Evening star., 1949-01-31
iiHay|if Trips Reduced
! To Concentrate on
Saving Human Lives
by the Asseeioisd Press


.tion" In the blizzard d-stricker
Western areas, which has sought
to save millions of dollars worth
of livestock, took a secondary
role today, as relief forces sought
ito solve a new major problem
that of rushing food and fue,
to isolated human beings.
. Harassed relief officials had re.
ports from areas west of Omahs
that food and fuel were short. Arm,
of1icers in. Washington said every.
thing Is being done to get food ane
fuel to the isolated areas.
The Fifth Army in Chicago re.
ported some areas have been with.
out rail communication since the
start Of the storm.
, Must Open Road.
I'VE just don't have enough
planes or time" to feed starving
cattle by air. the Fifth Army head.
quarters said, referring to 100000
snow-locked steers in Nebraska.
ITO supply those cattle with one
Gays feed would require 500 flights
We just don't have enough planes
pr time to do the job by air. We've
got to get the roads Open"
Another threat to the Western
regions was the forecast by the
Chicago Weather Bureau of con-
tinued unseasonal cold and addi-
tional snow in some Western regions
More Snow Forecast.
Eastern Wyoming and North
eastern Colorado were promised
light snow and winds of from 20
to 80 miles an hour West of the
Rocky Montains the forecast for
today was continued rather fail
with temperatures below seasonal
averages.
Rain or freezing rain was forecast
today for a belt stretching across
Northern Mississippi, Northern Ala
bama, Northern Georgia and the
Northern Carolinas.
Snow was predicted for the Upper
Mississippi Valley. the Ohio River
Valley and the Great Lakes.
The snow belt was slowly moving
from the Southwest into the North
east, but a portion of Illinois,
Indiana and the Lower Mississippi
River Valley also would get some.
Task is Formidable.
The East and Northeast. the fore
cast said. will get snow early, but
the New England States will not get
precipitation until later today.
AS the "haylift" entered its second
week the cattle feeding task re-
manned formidable. Army sources
termed the ground movement Of
fodder to cattle the biggest bull
dozer operation since the building
of the Ledo Road in China.
With a blank check for relief
funds, and war-experienced Maj.
Gen. Lewis A. Pick In command
the Army threw into the fight
planes, helicopters. bulldozers, trac-
tors, weasels, jeeps and even prim-
itive sleds.
Scattered reports from the cattle
country give these livestock losses:
In Nebraska an estimated $780,
coo 900 worth Of cattle in jeopardy
Wyoming reported losses of S.
900 of its 10000 cattle and los 600
of its 100000 sheep.
Sheep Frozen to Death.
Nevada expects $4,000 head of
cattle to be lost.
One Utah county reported thou
sands of sheep frozen to death, but
no state total was available
Colorado did not expect heavy
cattle losses. Idaho, the Dakotas
and Montana figures were not avail
able.
The snow blanket, the Weather
Bureau reported. ranged up to 100
inches in some Rocky Mountain
passes. Flagstaff, Ariz,, had the
heaviest-54 inches.
Food and medicines were sent into
the snow-locked interior of South
Dakota. Relief missions went into
Nebraska. Small packages of food
and medical supplies were to be
dropped to Indians in snowbound
Arizona.
The unseasonal cold hit the Rio
Grande Valley in Texas hard. Be-
low freezing temperatures were re-
ported yesterday. endangering fruit
crops. Northern Florida and South
ern Georgia had sleet and freezing
rain.
The remainder of the South could
expect little relief before Wednes-
day from the cold, snow, freezing
rain or sleet which attacked the
region over the week end.
Much of Arkansas was covered
with snow. Warren, Ark, the CEN
ter of a tornado early in January,
had nearly 7 inches of snow. Low
areas throughout the State are still
under last weeks flood waters.
Mid-Tennessee had up to 4 inches
Of snow. Six to Z inches Of snow
were reported in some sections OF
Louisiana and Mississippi.
Two deaths were attributed in the
South to floods, two to icy roads,
and two more to the cold.