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Mrs. J. T. Hewitt,
Maryland Native

Mrs. Joseph T. Hewitt, 80. q
lifelong resident of Montgomery
County. died yesterday at her
home, 808 Silver Spring avenue.
Silver Spring. of heart condi-
ton.
The former Mary E. CMollie)
Gill, Mrs. Hewitt was born in
Aften, Nd, and came to Silver
Spring 48 years ago. She and
her husband, who were married
in Woodside. Md, celebrated
their 55th wedding anniversary
last January. Mr.. Hewitt is a
retired employe of the Suburban
Sanitary Commission. He is S6.
Besides her husband, she is
survived by three children, Mrs.
Alma Morgan. Mrs. Elwood
Cramer and Stanley Hewitt
and granddaughter, Toni Lee
Cramer, all of the home address:
and a grandson, Jack Morgan, in
the Navy in Norfolk.
Three sisters and a brother
also survive, Mrs. John Best. of
the home; Mrs. Esther Mooney,
6726 Conway avenue. Takoma
Park. Md: Mrs. William Beall,
los Luckett avenue, Rockville,
Nd; and Archie Gill. 1913 Read
ing road, Silver Spring.
Services will be held at the
Warner E. Humphrey 8434 Geor-
gia avenue. Silver Spring, at 10
am. Saturday. Burial will be in
Rockville Union Cemetery.
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1911 he worked as a hydraulic
construction and irrigation engi-
Ineer for the J. G. White Co. in
New York.
He was a member of the Amer
lean Geophysical Union, the
American Society of Civil Engi-
|neers, the Washington Society Of
Engineers and the Cosmos Club.
He belonged to the Tau Beta Pi
and Beta Theta ri Fraternities.
In addition to his widow, Anna,
and a daughter, Miss Dorothy
Grover. both of the home adj
dress, he is survived by another
daughter. Mrs. John D. Fitch Of
Rio de Janeiro, and a brother,
o. L. Grover of 1918 Jocelyn
street NV. Three grandsons and
one granddaughter also survive.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow at Joseph CAV
Ilers' Sons. 1855 Pennsylvania
avenue NV. Burial will be in
Rock Greek Cemetery.
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.Richurd Norwood,
Former Manager
.OfLoun Company

Richard r. Harwood, ST., for
mer Baltimore regional manager
Of the Home Owners Loan Corp.
and for 20 years a Government
employe. died last night in Prov
idence Hospital. He was 66.
Mr.. Harwood suffered a cere-
bral hemorrhage in his sleep 10
days ago at his home at 1910
Forty-ninth street NV. and died
without regaining consciousness.
A native of Baltimore, he was
educated in Baltimore schools.
He entered Government Serv-
ice in 1888 as a statistician with
the Hole and was manager of
the Baltimore region when the
Office was moved to New York
in 1912. Mr.. Harwood was with
the chemical branch of the War
Production Board during World
War II and from 1916 until his
retirement in 1858 was with the
Federal Trade Commission. He
had lived in Washington since
1947.
His first wife. the former
Willyhyde Hart Plummer. died
in 1886. Mr.. Harwood was re-
married in 1858 to the former
Mrs. Mary Agnes Miller of
Washington, who survives him.
He also leaves a daughter,
Mrs. James Lambert; two sons.
Richard r. Harwood. jr.. and
William B. Harwood, and a
brother. George Archer Harwood,
all of Baltimore.
Services will be held at 10 am.
Saturday in the S. H. Hines
funeral home, 290l Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Government Printing Office
before his retirement.
Mr.. Carpenter was married
twice. His first wife, the former
Marguerite Bassett, died in 1912
His second wife was the former
Jessie Grant, the organist ir
the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church here for many years
She died in 1850 at the age Of
SO.
A Mason, Mr.. Carpenter wa.
the Oldest member of Nava
Lodge No. 4.
He made his home here with
his niece. Miss Edith Rogers, al
PIT Ninth street NE. He alSC
is survived by two other niece!
in this area, Mrs. Anna Franci;
of University Park and Mrs. Mil.
dred Donaldson of st. Mary.
County. and a nephew. Johr
u. Carpenter of Arlington.
A Masonic service will be con.
Quoted at the Lee funeral par.
Tor, Fourth street and Massachu.
sets avenue NE. at 2:30 pm
tomorrow. Burial will be in
Rock Creek Cemetery,
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Mrs. J. B. Kidd,
Federal oEmpIoye
For Is Years

