & unless drifts set in. The situation was the same throughout the state 1t was reported by, the highway of ficials.
 Most motorists left their cars al home today, unable, in most in- stances to get them out of tht \ garage and through Snow-pilec driveways. Many forced to leav' their cars on the strets all night found them packed tight by snow thrown up from the city blows Downtown parking was at min imum because of the heavy-plowec snow in the guters.
 Shoppers were plentiful on thu downtown streets at late morning today ,tndaunted by the storm ane determined to finish their Christ. mas shopping. Stores will be oper tonight, Friday and Saturday un'