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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-02

United Service Organizations
Travellers Aid Office here during
the next few weeks expects to need
a large number Of rooms or apart
ments for couples and is making
an urgent appeal for residents to
list all available space.
Many of the rooms will be re-
quired for relatives OF servicemen
stationed near the Ford Bomber
Plant. often relatives come for a
visit. not anticipating lack Of shei-
ter here and emergency situations
arise. The Travellers Aid antiCi-
pate an influx here within short
time and are without hstings to
meet It.
Mis- Rov1 Olson. ~ r'.Hrro oi tNc
Office here says. "lne desire on tho
part Of friends and relatives to visit
the men in the service may not al
ways be wise. but is always under
standable. No such visit can give
the eeryicemeu the pleasure II
CCuld-aud should-if the effort to
find a place for his guests to stay
is an cxhaustinE battle. J.S.O.
/ Travellers Aid Service in Ypsilanti
is doing it's utmost 10 have avail
able all possible resources for hou q
. ing. hut normal facilities for hous-
/ ing will not meet the needs. PEG
pie who have never remotely
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-02
War Department TO
Utilize University

Ann Arbor. Jan. 2-The War
Department has just announced
that the University Of Michigan Ia
been selected as one Of the l.
universities in the county where
a special series OF intensive train
ing courses for medical and dsntel
officers will be initiated The
courses are to be given to oves
come the shortage in various medic
al and surgical specialities.
Those selected for the training
will be only those officers who have
had a minimum Of u months Of
practical experience in genera!
surgery and who are under 80 year
OF age. Special emphasis will b.
placed on tropical medicine in tn
courses. which begin today, and
Will last until June 30.
The War Department announced
that from 200 10 400 officers vii
be trained in each course. explain
ing that the distribution OF medical
men trained for medical and sur.
gical specialties has proved made
quate in meeting the war demands
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-02
Butter and Eggs

Detroit, Mich, Jan. =
BUTTER-45-46c.
EGGS-Whites L. S. Extras (Grade
A large 49Ia-514c; medium,
43-4ic: L. 5. Standards (grade
}, large, i7ia-4Sc: medium. AZ
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-02
Municipal Court
zen & Company

Clement Baumunk. 1902 w. More
Land St, pleaded guilty in munich
pal court this morning TO a charge
of driving while intoxicated and
was committed to Jail for so days
David d. Brandon, Howell. paid
a fine OF Sc for driving against
traffic. and Clarence Medaugh, 81
for a stop violation For minor traf-
fic offenses fines OF 81 were paid
Dorothy DeBois and Rosebelle
Moore, both of 440 Madison Ave.
Arlene Harrison, 321 Second Ave q.
and Jake McKenny. sol Second
Ave, appeared in court this morn
ing, charged with disorderly con
duct and fighting The women
pleaded guilty and each paid a fine
of $40. The man established him
self as a peacemaker, only, and
was discharged.
Clyde NJ. Knox, charged with be-
ing intoxicated and disorderly,
pleaded guilty, and paid $40 fine.
George H. McShane, 2O3 n. Ham
ilton St, and Ralph Oliver. 7 S.
Hamilton St, pleaded guilty to dis
orderly charges, and each paid a
fine of $40.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-02
Oath of Office Taken
by County Officials

Ann Arbor. Jan. although all
county offices were closed Friday.
the new terms Of Washtenaw Coun.
ty officials elected last November
were begun on that date.
Oaths of Office were administered
TO new officials Thursday by County
Clerk Luella VI. Smith. who was
administered the oath by Circuit
Judge George W. Sample.
Sworn in were Prosecutor
George Meader, Sheriff John L. Os.
born, Treasurer Clyde u. Fleming.
Register OF Deeds Katherine W.
Shau. Drain Commissioner Cornc
lus ". Tuouy. circuit court com.
missioners, Lee y. Brown and Al.
bert W. Hopper, and corouers, Sam.
uel F. Clark and Edwin c. Ganz-
horn. All these officers were in.
cumbent last year and are Republi-
cans, except DR.. Samuel F. Clarf.
a Democrat. who was elected fo~
the first time in the November 3
election.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-02
Ann ArbOr NeWS
Historical Society
Planning Sessions