Mrs. jeanette B. Kidd. IS, an
employee Of the Federal Govern
ment for rs years. died at Simons
Rest Home in Fulton, Md, on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Kidd. who had worked
for the Veterans Administration.
the Treasury Department and
the General Accounting Office,
retired eight years ago for dis
ability. She was a native Of
Honesdale, Pa, the daughter
of the late John L. and Chris
tine C. Bauman. A member Of
the Order of the Eastern Star.
she was past worthy matron of
Ruth Chapter.
She is survived by a son, John
M. Kidd, 5735 Fourteenth street
NV; a sister, Mrs. H. Haight
of Alameda, Calf, and two
brothers, Roscoe C. Bauman of
iMalibau. Calf, and Carl M. Bau-
man of Falkland, Md.
Services were to be held at
III am. today at st. Marks
Church in Falkland, with burial
in the church cemetery.
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Nathan c. Grover Dies,
Engineer and Author

Nathan Clifford Grover. ma.
tiOnally known hydraulic engi.
neer, died yesterday at his home
4505 Dexter road NV. HI
was SO.
Until his retirement in 1889
Mr.. Grover was chief hydraulic
engineer for the water resources
program for the United State,
Geological Survey. a post h,
held from 1918.
Mr.. Grover was the author o.
the well known book, River
Discharge" as well as numerous
other Government texts OF
stream gauging.
A native of Bethel. Me-, Mr.
Grover was a graduate of ciyi
engineering at the University O
Maine. He held an honorar,
doctorate from the same univer,
sity. Mr. Grover came to tn,
USGS in 1908 after teaching a
his alma mater. From 1907 unit
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Benjamin Thomas,
Lincoln Bioqrupher

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Nov. sc
(P.-Benjamin Platt Thomas
81, author whose 1852 biography
of Abraham Lincoln won WIDE
spread acclaim, killed himself
yesterday, police said.
w. c. Telford. Sangamon
County coroner, said Mr.
Thomas shot himself in the
temple with a 80 caliber pistol
He left a note indicating he was
Respondent because of a throat
cancer.
Mr.. Thomas was born in Penn
berton, N. j., but had lived in
Springfield for many years. He
wrote Abraham Lincoln: A
Biography" his 1852 success
while serving as editorial ad-
visor of the Abraham Lincoln
Association. He formerly was
executive secretary of the asso.
citation.
Survivors include the widow
Sally. Funeral arrangements
were incomplete.
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Miss Critten, IS,
Long DC. Resident

Miss Marjorie Critten, rs, OF
2022 Columbia road NV, WASH
ington resident for many years,
died yesterday in Emergency
Hospital.
A native of Springfield. Ohio,
Miss Critten lived on Staten
Island. N. Y, in her early years
She came to Washington with
her mother, the late Mrs. De-
Frees Critten, in 1909.
She moved to Bermuda in 1888,
after her mother died. but re-
turned to Washington two years
ago. She was a member OF st.
Margarets' Episcopal Church,
Bancroft place and Connecticut
avenue NV.
She is survived by a sister. Mrs.
Swsgar Sherley. 1900 Upton
street NV; three nieces, two
.nephews and eight grandnieces
and nephews.
Services will be held at 3 pm.
today at st. Margarets. Burial
will be on Staten Island. The
family asks that expressions
Of sympathy be sent TO the AMI
NAL Rescue League.
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A. }. Corbey, IS, Served CAP
40 Years Before Retirement

Arsenius Joseph Corbey, So
who served with the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Co. fol
49 years, died Tuesday at hi:
home, 1908 Forty-first street
NV. after a heart attack.
Mr.. Corbey, who was a native
of Washington, retired last July
81. He began his career on 6
bicycle, collecting from coin boz
telephones in 1907. He served as
Ia commercial representative dur
ing most of his career, represent
ing the company to the public
His last assignment was as eve.
ming manager.
Mr.. Corbey was a member
of the Alexander Graham Bel
Chapter of the Telephone
Pioneers of America, for which
employees are eligible after q
years service.
He was a member of the Holy
Name Society of Holy Trinity
Catholic Church.
Surviving are his widow, Rose
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6. Douglas Carpenter, 90,
Born on Eve of Civil War

