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skidded about $50 feet and struck
large tree at the edge of Rock
Greek The left side of the automo-
bile was crushed in by the impact,
The GilfiX boy was able to get out
of the car and stagger to the road
to summon help. He attracted the
attention of motorist and the
Bethesda Rescue Squad was sum-
moned.
Two Trapped in Auto.
When the rescue squad reached
the scene, they gave first aid to Gill
fix, Mann and Lohm-not knowing
that the other youths were still
trapped in the car. It was some time
before they were discovered and
the workers found that they could
not extncate the Roberts boy.
The Kensington and Chevy Chase
Fire Departments were summoned
and after the car was moved. fire
men were able to cut the Roberts
boy out. He was pronounced dead
upon arrival at the hospital.
Neighbors said that the Roberts
| boy made his home with Mrs. Alice
L. Clough at the Elm street address.
Young Walkers mother was
IN Nashville, Tenn, when in
formed of the accident and took
plane for Washington immedi-
ately The youth was to have en-
tered Hampden-Sydney College in
the fall. He has two brothers, Clax-
ton and John C. Walker.
The Bethesda Rescue SQUAD
rushed the injured to the hospital
The Roberts youth was pronounced
dead Immediately and the Walker
boy died shortly after 2 am. The
accident occurred at II 80 pm. Po-
lice were unable to learn where the
boys had been or where they were
going.
Car Hits Boy on Bicycle.
Russell Duvail, is. colored. of
Glenardene, Md. died last night
in Casualty Hospital of injuries re-
ceived when knocked from his BIZ
cycle yesterday afternoon on the
Landover road near Beaver Dam
Country Club.
The Bladensburg rescue squad
brought the youth to the hospital
shortly before pm. He died three
hours later of skull injuries. Mary
land State Policeman j. F. Black
istone said the car which struck him
was driven by Jacob Herman Gich-
ner, $500 Western avenue, Chevy
Chase, Md, owner of the Wells
coal yard in Mount Rainier, Md.
Quick thinking by a District man
averted what might have been a
serious accident on the grounds of
the Congrega tional Home, 1890 Crit
tenden street NV, last night.
Mrs. Margaret Pryor. %, of 221l
Monroe street NE. a student driver,
was at the wheel of a car that
turned of Thirteenth street NV.
into Crittenden street. At her side
was Emory Seates. %, Of 1924 Ogden
street NV. who was teaching Mrs.
Pryor to drive
The car got out of control and
ran up on to the grounds of the
Congregational Home. where about
IS guests were gathered for a lawn
party. Those on the lawn screamed
as they saw the car bearing down
on them. Mr. Seates grabbed the
steering wheel and succeeded in
running the car into a tree on the
grounds. He and Mrs. Pryor suffered
minor injuries.
Three men were treated at Freed
mems Hospital early today for minor
hurts received when a taxi cab in
which they were riding crashed into
safety post in the 1900 block of
Sheriff road NE.
They were: Milton Harper, %, COL
ored, of 4601 Deane avenue NE;
Raymond Grant. %, colored, of 2l16
P street NV, and Thadeus Nelson,
81, colored, of 3701 Sixteenth street
NV.
The Associated Press reported that
David Stolaroff, Is, who formerly
lived at ITS Massachusetts avenue
NV, was injured yesterday near
Remington, Ind, when his automo-
bile struck a bridge abutment.
Friends here said that Mr.. Stolar-
off, who was employed by the Rail-
road Retirement Board, was on his
way to San Francisco, where he had
been transferred. He formerly
worked for the Civil Service Com
mission.
Virginia Wrenn, 81, of 37l1 Benton
street NV, was treated at George
town Hospital today for injuries re-
ceived in an accident at Twelfth and
H streets NV. According to police,
she was a passenger in a car driven
by Michael Lee, q. of the same ad-
dress, which was in collision with
another automobile driven by Carl
baldi La Guardia, ~, of 3702 Jenifer
street NV.