Ann Arbor Jan. 2-The 1913 pro
gram Of meetings for the Washte
nav Historical Society was an.
nouuced Friday by officials Of the
society Prof. r Clyde Ford, Up.
SLANT, will talk al the first meet
ing Jan. 10, on the subject Of
Early Days in Washtenaw Coun
.ty'
The schedule for the rest OF the
year follows; February, Prof. Emil
Torch OF the University. The His
toric American Buildings Survey
and Some Early buildings in Wash
tenaw County D.; March, Prof Rog-
er /. Morrison, EARLY Transports
ton in Washtenaw County by
Road =; April, Prof. James X. Pol
lock. THE Evolution Of Political
Party Organization in Michigan:
May, Rev. Harvey c. Colburn. Ypsl-
lanti, Development OF Churches in
Nashtenaw County. and at the an
.nual meeting in June. Julius HaaB.
county school commissioner. will
speak on The Development Of Edu
cation in Washtenaw County.
The Society officers for 1913 are.
Prof. Torch, president: Mrs. Flora
Smith. Dexter. Mrs. Bauman Sea.
mans, Ypsilanti, and Henry Brown,
Ann Arbor, vice presidents; Mrs.
Geneva Smith, Ann Arbor, secre-
tary-treasursr elect. and Dr. /.
g. Nanderlida. Ann Arbor. his
torian The board OF directors is
made up Of Mrs Henry Steinbach.
Dexter; Mrs. W. ". Beman, Miss
Julia kirchofer, Oscar Eberbach.
Carleton w. Angel Ann Arbor
and Mrs p F. skinner, Npsilanti.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-02
Rural Schools Gather
626 Tons of Metal

Ann Arbor. Jan. 2-School Com
missioner julius W Haab has an
nounced final results of the coun
try rural school salvage campaign.
a total OF 626 tons Of scrap metal
and more than II tons OF rubber
collection during the two.week
drive in October.
Mr.. Haab commented as follows
As We begin the new year il is
evident TO me and my assistant,
Howard Thayer. that an even bet
ter record OF collection can be
scored in the next drive. Many OF
the county farmers we're busy with
crops and fall work during the Or
tober drive and could not devote
their full time and energies to the
task of helping their children bring
the heavier scrap objects to the var.
ious schools" Mr.. Thayer reported
large amounts Of scrap still in farm
yards while going 10 and from
county schools.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-02
Overlap Allowed on
Gasoline Coupons

Ann Arbor. Jan. 2-Washtenaw
County motorists will be granted
ten days Of free" driving as the
result OF an Office OF Price Admins
tration ruling wrich will enable gas
station proprietors 10 accept gas
coupon No. 4 beginning Jan %.
Charles p. Willings, chairman Of
the gasoline panel of the local coun
~ rationing board reports.
Gas coupons No. 3 will be valid
through Jan. q, because of the
ten-day extension announced short
ly before gas rationing was sche-
duled TO start Dec. 81. Mr. Willings
was advised, however. the fact that
ration booklets all carry Jan. 81
as the expiration date of the first
period has inspired OPA officials 10
allow a ten-day overlay in which
both No. AMI No. 4 coupons will
be good.
At rationing board headquarters
al 200 y. Fourth Ave. many appll-
cations for supplemental rations
are still being made and the office
will remain open ION 2 O'Clock
until 4:30 each day Saturday
hours are from 9 o'clock TO noon.
Detroit Mich, Jan. Rites for
Miss Mary Helena White. a dram.
atics teacher in the Detroit Public
Schools for 16 years. who died sud.
denly Thursday al Mt. Carmel Hos
pital at The age OF 43 years. will be
Monday morning in "a'amazoo.
Burial will be at Mt. Oliyet.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-02
Daily Market Report
LIVESTOCK