G. Douglas Carpenter, 96
born on the eve of the Civil Wal
and named for Stephen A
Douglas, the Little Giant" who
debated with Abraham Lincoln
died in Casualty Hospital Tues
day.
Born April 10, 1860, Mr.. Car
penter was the son of a Southern
Maryland farmer who was 9
Democrat and an admirer Of
Stephen Douglas. Mr.. Carpenter
was educated in the public
schools of St. Marys County
and was a graduate of st. Johns
Military Academy in Alexandria
After teaching school in st
Marys and Charles Counties, he
came to Washington more thar
so years ago. He was employed
with the Census Bureau ano
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&c. Corbey. of the home address,
and three children, Mrs. Mar
garet T. Quintrell, 26l9 Forty
second street NV; Robert j.
Corbey, 500 Rock Greek Church
road NV, and Sister Mary
Patrick of Scarsdale, NY. Also
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs.
Louise Rivera of 1851 Columbia
road NV, Mrs. Ruth Mcguire
of 1906 Nimitz road, Kensington.
Md. and Miss Jean Corbey, 300
Connecticut avenue NV.
Prayers will be said in the
S. H. Hines Funeral Home, 2901
Fourteenth street NV. at 9 am.
tomorrow. Mass will be offered
at $3.50 am. in Holy Trinity
Catholic Church, Thirty-sixth
and o streets NV. Burial will
be in Holy Rood Cemetery.
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Jordan Parliament
Backs Government

AMMAN, Nov. 80 (P.-The
40-member Jordanian Parlia-
Iment gave Premier Suleiman
Nabulsi's government a vote of
confidence yesterday, only one
member voted no.
The Premier thanked the
deputies and reiterated that the
government will never give up
its responsibilities and promises
in policy statement read in
Parliament last Tuesday"
These promises included ter
mination of the British Jordan
ian treaty and recognition of the
Soviet Union.
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Hugh F. Dickson, So

ATLANTA. Nov. 30 LP).--Hugh
Franklin Dickson, SO, drug com
Ipany executive and investment
banker died yesterday at his At
llanta nome. He was a director
OF Mading Drug Co. and the
Southern Presbyterian Journal. q
weekly church publication circu-
lated In the South.
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Queens Riding Teacher

WINDSOR. England. Nov. 80
Up. - Henry owen. 70. who
taught Queen Elizabeth II how
TO ride a horse. died today. He
was head groom at Windsor 70
the late King George vi for many
years and a member Of the royal
household for half a century.
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TO Speak

Ambassador U Win Of Burma
win address the Washington
Friends Of Buddhism at 4 pm.
tomorrow In the embassy resi-
dence. 1929 r street NV. A
study group will meet at 3 pm.
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0tarn nj Chunks

our appreciation to the many friends
relatives, neighbors, as well as to al
the examinations which he belonged
for the acts Of kindness, the expires.
sions Of sympathy, floral Offering,
and condolences extended By them dur
ing the illness and at the time OF
the death Of my husband, SAMUEL S
MAUD p. FORT AND FAMILY.
late HATTIE A. SMITH wish to expires.
their heartfelt appreciation to the manS
friends, relatives, neighbors and co.
workers Of the Bureau Of Engraving
pressions Of sympathy, floral contribu.
lions and messages OF coincidence dur.
Ing our recent bereavement
LEROY SMITH AND FAMILY. q
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Gl 1:::.. l y: y: u. 4!
1900 Chaplin a.. NV Al i0
~ am Saturday, December
J, 1853 intermeni Washington Ma
tlonal Cemetery
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CHARLES 1RII:s G; WEAVER.

