Evening star., 1949-01-12
California Expects
Fourth Day Of Snow;
SIeet HarriesWest
BY the Assoeioted Press

Winter continued to play favorites
today. 1t slapped the Far West,
the Pacific Northwest, West Texas
and the Panhandle with chilling
shows, sleet and cold. And it caressed
the South with balmy breezes that
brought flowers into bloom.
Snow-the fourth straight day of
twas predicted for onetime sunny
Southern California. However, the
forecast was that it wouldn't be so
cold in the orange and lemon belt
a minimum of 26 in comparison with
the frosty 10 of early Monday.
Most of the snow melted from Los
Angeles downtown area but there
was inches of it in Orange County's
Silverado Canyon.
Sheets Of Ice.
Sheets of ice and sleet gripped
much of West Texas and the Pan
handle and large sections of East
ern New Mexico also were coated
The ice-inches thick-felled tele..
phone lines and closed all roads
in the Amarillo area.
Schools were shut down and bus
schedules Cancelled. Power and
telephone lines by the hundreds
were downed in West Texas and two
deaths attributed to the weather
were reported there.
Prolonged cold brought a new
problem to the Pacific Northwest
a power shortage The long freeze
cut the flow of water in ice-clogged
streams and rivers, reducing the
water supply needed for power gen.
orators.
Voluntary Brownout.
A voluntary brownout went into
effect in Oregon for outdoor light
ing to conserve electricity. At Spo-
kane, Wash, power company off,
cials said the Northwest power pool
rode through the critical period"
last night on slender margin OF
safety" They warned that con-
servation of electricity must con-
tinue.
Floating ice cIogged the Colum-
bia River entrance to Portland,
Greg, slowing upriver movement of
ocean vessels.
Trucks loaded with supplies
crashed through to the snowbound
town of Gordon in Western Nebras-
ka yesterday but the little town
still was in danger. A critical
shortage of fuel oil grew worse and
the only routes that oil could be
brought in were blocked by huge
snowdrifts.
Warmer Weather In Store.
Warmer weather was in prospect
for Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma
where sleet and rain has hampered
normal life for three days. Power
lines were down in some areas and
both rural and city schools closed
in others. Parsons, Kans, a city of
5000, was without electricity again
last night. It's electric facilities were
broken by the sleet storm Monday
night.
At Joplin, Mo-, city Of 5000,
residents started a run on stores for
candles and lanterns. Joplin also
lost its electricity Monday night.
The Southwestern Bell Telephone
Co. estimated damage to it's lines
at more than 100000 in the three
States.
In contrast, shirt sleeves and
spring clothes were in season in
the South. A broad area from the
Carolinas across the Southeastern
States to New Orleans basked in
temperatures up in the high 70s
and low Dos. The famed azaleas
of Mobile, Ala, came into bloom,
and Savannah. Ga, glowed with q
new record for January II yester-
day with a reading Of ~83. The
Weather Bureau said more Of the
same was in store for most Of the
South.
In the Midwest, freezing rain or
very light snow hit Southern Ohio,
West Virginia and Southern Penn
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