Evening star., 1948-01-17
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mittee from five major oil COM
panies, Charles C. KooIfes, chairman
of the Private and Public Building
Committee of the Board OF Trade,
and William Press, executive secre-
tary of the trade board.
Consumers must help them
selves" Mr.. Kennedy said. Zone
way to save fuel is through thermc-
stat control-not over 68 degrees
when the house is occupied during
the day and reduced to so during
the night"
Oil Saving Steps Suggested.
The committee said hardship cases
would be taken care of, but that
every case would be investigated
thoroughly before oil is allotted.
These pointers for saving oil were
suggested:
Increase humidity to permit COM
Portable reduction in temperature.
Use flreplaces for supplemental
heat.
Don't overhead garages.
Keep fireplace hampers closed
when not in use.
Consider possible fuel waste from
radiator Enclosures.
Keep rugs and furniture from
places where they block registers.
Stop oil drip waste.
Locate the thermostat away from
door openings and outside walls.
Turn thermostat back when leav-
ing the house.
In contrast with the 13-degree
minimum of Thursday, the low
temperature reading last night was
80 degrees at ,6:12 am. The fore
caster looked for upper 80 readings
today, followed by light snow this
afternoon or this evening, turning
into a heavy fall.
The snowfall should end tomor-
row morning, followed by clearing
skies, wind and continued below
freezing temperatures.
Two Rockville men were injured
early today when their car skidded
on ice on the Laytonsville road neal
Washington Grove and crashed into
a tree, it was reported by Rockville
police.
Injured were Arthur Fleming, 19
and Norman Anders. Is. Mr.. Flem-
ing suffered a possible skull frac-
ture and Mr.. Anders a hip injury
Both were reported in fair condition
today at Suburban Hospital, where
they were taken by the Gathers
burg Washington Grove Rescue
Squad.
Central States Numbed.
The coldest weather of the winter
season numbed the central sections
of the country-with temperatures
dipping to a low of SO below in
Minnesota-as snow, freezing rain
and sleet hit sections Of the South
and Southwest.
| The ice belt Of sub-zero tempera-
lures extended from the Dakotas
to Northern Missouri and Northern
Illinois and minimums in many
communities were the lowest in
years.
Freezing rain and sleet brought
discomfort to Louisiana, Eastern
Texas and Southern Mississippi
while heavy snow was reported in
parts Of Kentucky and Tennessee.
A snow belt about 200 miles wide
extended from Pennsylvania and
Western New York State southeast
ward to Louisiana.
The Nations coolest area was
Northwestern Minnesota, where the
thermometer plummeted to So below
at Bemidji. At Pembina, N. Oak,
it registered -35 and in Grand
Forks the low was 80. The same
biting cold was reported at Land
! o'Lakes, Wis. Other below zero read
ings included % at Wausau and
Park Falls, Wis; 26 at Duluth
Mimi; IS at Alexandria, Mimi; Is
at International Falls, Mimi; 10 at
Green Bay, Wis; 16 at Minneapolis
and Is at Milwaukee.
Chicago Has 9 Below.
Chicago's 8 below was the coldest
since January 20, 1943, when a low
of -13 was reported. However
Rockford's -13 was the lowest in
Illinois, while in Missouri, Kinks
vile reported reading of B.
The mercury dropped to . above
at Memphis, Tenn, and the snow
fall measured IL inches. At Nash
vile the fall was to a depth of Z
inches and the thermometer reg
istered 16. Shreveport, La, had a
fall of inches while snow continued
falling in Louisville and Cincinnati
The South's bad weather was
blamed for at least two deaths.
At Etowah, Tenn, the frozen body
of Ralph McSpaden was found at
the foot of Star Mountain. The
other death was reported in South
Carolina.
Muscle Shoals, in Northern Ala
bama, reported 10 inches of snow
and a temperature of 18 degrees
1t was showing in Birmingham and
Chattanooga.
The high across the country yes
terday was 70 at Los Angeles. In
Miami, Fla, the high was 66. The
highest the mercury reached al
International Falls yesterday was
13 below. /,
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