WEST. HARRY L. On Thursday, No.
vember 20, 1856, at Georeetown Hos
pital, HARRY L. WEST OF / Riggs I'd
West, brother OF Russell d. West.
Services at the S. H. Hines Co. Funeral
Home, 29O1 l4th st. NV. on Satur-
day. December /. at IL am parking
Cemetery
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WELLINGTON, Holm.

members OF Bricklayers
Union, No. /, OF Washing.
ton, ID. c.. ave hereby mott.
ned Of the death OF JOHN
WELLINGTON. Bu.ial will
be In Bedford. Ohio, or
Saturday, December 1
IQhH
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j. c. HELD, WorShipful Master.
p. 2 LARuENT. SECRETARY. 80

BURNETT. MARY }. On Wednesday
November -. 1856, MARY j
Mrs. Mabel Edwards and Mrs. Clarict
johnson. Other relatives and friend.
also survive. After pm. Friday
November 80. friends may call at the
Frazier Funeral Home, 3S9 Rhode
Island ave. NV, where funeral serv-
ices will be held on Saturday. D1cem-
Der !, at 1:30 pm, the Rev. Jerry
coin Memorial Cemetery. 30
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UhhNEII' JIMMIE BOWMAN. or
"wednesday. November IS, 1906, MRS
mother Of Mrs Alice Stamps Jacksor
Of 1919 Kenyon st. NV and Mrs
Theima Carson. She also is survived
by three grandchildren, DR. Herman
Mrs. Arlyce Robinson, and other reia.
tives and friends Remains resting
with L. T.. Murray a Son, 1887 lott
81. NV. where friends may call after
, pm. Friday, November 30. Funeral
services on Saturday, December /. al
pm, at the Friendship Baptist
hurch, the Rev. Whiting of1ciating
lnterment Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
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Holy Name Society. Holy Re.
deemer Parish, Kensington,
Md. will meet at the Robert
a. Humphrey Funeral Home,
Bethesda, Nd, at : pm. sun
day. December ., 1855, to
reclte the rosary Tor our late
BERNARD KENNEDY.
FRANK ROBEY, President.
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WILMER, JAMES A. on Thursday, No.
yember 20, 1896. at his residence. 2ll
& st. ne, JAMES A. WILKER, beloved
husband OF Mrs. Margaret Wilker tnee
vanderslicel. :, Friends, may call at the
chusetts ave, ne. after 2 pm. Friday.
November 30, where services will be
held on Saturday, December i, at
pm. lnterment Congressional Cemetery.
WINSTON, MARY. on Friday, Novem-
per a9, 1905, MARY WINSTON OF
Sl 4n MSntsl ,,s ave s esyotee mother
NOTICE Of funeral later. Arrangements
BY Dovie O. Brooks and Otis F. Alien
wooLFORD. EDWARD !. on Thursday
November ~, 1886, at George Wash
ington Hospital, EDWARD J. WOOL
FORD OF l40l South Barton St,
Mar9 woo h o' iStssr q a'i ssEan
Woolford OF Merrick, Long Island
n; X. and brother OF William Alfred
,Mooliord Friends may .cali at the
Arlington, va where funeral services
VIII be held on Saturday. December
a. . PIT; =, interment Patchogue,
WRIGHT. RUTHANNA On Thursday.
November 2y, 1856, at Garfield Hos.
pltsl. RUIHANNA WRIGHT Of the
W. Wright, mother OF Mrs. Ruth
Miriam Abbott OF Sacramento. Calf
Mrs. Pauline Mccoskey Of Washing.
Grand Prairie. Tex Services al the
s, II. Hines Co. Funeral Home. 1901
l4th 81. NV, on Saturday, December
ternent Fort Lincoln cefnetery'
THINNER. EDWARD L. OF sos sth st
n;sg on November 2s. 1856, uncle Of
bers' Funeral Home 400 Chaplin 81
nv on Saturday December q. al
~ am. lnterment Washington Ma
tional Cemetery
ZIMMER. EDWARD. oaicers and mem.
- -. berS Of BricklaVeFf Union.
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Wednesday. Noyembsr %. 1906. at
RUSSELL LEE BURCH, beloved hus-
band Of Margaret F. Burch. son OF
MIS-; Annie NJ Riley OF Washington,
Colesyille, Md. and John T. Burch
OF washington, d. C. Services at
the s.: H. Hines Co. Funeral Home,
SSOi 18th st. NV. on Saturday, De-
cemoer /, at 2 pm. parking facili-
uesl. Interment Columbia Gardens
Cemetery, Arlington. Va 80
RIRCH RnsgEII LEE a.A.a, -.
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INNATE ELMA cHiLps, N. N. @.

