Evening star., 1941-10-27
2Fronn Capital,
Maryland Man
Diein Traffic
Dozen Others Hurt
Over Week End in
District Area

Week end traffic accidents took
the lives of two Washingtonians in
Virginia and a man in nearby Mary
land. while a dozen others were sent
to local hospitals from crashes in
the Washington area.
Mrs. Sadie Graves, 25. colored of
So Patterson street NE. and her
10 months old son were killed and
her husband Harvey Graves, was
injured in a crash of their automo-
bile with parked truck on Route l,
3 miles south of South Hill. Va,
the Associated Press reported
Others injured were Banks Graves,
Junior Graves. Lester Graves, Vir-
ginia Lee Graves and Tate Graves,
all Of Washington.
State police said Lester Graves.
the driver, told authorities he fell
asleep at the wheel and aWoke too
late to avoid hitting the truck which
had parked at the side of the road
and was Illuminated with flares.
The crash occurred Saturday night.
Maryland Man Dies.
Joseph Chittam, colored, of Bowie,
Md, died at Casualty Hospital yes
terday of injuries received Saturday
night at Bowie.
Prince Georges County police said
the car that struck Mr.. Chittam was
driven by Joseph Hall, % of Bowie,
and that the driver has been charged
with manSlaughter. Police quoted
witnesses of the accident as saying
Mr.. Chittam had walked into the
path of Mr.. Halls car.
Three persons were injured in a
three-car collision at the Bowie
traffic light, Prince Georges County
police said. Eldrin D. Morris, 90
OF Inverness. Md, said to be the
driver of one car, was the most
seriously hurt. He received a broken
arm and was sent to Casualty
Hospital.
Jesse A. Brewton. so. colored. 22OO
block of Fourth place Sc. described
by police as the driver of the second
car, received a possible fractured
leg Elizabeth Brown, 40, colored,
of the same address, was cut and
bruised. Both were treated by a
physician.
Third Driver Escapes.
Police said the driver of the third
car, Jesse Cole, %, of Winder, Ga,
was unlnjured.
-Four Washingtonians were hos
pltalized when the car in which
they were riding struck gasoline
pumps beside the Southern Mary
land pike near T. B.. Md. county
police at Marlboro reported They
said the driver was George Andre.
81. Of the 3400 block of Baker street
Sc, who was taken to Casualty
Hospital with a dislocated hip and
lacerated forehead
Others injured in this crash and
taken to Casualty Hospital were
listed by police as Mrs Margaret
Ward, IS, 1916 R street Sc. frac-
tured leg and shock; Mrs. Thelma
Andre, 20, of 3424 Baker street Sc.
fractured left leg. and George
Tucker, 80. of TIA Eighth street Sc.
possible fractures to both knees and
injury to right shoulder.
Others Injured.
Four other Washingtonlans were
reported by Marlboro police to have
been injured when their car crashed
on curve about miles south of
Marlboro
Taken to Casualty Hospital by the
Marlboro Rescue Squad, they were
listed as Eugene Smith, %. of 649
Sixteenth street NE, possible skull
fracture: William Bernard. II. of
521 Fourteenth street NE, lacerated
scalp and possible left hip fracture;
Warren Morrison, 81, of SIS Thir-
teenth street NE, possible skull
fracture, and Ruth Clark. Is. of TIT
Eighth street N E, possible fractured
pelvis.
In Washington. a motorist re-
ceived head injuries when his auto
struck a bridge abuttment on Liv-
ingston road near Atlantic street
Sc. late Saturday night. Carl Fink,
%. of 523 Shepherd street NV, was
removed to Gallinger Hospital, po-
lice said.
Three persons were taken to the
Alexandria Hospital when an auto
mobile and trailer truck collided at
Gibbon and Henry streets. Those
treated were Mrs. Grace Ballard, 10,
of 1913 South Fox street, Arlington
County. for lacerations about the
face; Willie Lee, 81, of 1435 Jeffer-
son Davis highway, Arlington, cuts,
bruises and shock; Mrs. Emily Lee
58 same address, shock, and E. W.
Hill. 38, Dunn, N. c., cuts and
bruises.