Livestock
Detroit, Mich. Jan. Fed
steers and yearlings, $685.;
Shortfed steers, Sll a; com
mon grassy steers. SO II down.
Beef cows, s1O.5O.l25O; cutter cows
mainly SS.75-lO.25; sausage bulls.
from S1S-13.5O.
Calves: good and choice grades,
$3.50 IS: common and medium
grades, Sl2 1850.
Hogs: Good to choice butchers
scaling $50 400 lbs. late at
S14.35 1850; stays, Slips; sows.
$13.25-l3.50.
sheep: Choice native lambs
Sl5.75.16; medium to good lambs
Sl5-l5.5o; common throwouts, S14
down.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-02

MINEOLA. y Y.-INS- 4 III
vorce action against Captain Ed
ward Neinken. whose pants mann
featuring company recently was
awarded an e pennaut for out
standing production, today was on
file in Nassau County supreme
court
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-02

CHICAGO ms The appoint
ment of w. A. Cramer Of Chicago
as western district traffic manager
was announced by the United
States Steel Corporation subsidiar.
les today. Cramer will succeed
NJ. n. Billings who retired after
30 years in the company's traffic
department
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-02
New Appeal Made For Rooms
For Relatives of Soldiers

thought OF renting rooms in their
homes must awake to the fact that
a place for the soldiers wife and
baby to sleep is as much their shxre
of the war as buying bonds or be.
ing Air Raid Wardens."
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-02
43c; Browns. L. S. extras (grade
A. large, Assoc; medium, i2c.
Detroit Cash Grain

Detroit, Mich, Jan. .
WHEAT Mo. ], $149.
BARLEY Mailing range, 40
moisture. Sl-LOS4c; feeding, csc.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-02
Fruits

Detroit, Mich Jan. .
sldwins, No. /, $1-l.25
bu.: Delicious. No. !, Sl.75-2.OO
bu.: No. =, $3.50 bu.; Mcintosh,
fancy, S2-2.25 bu.; No. /, Sl.5O-l75
bu.: no. >, 75c-$l00; Greetings,
No. I, 90c-$1.25 bu.: Shows, fan
cy. Sl.35 bu.; No. /, 90c-$l15 bu.:
No. ?. 5G.75c bu.; Northern Spies.
No. / $l5O.2; No. ., 75c-Sl; JON
athans. No. l, Sl.25-175 bu.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11
Quiet Room for Baby
Gets More Attention

With the bIrth-rate in 1913
higher than any time IN history,
there is real need for well in
sula'cd quiet rooms for babies.
Nany families. whose daughters
are home With a baby for the
duration Of the war. are build
ing am extra room for the baby :
bedroom
These extra rooms are being
buIIt.of insulating coIOrkote panels
by converting .porches into bed
rooms on making an extra room
ln The attic
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11
SOLDIERS WIFE

"On the battlefront and the
-camp-in- thi>-CountrN front all
Influences glorifN tn" one family
home A. the future place Ia
live
The soldiers wife who fol
lows him from place Ia place,
living IN rented rooms or apart
ments. certainly viii look upon
detached house Tor her little
family a. the one thing she
wants most out of victory
FINALLY. most influential in
moving the building boom az
the postwar period in the direc-
tion Of the one-tamily home il
the experimentation now being
carried on 10 produce better
housing for less cost.
- Even "A moderate degree ~
#uCCeS~ i'm these rndeavots now
common in the building indus
try will mean that the one
family home can be had for less
money than ut any time In this
generation
THE use ~ multiple unit
methods in constructing single
family units l. reducing costs
materially.
"SuCh economies will help the
average family make it, de-
ciSion In favor Of home Of its
own with no neighborS on top
and none alongside except AZ q
reasonable distance across tfc,
ward
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11
Window Shades Cut
Consumption Of Fuel

Fuel consumption can be re-
duccd hy al least 10 per cent #
window shades, with which most
homes are equipped. are lowered
Systematically during the winter
10 retain heat IN rooms which
otherwise would be lost through
window paneS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11
Government Drives
For Home Insulation