Der rs. 1855. JESSIE BUTLER OF 2iO7
II st ne. mother OF Willie Hampton,
Ben Lee, James. King and Henry But
Ter. Mrs. Ida Daniels, Mrs. COrinne
Peaye Mrs. Sallie Bell. Mrs Inez
campnsld and Mrs, Adele spann; sis
She also Is survived BY twenty -four
grandchildren and a host Of other rela-
tives ana friends After pm. Friday
Frazier Funeral Home, $50 Rhode
island ave. NV. Funeral on Saturday,
December L., At pm. from the
Kingdom. Hall, 1885 4th 81. NV. In
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" MARTHA l.. HARROD,

BLoNGE W. HAWKINS, Fin. sscy.
FLEMING. ADA. Suddenly. on Tues
day November ~. 1856, at her resi-
ADA FLEMMiNG. Remains " resting EH
with L. E. Murray a. Son. 1897 10th
st. NV, where friends may call after
pm. Friday, November 30 Flu
neral services on Saturday. December
|, at am, at the Galbraith A. M
Z. 2, Church. the Rev. Roberts Of
ticiatins. Interment Woodlawn Gene
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iTON. JOHN. The officers and
members OF Anacostia Lodge,
No. II, F. A. A. M, are
hereby notified of the death
. Of BROTHER JOHN WELL
= INGTON. Masonic Sc. vices
!. will be conducted at Bedford.
Ohio, on Saturday, December
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wELLINGs. REAR ADMIRAL AUGUs.

TUS j., 4. 5. y. tretiredD. On Thurs
day, November 20, 1856. at Betnesoa
Naval Hospital. REAR ADMIRAL AU-
GUStUS j. WELLlNGS, U. S. n. tre-
n. j.. the beloved husband OF Rose
Standish B. Wellings, rather OF Angus
tus j., IT., and Rose Stanuish Welllngs.
Wellings, U. S. N. (retiredl: Rear
Aomiral Albert A. Wellings, U. S. n.
retired; Mrs. Henry j. Hurley OF
Tenafly, N. j.; Miss Gladys D. Weliings
OF Boston, Mass, and Mrs. RoberI M
Roche OF Baltimore, Md Services at
tort Myer Chapel, Fort Myer, Va,
on Monday, December 3. where requi, m
mass will be offered at 10 am. In
terment Arlington National Cemetery.
Please omit flowers.
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Thursday, November 90. 1855. at her
ton. va, MARY LOCKWOOD FosTER,
and mother Of William }. and Henry
l: Foster and Mrs. Charlotte F. Davis
She also is survived by four sisters,
Sarah ", Jane g. and Margaret M
Services and interment private. 30
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- B sasf Household ~ me n Rut e
No. l7i0. @. u. o. Of o. r.
are hereby rotified Of tbs
passing Of INMATE MARY J
BURNETT. Funeral services
will be held on Saturday, De-
- cember !, 1856, at 1870 pm.
lie Frazier Funeral Home 3ss
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GARNETT, JANEY. Oficers and men,
bers OF Mount Olive Tabernacle, No
3. order Of Gallilean Fishermen, are
hereby notified to attend the funeral
OF our deceased sister, JANEY GAR
NETT. from the Friendship Baptist
day, December /. 1855. at / pm.
BY order of
SISTER LILLIAN LEWIS, R. W. R.
SISTER 2ARAH q TIIP MED arrihn .
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GROVER. NATHAN CLIFFORD. or
Thursday. November 20, 1853, NATHAN
CLIFFORD GROVER, husband Of Anna
Allen Grover; iatnsT OF Dorothy Alielt
brother Of Oscar L. Grover He also
Is survived by three grandchildren ane
grsat-grsndehild Friends NAV cal
at os eS,...v GnSpel I7SS Pa S aye
services will be held on Saturday
Rock Greek cemetery.
HAGAN, DIR. ERNEST r. on Thursday
November 20, 1855, at his residence
Leewood Lodge Nursing Home, AMMAN.
RRa assana "a Of pr EMMA nHSEsI Hsra hAo an
beloved father OF Mrs Catherine II
Kerr, Ernest e. ana Robert s. Hagaf
and !he late. Charlotte Il clough
Z ciousR' richard su 6. SehaassI \ 'S She
james r. Hagan. Alex p and Sarah
g. Kerr Friends may cal a. th'
hriinEton. va Where far sr 1li0h a,t Wye
will be held on Saturday. December
a. pm lnieFment Columbia Gar
asns Cemetery IN lisu Of noyers
Association Of Northern virEinis. Inc
94i North Highiand 81. Arlington. Va
HARRISON. BLAKE BAKER. on
wednesday November IS. 1856. BLAKE
3. HARRISON OF NblA Oartrel oil
Remington, Nd. beloved husband Of
Helen [. Harrison and father Of Helen
7. and Blake B. Harrison. IT,, brother
o. John Henry Harrison Of Dallas
Ter. and Mrs James Brsgs o. Little.
ton y seryiees and lnisrmenl
90. o. FsidAs November 80 IN Little
HARTY, ROSE 4. on wednesday. No.
yember -, 1855. 81 Sass Gulfslde
mother 81 Mrs. Hazsi Brrns and sste,
% MrH 2 u Vermiilion OF Oriarae.
Pa and Athby p Coods % staunian
Va 3erVicc1 uiii BE- held on satur.
daY Dseember ~ 10 m ~ Char.
ment Peri Lincoln cemetsrY.
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Providence Hospital, ANGELA FRANCES
FERRARI, beloved wife Of Emilio W
Ferrari, mother of 10 Ann r. Angela
NJ, Mary Catherine and Barbara Lee
Ferrari. daughter OF Mrs. Catherine
W; Campbell and sister of Mrs. Doris
white, Mrs. Catherine Wheatley, Mrs.
Charles Malone, Charles and Herbert
Campbell Friends are invited to cali
at the Bethesda-cheyy Chase Funeral
Home q Robert A. Pumphrey Be-
thesdA, Md. Services on SATURDAY., De-
eember 4. at the Shrine of the Most
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.
where requiem mass will be offered at
Cemetery.
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LIFE IN
THE COUNTRY
Bear Hunters Find Some Tracks
BY JAMES BIRcHFIELD

