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Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
New Sherbet FlavOrs
Are Summer Delight

Fresh Fruit Sherbet-tbat most
refreshing of all summer treats
makes menu news this week with
the arrival OF three distinctiyely
different and delicious fresh fruit
tiavors-Tangerine, Pineapple. and
Lime. All are made by the Breyer
Ice Cream Company.
The flavor of these fruits never
tasted better than in Breyers Sum-
mer Fresh Fruit Sherbet, say the
makers of this delicacy. They give
as their reason the fact that these
sherbets are abundantly rich in
the natural juices squeezed from
the finest fruits grown.
Breyers own field men select the
fruit and the fruit-picking time.
not too early to be green or too
late to be pithy. The just-ripe tan
gerines and lines are rushed from
the Florida groves, where they are
grown, to Breyers own fruit pro-
cessing plant in Plant CITY. Flori-
da. There they are processed ana
tresh-frozen in a matter of min
utes, capturing all the natural
sweetness of the fresh fruit.
Breyers Tangerine Sherbet and
Lime Sherbet are also excellent
sources of nourishment and energy
chock-full.O of Vitamin c, perfect for
infants, growing children and
grOwn-ups.
Introduced briefly last year ON q
trial rum, Breyers Tangerine
Sherbet proved a sell-out early in
July. This year, the Breyer Com
pany reports, they are ready with
a large volume to meet the expect-
ed demand throughout the summer
Brand-neW this year is Brewers
Fresh Pineapple Sherbet, iavorfuI
with the luscious, ripe troDic9I
fruit. Only the finest Cuban pine
apples are used-and lots of them,
Ito make this refreshingIy- differ
ent sherbet flavor.
To enjoy sherbet at its hest
Breyers suggest allowing il to
soften slightly before serving. This
tempering", as it is called. re-
leases the full flavor and aroma
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
ROtarians Elect
international Head

Herbert J.. Taylor of Chicago.
y. s. A., was elected President of
Rotary International for 1954-55
At the 18th annual convention Of
that worldwide service club or
ganizatiOn, which completed it's
fiye-day session at Seattle yester-
day. The convention registration
OF more than 5000 Rotarians and
guests represented $500 Rotary
Clubs with a membership of 387,-
600 business and professional exc
cutives in SO countries.
Mr., Taylor is Chairman of the
Board of the Club Aluminium Pro-
ducts Company and a director Of a
number of banking, civic and manu-
featuring organizations. He was
Vice-Chairman of the u. S. War
Department Price Adjustment
Board in Washington, d. c., during
World War ii and is a Past Direc-
tor of the American Management
Association and of the Aluminium
Wares Association. A Rotarian
since 1928, he has served Rotary
International as Vice-President
Director, District Governor and as
committee chairman and member.
He is the author of the "FOur-Way
Test, a means for the evaluation
Of policies which has been widely
adopted by business and profess
sional executives, government Off
Gals and educators in many parts
of the world.
Elected to Rotary InternatiOnaTs
Board of Directors were Rotarians
from Australia, Belgium, Brazil.
Canada and the U. S. A.
In the formal convention address,
es by the Secretary of State of the
U. S. A., John Foster Dulles; Ro-
tary's President. Joaquin Sierra
tosa Cibils of MOntevideo, Uruguay:
and other outstanding speakers.
and in the informal discussion
groups, emphasis was given to the
many opportunities which Rotari-
ans have in all parts of the world
TO work for the achievement of one
or the principal Rotary gOals-the
advancement of international un-
derstanding, good will and peace
This was the first Rotary Inter-
national Convention to be held in
the U. S. A. since 1851. the last
two conventions having been held
in Paris and Mexico City.
Rotary's Golden Anniversary
Convention will be held May 29- |
June 2, 1855, in Chicago. birth !
place of the first Rotary Club in
1905, as the elimination of a |
worldwide observance of Rotary's |
80 years Of service.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11

Sherbert, they point out, is not
only delightful as summer des-
sert but adds Zest to the main
course Of a meal or as a topping
on a fruit bowl, avocado salad or
on many other summer salads.
Particularly, the light, delicate
favors of fresh fruit sherbets are
an excellent accompaniment to a
fish dinner Comparatively low in
calories, sherbet is a splendid dish
for summer reducing diets!
These exciting sherbet fiavOrs
are unbelievably economical, too.
They cost only 25c a pint and S9c
half gallOn-a perfect freezer
standby for quick, cool summer
menus.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11

ed by bus to the H. P. Cannon
Company cannery in BridgevilIe.
There they saw asparagus enter
the plant as it came from the field
and leave in sealed cans and lars.
Everyone was impressed with the
many different steps which are
done by hand and by the many pro-
cesses which are used in the com
mercial canning of food.
When these hOmemakers pur-
chase canned food, they will know
more about what they are buyingl
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11

