University Daily Kansan, January 16, 1985 Page 8
CAMPUS AND AREA
Sales rise as temperature drops
By JULIE MANGAN Staff Reporter
Although last week's snow caused transportation problems around the country, most KU students made it to school on socks and stock up on winter supplies.
Lorna Zimmer, director of the student assistance center, said she had not heard of any students having problems going to campus because of bad weather.
The main streets in Lawrence had been cleared by the time students returned. High temperatures in the low 30s during the past two days melted some of the snow.
Area weather forecasts called for a slight chance of snow this morning with a high near 30.
Skies are expected to be mostly clear by morning. Tonight's low should be about 12 degrees, and the sky is expected to be in the mid; to upper 80%.
THE COLD WEATHER and returning students have caused sales of some merchandise to increase at local businesses.
Art Cromer, manager at Gibson's
Discount Center, 2525 Iowa St., said the store had sold more gloves, antifreeze and other ice and snow products in the past few weeks than he had for a long time.
"That area of the business has been really good." Cromer said. "The students are back, so it's still going. We sold out of snow shovels for the first time in a long time and had to re-order."
Wal-Mart, 2727 Island St., also sold out of snow shovels after the first snowstorm; on New Year's Eve, corresponded to Gaylan Gray, assistant manager.
Other than the rush for snow shovels, Gray said, he has not noticed added interest in winter merchandise. Instead, most customers stock up on food supplies during cold weather, he said.
"MOST OF OUR purchases they could get along without if absolutely necessary, so they buy groceries," he said.
Gray said that he also had received many requests for sleds but that the Lawrence store did not stock them this year.
Bram Sheafer, a clerk at Sunflower Surplus, 840 Massachusetts St., said his store had sold a lot of long underwear, gloves, hiking boots, hats and space blankets — emergency blankets stored in automobiles — during the last few weeks. Business has increased even more this week.
"Even though it's not as cold, it's cold enough." Sheafor said.
Local auto parts suppliers also reported increased sales of winter supplies.
"There's always an increase in antifreeze," said Art Johnson, clerk at Big A Auto Parts, 919 New Hampshire St.
Other items in big demand during the cold, according to Johnson, include windshield wiper solvents, fire extinguisher engine heaters and booster cables.
Boehle, manager of Don Schick Auto Parts, 1209 E. 23rd St., said his store had received fewer calls for auto supplies this winter.
"We did have more calls for chains than we normally do," Boehle said. "But it was not near as bad as it was last winter."
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