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Show Snow Slows Traffic Throughout Area; No Livestock Feed Shortage-Jensen Winter arrived officially yesterday, yes-terday, but hit Roosevelt two days earlier, when 18 inches of snow were added to the four already on the ground. However, How-ever, Thursday morning was the coldest day o far this winter. win-ter. The thermometer dipped to -14 at the Department of Commerce weather bureau station sta-tion in the Harold Dillman home. The rural mail carriers working work-ing out of Roosevelt Kelly Sprouse, Route 1, Elmer Rich-man, Rich-man, Route 2, and Seth Wilson, Star Route report a hectic start for this week. Lyman Bur-dick, Bur-dick, state road foreman for state road shed 56, said Wednesday Wednes-day night all roads leading into in-to Roosevelt were cleared, with the exception of the Nine Mile road. County Agent Louis Jensen said he could see little indication indica-tion thus far that the Basin's livestock industry had suffered, as there is a large supply of feed on hand this year. Mr. Sprouse said the roads on his route were pretty well cleared Wednesday, but that Monday and Tuesday they were almost impassable. Like the other carriers, he didn't get home Monday until after dark. Wednesday the roads on Route 2 were considerably better, bet-ter, according to Mr. Richman. He expressed appreciation for the work of the road crews, es- pecially to Bill Crozier and Lester Gardner, who helped clear the roads in the Neola district, and to Joe Reidhead, who kept busy at Crescent. Mr. Richman got home about midnight mid-night Monday, and had to miss Monarch altogether Tuesday. Wednesday he completed his route. Mr. Wilson said his route was cleared as far as Bennett, Wednesday, but from there the roads were closed. For four days he couldn't get through the lower end of his route. County Agent Jensen reports there is little danger now of a feed shortage for livestock, even ev-en though, generally, cold weather makes cattle and sheep eat more. He continued that the snow is covering up some winter feed, and some stockmen were worried that the wind might pile snow so high they would be unable to reach their herds. Some of the sheep herders herd-ers now on the range are pro-ers pro-ers now on the range are probably prob-ably finding the snow almost Temperatures for the week are as follows: Min. Max. Snow Friday -7 31 2 in. Saturday 3 26 4 in. Sunday 18 31 2 in. Monday 15 28 17 in. Tuesday 22 34 2 in. Wednesday -3 23 0 in. Thursday -14 12 0 in. |