Blanche King, Mrs. George Pippin
Mrs. William Sterling, Mrs. Bernice
Warren, Mrs. Harlan Taylor. Mrs
Frank Taylor, Mrs. Elizabeth M
Hayes, Mrs. Margaret Kennedy
Mrs. Elizabeth Bush, Mrs. Calvin
Marvel, Mrs. Francis L. Raugblev
Mrs. Florence Maclary, Mrs. Clvde
Campbell, Mrs. Earle Coleman.
Mrs. Robert Simmons, Mrs. Mabel
Hotfecker, Mrs. Paul Faulk. Mrs
Winifred Wright, Mrs. Fred Seelv
Mrs. Clifton Seeley, Mrs. Addison
Burris, Mrs. Emma Everline. Mrs
Elizabeth ]. Colburn, Mrs. Ruth
Buarque.
Thanks to the H. P. Cannon Com
pany for all they did to make this
afternoon so pleasant and profit
able!
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
RENT IS BARGAIN

NEW YORK - (P - An offer
to pay $35 month rent won Mau-
rice A. Britt a lease on a six-room
house owned by the Army Corps Of
Engineers.
The real estate is at Long Island
National Cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11

An increase Of S5 per cent ln
world food production would be
needed to meet the most pressing
needs of the worlds people; accord
ing to an estimate by the Twen-
tieth Century Fund.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11

In 1880 in the United States
about one out Of seven employed
persons living on farms had nom
Tarm Jobs, but in 1910 the figure
Of three. 1s
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11

dS interesting as
what we saw!
H o m e Demon
stratiOn club
members have
taken bus tours
to see many in
teresting sights,
but they found
in their own
State an inter
esting tour.
On Tuesday,
June l, Kent
County HON e
d e m o n %
stratiOn club
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
Kent Home Doings

Often we travel for hundreds of
miles, only to find that we have in
our own back yard something lust
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11

Read Fhe classified ads
Evening star., 1954-10-19

State Society Of Washington. He
was a member of the Kentucky
and American Bar Associations.
Metropolitan Memorial Metho-
dist Church, Tau Kappa Alpha
fraternity and the Order Of the
Golf.
Survivors are his widow, the
former Jewell Bliss Sledge Of
Bowling Green, whom he mar
ried in 1926; two daughters, Miss
Georgeanna Meuth, of the home
address. a teacher at Potomac
School; Mrs. Richard Tenney
Johnson, Dublin, Ireland: his
mother, Mrs. Simon Meuth and
two brothers, A. j. and r. M.
Meuth, all of Henderson. KY.
and a sister, Mrs. I. F. Parrigin,
Atlanta, Ga.
Services will be held at 10 am.
tomorrow at Hines funeral home,
1901 Fourteenth street NV.
Burial will be private in Arling-
ton Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-10-19
Dr.. 6. M. Phelps,
Retired Surgeon
BY the A.seeisssd Press

SOUTH ASHFIELD. Mass,
Oct. l9.-Dr. Gouverneur Nor
ris Phelps, rs, retired New York
City surgeon, died yesterday at
the home Of his son, Gouverneur
jr.
Born in New York, DR.. Phelps
was graduated from Harvard in
1902 and from Columbia Medical
College In 1906.
DR.. Phelps was associated with
Roosevelt Hospital and the. Man
haitian Eye and Ear Hospital
for, many years. He went on a
number Of big game hunting ex-
peditions in Africa.
Evening star., 1954-10-19
Mrs. EwaId ScIlnift,
Mother Of Curator
|Af National Museum

Mrs. Ewald Schmitt, 81.
mother Of Waldo L. Schmitt.
curator of zoology at the Ma
tional Museum. died Sunday at
her home, 8514 Greenwood ave-
nue., Takon1a Park, Md, after a
stroke.
The former Fanny NJ. Hessel-
bach, Mrs. Schmitt was born in
Washington during the first year
Of the Civil War. Her father.
Wilhelm Hesselbach, an expert
copper-plate map engraver en-
ployed in the United States
photographic once, emigrated
to the United States from
Wurtemherg, Germany. Her
mother. the former Amelia
Cederqvist. was born in st.
Petersburg. Russia. Of Swedish
parents and came to Washington
in the entourage of the Russian
Minister.
Their family home was on
Evening star., 1954-10-19

