Evening star., 1961-02-26

pactty was retained along with |
the rate of 81 cents for other
types Of containers Of 2.45
cubic feet capacity.
STORM
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part Of Q system that dominated
much Of the eastern part Of
the Nation yesterday. bringing
tornadoes to three areas Of
North and South Carolina and
threatening the same to Mary
land and Virginia areas south
east Of here.
Bethesda police said the rain
struck that area In - 100 per
cent cloudburst." backing I'D
water to o depth Of 21a feet
at Bradley boulevard and
Arlington road. Parts Of Tele-
graph road in Alexandria and
Fairfax County also were sub
merged In muddy water when
the rain began falling.
One telephone pole was blown
down by the gusty wind on
Goldsboro road. cutting that
thoroughfare off between River
road and Bradley boulevard in
Bethesda. Montgomery County
police also reported wires were
blown down in the $500 block
Of Hazelwood street and said
several trees were downed in
the storm.
Chimney Topples
The 75-foot steel chimney OF
the Alexandria Dairy. weakened
by 60-mile-an-hour gusts dur
ing the rainStorm, toppled and
fell after the storm.
Detective Sergt. Andrew
Benarick said he noticed that
the chimney on top Of the dairy
at 334 North Pitt street was
wavering about 9 feet each way
during the height Of the cloud
burst at 4::30 pm.
He reported 1t to dairy off,
cials and they tried to buttress
the chimney. he said. Police
blocked off Pitt street to traffic.
The chimney toppled onto
the roof Of the dairy about
7:45 pm. Sergt. Benarick said.
No one was injured.
Arlington police repCrted a
high-tension wire was ripped
down by high winds about 4:30
pm. at Lee Highway and
George Mason drive. Traffic
was blocked but no one was
injured. A tree was blown down
in Arlington at North Twenty
sixth and Westmoreland
streets. Fairfax police reported
eight downed trees.
Power Lines DOwned
The high winds yesterday
knocked lines donw to 500
homes In Alexandria and an
other 500 homes in Arlington.
Virginia Electric g. Power Co.
service personnel expected to
have these lines back in service
by midnight.
More than 200 homes in
Herndon were also without
light for about three hours.
Power was restored about $50
pm.
VEPCO personnel said
switchboardS seemed to light
up suddenly q few minutes
after 6 pm. and O great flood
Of service requests came in.
These were generally scattered.
No large blocks Of homes were
blacked out In the Virginia
suburbs.
One Official said soft, wet
earth made it easier for the
strong winds to topple trees.
thus knocking down lines.
A PEPCO spokesman said
high winds and rain knocked
some 20 lines down by 0 pm
Generally these lines were
individual lines leading to pri.
vate homes. PEPCO brought
In 20 extra crews to keep ur
with repairs.
Particularly hard hit wa'
Goldsboro road between Mill.
wood and Radnor roads oppositt
| the Kenwood Country Club anc
|. Wilson lane, all In the Bethesds
area. Several poles went down
Rivers On Rise IS,
The Weather Bureau said thu
, all-day rain yesterday in the
, Potomac River Basin, combined
with the melting snow, causeC
rivers to rise throughout thu
, area. However. serious flood
ing Of the Potomac appeared
> unlikely. according to observ.
ers. The Letter Gauge neal
|; Little Falls neared the 12-foot
, flood stage last night but II
, the tidal areas below George.
, town, the Potomac will be only
,, IL or 3 feet above normal.
} Clear and cold weather fol.
lowed the rainy front into the
Washington area before dark
last night and is expected tt
continue through today. Ths
!. cold air caused O few snow fur.
. ries in some sections Of the
city last night. A rather windy
Sunday was forecast.
/ A small twister struck the
Philomont section Of Loudour
County about 4 pm.
! Most Of a sheet-metal roo.
was blown off of an 80-cov