Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1927-01-06
ATLANTA FATALITIES
CAUSE BEREAVEMENT
IN FITZGERALD HOMES

Flyer" crack Central Of Georgia pas
sanger train, brought death Tuesday
night TO Mr.. and Mrs.. Berry F. Bales,
Of Campbellton road, and made or
phans Of seven children, the eldest 10.
the youngest 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bales were fatally
injured when their small automobile
was struck and demolished by the fly
er as they attempted to cross the
tracks at the Downian-D ozier cross
ing, Lee street and Campbellton road.
They died short time after the
crash at local hospital. The funer-
al was postponed until Thursday
pending the arrival Of Davis Bales,
10, the oldest of the seven children,
who is a theological student at Bur-
nett college, Spencer, Tenn, and 9TH
err out of-town relatives.
Funeral services for both Mr.. and
Mrs. Bales will be held Thursday at
II o'clock from the South Pryor
Street Church of Christ, corner of
South Pryor and vassar streets. Rev..
]. H. McBroom will officiate and the
bodies will be taken to Fitzgerald,
for interment.
Pallbearers will be H. E. Keckley,
DR.. C. H. Paine, H. B. Boyd, J. G.
Boyd, Charles Loudermilk, Dixon
Kirby, w. C. Cannon, T. ]. J. Dodd,
j. r. Williams, R. E. Argo, A. =.
Lamberth and G. F. Zimmerman.
Mr.. Bales was member Of the
South Pryor Street Church of Christ,
where he was superintendent and
song director of Sunday schools.
Rail officials said Wednesday nthat
the only explanation of the crash
was that Mr. and Mrs Bales failed
TOT stop before attempting the cross
ing. No Waterman is stationed there
after s o'clock, they said, but they
said there is no obstruction on either
side to prevent an oncoming train
from been seen, provided due precau-
=
lions are observed.
The train, which was in charge OF
Engineer Hugh Shouse, stopped after
the crash and its crew extricated the
injured couple from the wreckage and
called ambulances to carry them to
hospitals.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Bales received
fractured skulls, broken legs and
other injuries, and neither recovered
consciousness Atlanta Constitution.
Mrs. Bales was the second daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Davis, esteemed
couple of this community, and sis
ter. of Mrs. j. M. Massee, of North
Main street. Mrs. Bales and her
children, ofswhom there are z; Davis,
Mary, Franklin, Mabel, James, Clay
ton and Mildred, have been frequent
visitors in this city and quite well
known to the members Of the Central
Christian church with whom they
were associated on these visits.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bales spent their ear
" married life in the state of Wash
ington and came to Georgia about
ten years ago, living in Albany and
then in Atlanta.
Other survivors than those already
mentioned are Mrs. Bales four broth
ers, Mr.. Jesse Davis, of Palatka, Fla;
Mr.. James Davis, Of Chicago; Mr..
Chas. Davis, of St. Joseph, Mo-, and
Mr.. Raymond Davis, former citizen
of Fitzgerald, now residing in Attain
ia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Massee left the same
night of the accident on telephone
call and were joined there during the
week by the brothers who will ac-
company the remains to this city for
the funeral which will be held FRI
day at $3.50 p. M, in the Central
| Christian church, and the irternent
wia be made in Evergreen cemetery.