Seventeenth street, facing De
Sales street, and Mrs. Schmitt
often recalled the Union Army
encampment that was located
west of Seventeenth street. The
back yard of her. home extended
| to what is now Sixteenth street
and consisted Of a field with a
stream.
Mrs. Schmitt attended Frank
lin School. She was married to
Ewald Schmitt. a civil engineer
who was associated with the
late Bernard r. Gree in the
construction of the Library OF
Congress. Willard and Raleigh
Hotels and the New National
Museum. Mr.. Schmitt, who
died about 80 years ago. also
worked on the construction of
the Army War College.
Besides DR.. Schmitt, of Tako-
ma Park. Mrs. Schniitt is sur
vlved by two other sons, Edward
A., Chevy Chase. Md, recently
retired civil engineer with the
Washington Aqueduct; Hugo r.,
Larchmont, N. Y, with Penn
Mutual Life Insurance Co.; a
daughter, Miss Thelma Schmitt.
Of the home address; three
grandchildren and five great
grandchildren. ~ .,s ...,,r1
Private services were to = be
held today at Warner Pun
phrey's funeral home, Silver
Spring, with burial in Rock
Creek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1954-10-19

He dwelt on one in particular
-Antonia Ford. Of Fairfax. who
led the agile Confederate Mosby
through Union lines to capture
a Yankee general at Fairfax
Court House. "She," he said,
was as meek. mild and dreamy
a miss as ever sold regiment
down the river. We have never
forgiven her. She married q
Union man."
Mr.. Kane's account of Rose
Greenhow, the woman who spied
from offlcial washington for the
Confederacy stirred the Round
Table membership into impromp-
tn speeches from the floor. She
Is credited with giving Jefferson
Davis accurate details on tile
Unions move toward, Manassas.
An aging. fervent Southerner
whose father fought with Caro-
lima troops, rose to admit Mrs.
Greenhow's worth, but he said
her details on the Yankee march
to Manassas should have been
perfectly obvious to Southern
forces. --ysS
1T took them q week to get
his troops there" the white
haired man snorted.
But they got back to WASH
ington in "a hours"
Evening star., 1954-10-19

than 900 repairmen beating
through the Maryland counties
In search Of trouble. Some Of
them left desk jobs to help
skilled linemen.
Twelve additional crews, num-
bering about so men. joined the
workers today from the Potomac
Edison and Monongahela COM
panies of Virginia, West Vir-
ginia. Maryland and Pennsylva-
mia. These workers have cleaned
up the lesser damage for their
own companies and can be
spared for the Washington area
emergency.
Pepco believed all District
power damages would be COR
rected by tonight with the ex-
ception OF some isolated cases
where one or two customers were
fed by line not reported. These
will be repaired as they are re-
ported.
Byproducts OF the storm
smashed plate-glass windows
remained big problem because
OF a strike of GLACIERS that began
October /.
Meyer Goldberg, operator of
the Chesapeake Plate g. Window
Glass Co., and chairman of the
contractors Negotiating Commit
tee, estimated that 500 large
plate-glass windows were blown
out all over the city.
Ten Companies Struck.
This "windfall" for glass COM
panies has its drawback at pres
ent, for both the damaged places
and the glass companies. Ten
major companies are struck, and
repair work has been almost 100
per cent stymied.
Some rather cheerful business
men have boarded up their win
dows and painted across the
boards such signs as Hazel Was
Here" and Excuse My Bare Face
Hazel Done It."
But apparently the $4,000 or
$40, 900 damage will remain un-
touched until the strike ends.
The AFL Glaciers Union has a
meeting scheduled for tomorrow
night when the companies offer
will be discussed by the men,
bership.
The union wants to raise its
present $2,75 an hour scale by
Is cents this year and another
10 cents next year. The en-
players have offered S cents this
year and another cents next
wear.
Evening star., 1954-10-19
g. W. Meuth Dies;
Justice Department
Aide Since 1914

