Evening star., 1943-11-08
Man, 65, Is Killed
On Road in Virginia.;
Many Hurt in D. {.
Five Injured When Toxi
Hits Tree; Soldiers in
Bus Crush Near Laurel

Bus Crosh Near LoureI
Emmett Anderson, 65, of Spring.
field, Va, was killed instantly yess
terday when he was struck by a car
while walking on the road on Route
GIT near Springfield in Fairfax
County. Va. police reported today.
Mr. Anderson was struck when a
car, driven by Erving Crawn, 26,
also of Springfield, passed an ap-
preaching car, police reported. No
charges have been placed against
Mr. Crawn. police said.
In the District, Miss Frances ].
Campbell "a, of 500 Sixth street
S.W., suffered serious injuries when
struck by northbound streetcar at
Seventh street and Washington
drive NV. yesterday.
The motorman was listed by police
as Peter w. Scully, rs, of 3O40
Cambridge place NV. Miss Camp.
bell suffered brain conclusion,
possible skull fracture and sewers
bruises and was reported still in q
serious condition today at Casualty
Hospital
TaXicab Hits Tree.
Five persons received minor iniu.
rles shortly after 6 o'clock this
morning police reported, when q
taxlcab driven by James B. Bladen,
35, Palace Hotel, 1102 Fourteenth
street NV, collided with q tree on
Massachusetts avenue near Ward
Circle NV. during light rain.
The injured, treated at Emergency
Hospital, were Mr.. Bladen, cuts on
mouth and knee: Mrs. Merle Landis,
1901 N street NV, bruises ON kneess
Claudia Tinsley, 80, 1928 Massachus-
etts avenue NV, cuts on eye and
head injuries: John w. Bruffy, 48s
l435 Harvard street NV possibly a
fractured nose, and Pearl Greenes
80. of North Vernon, Ind, head In!
jwies and fracture of knee.
The tree was partially uprooted,
police said.
Bus Hits Tree at Laurel.
A railways bus driver and seven
soldiers stationed at Fort George
G. Meade, Md, were injured early
today when their bus failed to nego.
tiate curve and crashed into a tree
near the Laurel, Nd, railroad sta.
ton, State police reported.
Edward Markley, 80, Laurel. driver
Of the bus, suffered fractured leg
and was treated at the Fort Meade
post hospital. Members of the
Branchville Rescue Squad, who took
the injured to the post hospital, said
Mr.. Markley had to be cut from tho
wreckage by hack saws.
The names of the seven soldiers,
all of whom were treated at the post
hospital. were not Immediately re-
leased by Army officials at Fort
Meade
Officials of the railways Bus Co,
here said the bus left Washington at
1215 I'm. on scheduled run to
Fort Meade with IS passengers.
They estimated damage to the bus
at about $1,000.
Crash Cuts Street Lights.
Streetlights on the west side Of
GeorTa Hnnue., from Florida ave-
nue. 70 EoNlrhbia road NWA were
extinguished at 2:l5 am. yesterday.
according TO police when a car op-
Grated south on Georgia avekue by
FLOYD Fen1ea, colored. 80. df 22l2
G. street NV, ran over the west
curb just north of Howard place and
collided with streetlight pole,
knocking both the light and fxs
lures from the pole.
Mr.. Fennell, his wife. Evelyn, rs,
and Daniel Adams, colored. 81, Of
Goldsboro. N. c.. were taken to
Freedmen's Hospital. The couple
suffered cuts and bruises, while Mr..
Adams was treated for leg injuries.
Magnolia Johnson, colored, 63,
was injured early today when struck
by car police said was operated
by Morris Abraham. 46. of 315 Ken
nedy street NV, as she was cross.
ing Queen and Columbus streets,
Alexandria. She was treated for q
broken leg at the Alexandria Hos
pital.
Crash at Service Station.
A service station attendant and
six other persons were injured. none
seriously. yesterday when car
moving into the station in the 7400
block of Baltimore boulevard crashed
into the rear of taxicab which was
being serviced, police said.
Bernard Shaw, At, of 108 Balti-
more boulevard, Hyattsvile. Md,
the station attendant, was servicing
the taxiS motor at the time of the
crash. and was treated at Casualty
HOSDit01 for cDtS and bruises oy,
head. wrist and knee.
Three occupants Of the parked
taxi. Sylvanus Murray, Is. Hyatts-
vile, Md, the driver. and Lottis
Adler, %, of 3414 Rhode Island ave-
nue.. Mount Rainier, Md, and Schuy-
Ter Wright IT. of 6002 Rhode Island
avenue, Mount Rainier, Md. passen-
gers. received minor injuries. Mr..
Murray was treated at Leland Me-
mortal Hospital, Riverdale, and the
two passengers received treatment
at Casualty Hospital.
The driver of the incoming car.
1t was said at Leland Memorial Hos
pital, was Irwin Gross, 40, of Balti-
more. Also treated and released at
the hospital. were his daughter,
Alice Gross, IL, and Jacob Shapiro,
both of Baltimore Ambulances of
the Branchville and Riverdale Res
cue Squads transported the injured
to the hospitals.
Mr.. Gross was charged with reck-
less driving and was released on
500 bond pending hearing.