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The News from Frederick, Maryland • Page 9

Publication:
The Newsi
Location:
Frederick, Maryland
Issue Date:
Page:
9
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Heavy Traffic For New Bridge Formally opened Saturday afternoon by Gov. William Preston the new Potomac bridge at Sandy Hook carried a continuous stream of traffic Sunday afternoon, checkers at the bridse announced last night. Approximately 1.500 motoris-ts crossed the Sl.146.-Ktt and concrete spaa between 1:30 and 4 30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, checkers reported. Heaviest flow of "traSSc was between 5 15 and 3.30 o'clock when 283 cars were checked ia the 15-mmute period- Many motorists parked their ma- Chines and walked out onto the 2.246-foot structure to admire the view of river and mountains. Governor Cuts The bridge was -ormally opened by Governor Lane who cut ribbons i carrying colors of Maryland and' Virginia.

Ceremonies were held 1 in center of the bridge. Frederick City was well-repres- ented at the opening by Eimer Eshieman. president of the Cham- her of Commerce: William E. Hardy, president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce; James GambrOl. a member of the State Game and Inland Fish Com- mission; State Engineer John 3 Brunswick.

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When he later emerged, he casually stepped into a machine. turned the key--which had been left in the switch--and started away He "felt" his foot touch something" alons the floor but for the time being, paid no particular at' te-ition to st A little later, he again feU" something on the floor, ar.d pressed his foot against it the eerie. whinuiR shtiek of a Mren" sounded The dentist was astounded and The News, Frederick, Monday, Oci M. 1H later lie realized--he wa not in his owu car. He had eotten into another person's car by mistake.

Quickly he leturned to the business place where he had left his machine--an identical model There he quickly retrieved his own car and discovered that the mi-chine he had driven away by mistake belonged to- Vf. Lee Elgin, Commissioner Motor Vehicles. ho had apparently stopped at the same place. The next query was- i Who left what keys in which For TWIT Electrical Repair Work 41 Wiring HARRY TINNEY It car' AH of which leads to the ob-j servation--Hn't it an infraction of the motor laws to leave ipmtion in an unattended parked vehicle' SEC AND MEAK PiloTuner FM FOK lOim. RADIO WAYSIDE SERVICE 421 C- Patrick St.

PaWaM r. RUSSELL YOCXG Nine-tenths of the supply of platinum must be imported i Photo by Frank Kecfer The new Potomac River bridge at Sandy Hook was formally opened SaJurcjdy af.ernoo:i wtien Gov. Lane of Maryland cut nobons bearing the colors of Maryland and Left of the ernor is Major Gen. Milton A Reckord. Adjutant General of land, and Sidnrv Hickman, toe Harpers rerry vicinity, with Rocks.

State Trooper Richard Myers is to the right of the Chief Executive, particular emphasis on tne metal- tic truss type of span developed by Weadei Bollman. for several years of road of' the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and afterward a bridge builder of international reputation. The historic bridge JO-- Howard A I A lure, Mr. 3Lane said a Gothic motif of SI, 146.402. with rights of a rs was adopted.

The pier bottoms costing $3,524: substructure th was considerably damaged about the front Sunday night when a southbound car collided with the. was partially wrecked by floods emerce of motorists wishing to are founded en rock and the Mary- and superstructure $830.000 land abutment walls were flared; The State of Maryland paid machine on Route 240. about a to provide a parking area and ob- of the total coit. the Gov- mle north of Clarksburg, about i servation platform for the con- in. 1924 and completely destroyed 12 years later, the Governor said.

State Designed Bridge said. The State Roads Commission of Maryland designed the bridge in its entirety, Mr. Lane said. "In' the design, primary attention was given to provide a structure above and beyond the effect of any re. corded Hood and at the same time obtain an economical, as well as architectually pleasing bridge," the Governor said.

"These con- resulted in the adoption of a continuous multiple span steel deck trass superstructure, supported: on concrete masonry piers and abutmetats. The pleasing arch appearance of the superstructure is entirely consistent with the proper proportions for the continuous design." he said. For treatment of the substruc- step and obseive scenic beauty of the site, ernor explained The Sla'e of i 7 43 o'clock The southbound car Virginia contributed $105400 and out of a line of cars, it was and turned arouna. hitting i broadside into the front of the ribbon-cutting Kins car Xo one was injured. the natural the Public Roads Administration ite, Mr.

Lane $497.000. fc Following the he BRIGADE REMOVED continued his trip to the 3len Ocl V--The Pub- superstructure Southern Governors' conference said guur- rial water sur-. at N. C. iemoved from face.

Lane told his audience DAMAGED Palestine and that redistribution of During the record March near the northern frontier cepted are 20-ton trucks, and the lowest point of the steel is 38 feet above normal Kling. Biaddock forces is six feet below the clearance any part of the trusses Started In 1941 Governor Lane referred to the fact that construction was started in 1941, with the 13 concrete piers and two abutments completed prior to the war. The bridge represents an expenditure Modern Pharmacy SUCCESSOR TO PEARRE DRUG STORE prug and Prescription Service TELEPHONE 208 YOU WOMEN WHO SUFFER HOfFUSHESthen PEEL CHILLY- Here's Good News! Are you between tee ages of 38 and Si and going through thai trringr functional 'middle-age' period peculiar to TromeE' Does this make you suffer from hot flashes, feel claKHET. so nerroui. Irritable, Then tO try Lydla E.

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