George William Meuth, 63, as
sistant chief Of the frauds Sec
tion in the civil division Of the
Justice Department. died yester-
day of a heart attack at his
home. 2828 Northampton street
NV.
Mr.. Meuth came to Washing
ton In 1888 as an attorney with
the Public Works Administra-
ton. which in 1941 became the
Federal Works Agency. Mr..
Meuth was appointed special as
sistant to the general counsel of
the FWA. He transferred to the
Justice Departement In 1914 and
was appointed to his present job
three years ago.
World War l veteran.
Mr.. Meuth was born in Hen
derson County, KY. the son of
Simon and Willie A. Oman
Meuth. He was graduated from
Western Kentucky State Teach
ers College in 1916 and the fol-
lowing year enlisted in the Army
Quartermaster Corps. He served
in the Army of Occupation in
France. Germany and Spain un-
til his discharge in 1920.
In 1923, Mr.. Meuth got his
law degree from the University
of Kentucky. While in school he
was business manager Of the
Kentucky Law Journal. He
practiced law in Bowling Green.
KY, from 1924 until 1888 and
was formerly a member of the
firm of Thomas, Bell and Meuth.
Mr.. Meuth was active in the
University of Kentucy Alumni
Association and the Kentucky
Evening star., 1954-10-19
Richard B. Alexander
.Ex-Resident Here

Richard Baxter Alexander.
81. a former Washington resi-
dent. died yesterday in West
Palm Beach, Fla, where he had
lived for the last IL years. He
was in the industrial plating
business there.
Mr.. Alexander, who formerly
lived at Forty-fourth and Fes-
senden streets NV. was born
in Charlotte, N. c. He was grad
uated from the Junior College
of the University of North Car
olina. While in Washington he
was associated with the Inde-
pendent Taxicab Owners Asso-
citation and operated q large in
dependent fleet of cabs.
Mr.. Alexander was senior
warden Of the Church of the
Holy Spirit in West Palm Beach
and recently a new church school
addition was named in his hon.
or. He was one of the organ
izers Of the church and chair
man Of the building fund.
Survivors are his widow, Fran
ces Simmons Alexander; a son
and two daughters. Richard. jr.,
student at the University of
North Carolina; Mrs. Nancy A.
Cochran and Miss Jane Frances
Alexander, both of West Palm
Beach; his mother. Mrs. Alex
ander McCurdy, of Washington;
two sisters and a brother, Mrs.
Julian McWhorter. Takoma
Park, Md: Mrs. Robert Terrell;
Silver Spring. and Andrew Will
liam Alexander. 1898 Stephen
son place NV.
Services and burial will be
held tomorrow in West Palm
Beach
b.
Evening star., 1954-10-19
For Whom the Bellies ToIdp:
Kane Describes CMiIWor Spies

The Civil War Round Table.
which relives that conflict on a
friendly partisan basis, last night
roundly applauded a Southerner
who pulled every Yankee leg in
the place.
Harnett &. Kane, best-selling
author from New Orleans and
a slightly reconstructed Rebel.
spoke on, about and around his
newest book. "Spies for the Blue
and Gray" at the Round rable's
monthly dinner meeting at the
Army and Navy Club.
The result was anecdotal en-
bellishment about Civil War
spies which obviously couldn't be
printed in the book. But the
end result was q combined Rebel
yell and 1--WE Are Coming, Father
Abraham" as far as stirring
friendly controversy anew was
concerned.
1.-THE Civil War probably saw
more spying on both sides than
World War H." Mr.. Kane said.
"But the full story of Civil War
espionage probably never can be
told because no one wanted it
told.
Those spies were happy half
wits, a few magnificent rascals
and a few who sold out on both
sides. The girls" he smiled,
were especially terrific"
Evening star., 1954-10-19
Frank W. Tones, 68,
GAO Auditor and
Former Banker