There has been a big bear hunt
up our way, but so far no bear
has been caught.
People got excited about the
bear after Mrs. Jim Repass saw
it while out picking berrier. Mrs.
Repass said she looked over the
top of a berry bush, and there
it was.
The next report came from
Jim Repass, who said he saw
the bear and two cubs near the
COW barn at Belmont Plantation
He said he has seen the tracks
down in the branch.
But the best bear story came
from George Clarke, jr, whose
father owns Belmont. George
said they found a calf with its
tail bitten off and a big claw
mark down its hip.
Bound to have been bear,
he said. Couldn't anything else
have bitten that Calls tail off,
much less left a claw mark as
big as the one on the calf.
After the calf was found, the
hunt was organized. Dick Downs
loaned a 5000 rifle and a few
shotgun shells loaded with buck
shot. And away the hunters
went, but after all their prepare
ton they found only few
tracks.
We have plenty of deer down
by the river, and we've had a
bob cat, although l haven't heard
anything of him lately. But now
with a bear. we can qualify as
a real wilderness. l think some
of our subdivision promoter;
ought to advertise lots with wllc
game attached.
/ have no doubt that we have
a bear all right. The Repasse;
came from down in the noun
tain country, and you couldn't
fool them on a bear.
But about that calf with its
tail bitten off. I don't know
whether I'll take that one or not
But, as Dick Downs says. I'll
makes a good bear story"
4
The rains last month, for a
change, were distributed with
some reason. l noticed that
Washington. where the rain
merely runs off into the Potomac
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River, got only a little better
than inches.
But our here. my rain guage
measured an even II inches of
rain for July. And I was IT
hundredths of an inch short of
the official guage up at Lincoln.
That is a lot of rain-better
than one fourth of our yearly
average. We needed it too, but
despite the drought years when
l thought I'd never complain of
rain. I would like to see the sun
shine a few days now.
X
We have had no more snakes,
thank goodness, but we have had
our share Of toads. I'm begin
ming to think there is something
to that old story of it raining
frogs.
I have noticed several times
that after a hard rain, the
ground would be covered with
small frogs. They were thick in
the garden the other day-sc
thick that you had to be careful
where you stepped.
! If they didn't come down with
/ the rain. then where did they
come from? Any ideas?