Frank w. Tones. So. General
Accounting Office auditor, died
of a heart attack yesterday III
a GAO building elevator, AL q
street NV. He was on his way
to his Office in the service unit.
administrative section.
Mr.. Tones lived at 1905 STAN
ton avenue, Silver Spring, Md.
Born in Weston, Nebr.. he for
merly had his own hank in
Lapine, Greg. and was head of
an irrigation project, on Oregon
homestead land. He and his wife
staked out claims in that State
after their marriage 40 years
ago.
Mr.. Tones was an accountant
for lumber firms in California
and worked in Omaha. Nepr.
before he came to Washington
20 years ago to work for the
GAO. ....-
He was member of the Holy
Name Society of st. Johns
Catholic Church in Silver Spring.
Survivors are his widow, Mary
F.: two daughters, Mrs. Shane
Zubrecky and Mrs. Joseph c.
Stone. both Of the home address;
son, James F., 864 Northamp-
ton drive, Silver Spring. a re-
cent candidate in the Democrat
ic primary for the House of
Delegates from Montgomery
County; two sisters. Mrs. James
Kabourek, 858 Yuma street Sc;
Mrs. Mary Novak. Omaha; three
brothers. Lewis, Utica, Neb.;
Ernest B. and George j. Tones,
both of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
and three grandchildren.
Services will be held Thurs
day morning at st. Johns Cath
olic Church, Silver Spring. Bur-
jal will be in Cedar Hill Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1954-10-19
Curtis Turnbu|I, u,
D. {. Area Student

Curtis Turnbull. 22-year-old
senior at Washington and Jetfer-
son College, Washington, Pa,
was killed yesterday when the
car he was driving ran off the
road near Pittsburgh and struck
an abutment.
He was the son Of MIR. and
Mrs. Frederick w. Turnbull, 4723
Dorset avenue, Somerset, Md. His
father is a patent attorney.
Mr.. Turnbull had been to
Cornell for the week end where
his sister, Georgeina. Is a sopho-
more. He was returning to
Washington and jefferson Col
lege when the accident happened.
Born in Washington, d. c.. he
went to Sidwell Friends School
and to Williams College a wear
before he transferred TO Wash
ington and Jefferson College. He
had been active in track at all
three schools.
Funeral arrangements are
being handled by Gawler's fun
eral home, 1855 Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1954-10-19
Hubert K. Smith, Founder
OF Store Fixture Firm

Hubert Kenneth Smith. So,
founder Of the American Store
Fixture Co. of Washington. died
Monday in Clearwater, Fla,
where he lived. He retired seven
years ago.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Maude Bass Smith: a daughter,
Mrs. S. A. Ledbetter and a grand
son. Kenneth T. Ledbetter, both
of Baltimore. and q brother. Ros-
well Smith, Tampa, Fla.
Evening star., 1954-10-19
DR.. William |. Evens, 83,
Ohio Professor Emeritus
by the Assecioted Press

CLUMBUS. Ohio, Oct. 19.-Dr
William Lloyd Evans. 80, pro-
fessor emeritus at Ohio State
University, died here yesterday
in Grant Hospital. He was pres
ident of the American Chemical
Society in 1941.
DR.. Evans taught at Ohio State
from 1905 to 1941, when he re-
tired.
In 1929 DR.. Evans received the
william H. Nichols medal for the
outstanding research contribu-
tion of the year. The award was
presented by the New York Sec
ton of the American Chemical
Society.
The medal was presented for
DR.. Evans 20-year research INTO
the structure of the sugar mole
cule, pointing the way to fresh
triumphs in medicine, biology
and other fields" DR.. Evans was
nationally famous 'or his car
bohydrateS research. .
Evening star., 1954-10-19
1ratha
sOLLERs, MARY ANN.

soLLERs. MARY ANN. suddenly. or
Fys5sTT,. FssdsRss cSIs5y1Ie SsS1 .sk y TSs
EERs EzasssVff vile y eharies B. scE solers' SCI E.
Is survived 6y her parents, Mr.. . sisd and
Mrs. OTIS L; MGCauley; Friends may
vile. Md, after 1920 am. Tuesday
%s;a2,ssdas' ;a s,.. October %, e : 1870 an n n
terment Fort Lincoln Cemetery,
HORNE, CONSTANCE Z. On Monday
THoRNE 81 81 e4o7 s't Tucker NsdAseA I'd se. III. Il
beloved wife of the late William T
hHfe PhD O. mosasG Rsnnets a1 y Ha@ ana Paul I'll III
Thorne. She also is survived by foul
the simmons Bros. Funeral Home, 1861
SSoa sr FL H0ps 5 81 ss on :efSse
at Providence M. E. Church, Friendly
Md. at 10 am. Interment church
TONES, FRANK W. Suddenly. on Mon.
oME feS 9'tS0eE 81 ssd5 IS santon ssd RANE sE. ss,
Spring, Md. beloved husband Of Mary
Stone. Mrs. Shane zubrecky and James
warner pamphfeg M S@es Funersl nssrs 4 Home ne
S434 Georgia ave. Silver Spring, Md
Mass will be offered for the repose oi
ss sau on at 81 JhuFSaay yoSn casha oftSSss church hi
Forest Glen. Md. 1nterment ceda,
WASHINGTON, EDNA A. On Sunday
s0DectSber =; 1854. EDNA A. WASHING. !.
Malvan & Schey, Inc.
WATKINS. BOOKER T. On Monday
October is, 1854. BooKER T. VAT.
KINs of 1243 10th st. NV. He i.
survived by his. beloved wife. Mrs
Mame An WstRns Ws1ns hs 9oar fahsG 5robe1s Ms @
Lewis, Alonzo and James watkins, and
host of other relatives and friends
AArransemsi,ts BY the W: H. Bacon
tHsneoal Fun re- fannrs, Hone sg lafs 7th st. NV No
naaS denee p1m9ries " va RosERT ss LEI
WATSON WATSON beloved son ot the lat
Lining. Mrs. Betty Gardner Mrs. Pear
Cornwell: four brothers, Jim. Willie
NapGfoa ns az aas hna Home
Va. where services will be conducted
Wednesday, October 90. at l pm
WILLIAMS VILLA DEBORAH; Ago On SUNDAY, oe: 1s:
bObCt A0oIs 0EioSI1I1 "A1Al4AANE
of 332 Seaton pl. ne. daughter OF
Arthur and Jane williams and sister OF
Anthony williams. Friends NAV call
at the Malvan & Schey. Inc, Funeral
Home after pm. today. where funeral
services will be held Wednesday. Octo-
National Cemetery.
NORA F. On Monday, oc-
tober ls:, 1854, NORA F. WILLIAMS,
wife Of the late Herman K, Williams
mother Of Jesse e. and Harry M. Will
liams. grandmother Of Mrs. Doris E.
Balderson and Thomas v. King. jr
Friends may call at Gawler's Chanel
1856 Pa. ave. NV. where services
will be held on Thursday, october u
at II am. Interment Fort Lincoln
Cemetery. 20
YOUNG. WILLIAM A. On saturday, oc-
tober 16. 1854: WILLIAM A. YOUNG
Of 1865 Irving st. NV. He is survived
by a daughter. Mrs Matilee Thomas
Johnson; many other reIa lives and
10 friends may call at FraZier's Flu
neral Home. $50 Rhode Island ave W.
where funeral services will be heid en-
Wednesday. october 20. at q H.. Rev
J. A. Moore officiating. Interment Lin
coin Memorial Cemetery 10
Evening star., 1954-10-19
Miss Abercrombie;
Ex-GurfieId Aide

Miss S. Cary Abercrombie, who
was employed at Garfield Hos
pital from 1924 to 1948, died
Saturday of a stroke at the Good
Samaritan Hospital, West Palm
Beach, Fla.
A former resident at 1901
New Hampshire avenue NV,
Miss Abercrombie had been in
the record librarian Office of the
Southeastern Florida Tubercu-
losiS Sanitarium in Lantana.
Fla. Services were held yester-
day in Pensacola, Fla.
Evening star., 1954-10-19
Good Weather Speeds Work
On Wire Breaks ind. c. Area

Aided by favorable weather,
hundreds of repairmen continued
to splice away today at broken
wires which have left thousands
of Maryland and District homes
without electric power since last
Fridays hurricane.
With more than 500 linemen at
work, many of them enlisted
from other companies. Potomac
Electric Power Co. officials said
they hoped to re-light all but a
few District homes by tonight.
In Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties the target date
for restoration Of all power was
not so clear. Officials said earlier
they expected most of the dam
age to be repaired by tomorrow
night.
Cheered by Weather.
Good weather cheered the
hard-pressed utilitiesA for they
had feared that even q mild
storm might topple many more
trees and limbs hanging precari-
ously since their brush with
Hazel.
The f1ve-day forecast calls for
temperatures averaging about
normal-highs of 66 and lows of
46. Little rain, if any, is seen
during that period, and none be-
fore the weekend. A chilly 3S
in the city and 80 with frost in
the suburbs. was forecast for to-
night.
Most Of the electric wire DAM
age has been repaired for homes
serviced by the Virginia Elec-
trio g. Power Co. ID.
BY the end of the day, Pepco
figured to have an army of more