Because of Tho close relation
ship between home insulation and
fuel conservation tho government
j. conducting drives 10 get owners
o. 20 per cent OF American homes
which are uninSulatrd. 10 make
good use of insulating materials
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11

downtown
Rsy's Hardware
li49 Cris~old St
HAMTRAMCK
MosteL PANT a Glass co.
ISIS Jos. Campau
FAST or WoODW
Budmsn Sash a Paint Co
17AIl Gratiot, mr.. Smile
Fred 7 Burns Hardware
lO2l9 kcrcheval Ave
Detroit Fuel a supply
5625 + Dawson
Detroit Hardware Co.
6d32 Woodward Ave.
Eastoun Paint Shop
id5OO Harper Ave
Taulman Hardware
zoos W. 7Mile Rd
ko1bial Plumbing a Heating
1898 Conant Ave
Lutg-Lange Lumber A Coal Co
5l4O Mt Elliott cor. Fsrus~orth
Sloan's Hardware
9I33 Mack Ave.
Tischbcin- Dung Co.
lAt92 Gtstiot
Van Dyke Plumbing 4 Heating
93i2 Van Dyke Ave.
WEST or WOODWARD
John ). Astleford Co.
S7O2 Hamilton
Bullock Green Hardware CO.
1854 Michigan Ave.
Conrad, William n
S4OI fireman Ave.
DAVIS Paint and supply CO.
1880 Grand River Ave.
Csrtner Hardware Co.
600 W Fort ST.
IL Sale Sign & Artists supply Co.
s3i2 Linwood Ave
heiuinger Bros. Hardware Co.
1870 Livernais
WEST or WOODWARD
Merit Supply Company
1922 w. Warren
Oxford Upholstering
1856 W. Warren
J = Ratke Home Outhtters
400 3ist St. cor. Buchanan
Summers Hardware
WyoninE at Schoolersft
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11
Rumpus Room Needed

A rumpuS or recreation room
has become al m OSt standard
equipment IN The house OF today
and tomorrow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11
GO az 5H zHy' <Mx7MS DEALER

WEST or WOODWARD
SprinE~ells Hardware
2O3s SprinE~ells
Tyre Hardware
3Oii Grand River Ave
Wolverine Hardware
1880 Grand River Ave
SUBURBAN AREA
BIRMINGHAM
Huston Hardware Co,
2os y Woodward
CENTER LINE
Ho.te Bros.
2s3iI Van Dyke
CHARLESTON
} ~ AEsr Hardware
Ciarkston, Mich.
DEARBORN
Filipctak Hardware
59is Chase Rd.
Star Lumber Co
77FO Greenfield Rd.
EAST DETROIT
r. { kalthoH & Sons
2z522 Gratiot Ave.
HIGHLAND PARK
highland Park Lumber Co.
1883 Hamilton Ave
Worthwhile
Novels Lumber & Coal Co
go base Line ROAD
PONTIAC -
Mitchell Typewriter. Office Equip mt
$50 y Saginaw 81.
Oakland Coal a Paint Co. d.
a36 Orchard Lake Ave. IN
Msites. Inc
Garner Huron and Sssins~ 81.
BEDFORD
Miller's Hardware
i7ZSi Crsydale, Redford
RIVER ROUGE
Franks Wallpaper 4 PANT Store
10000 West Jefferson
ROYAL OAK
Currier Lumber Co.
2Ot East Lincoln
Smith. Champion Co
t24 W. Fourth 81
VAN DYKE
p p Mslin Furniture
233ot Van Dyke
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11
Family Unit
Will Dominate
In Postwar Era
Continued from Page One)

Daily always has been lending
money for onc-family dwellings.
Several factors habits which
were developing when war broke
out As we'll as some things which
have been happening 10 people
and houses since tho war started,
point IN that direction, the COM
mittcc indicates
Among them are victory gar
dcnlng and the development OF
good housing Al lower costs
The pattern of the one
family home aS the ideal place
60 live was catching the fancy
OF the American public in in
CreaSing degree in the years
before Pearl HarbOr." says John
r Scott ST Paul MINI. chair
man of the leagues committee.
"In 1910 the number ~ newly
built One-family homes was
within 5000 81 the number
added In the great home build
Ing boom year of 1926.
"By 1871, the nonfarm areas
saw more Single-familV dwell
ings being built than i'm any Of
the great eNpanSioniSt years Of
the l920'S.
That year $4,000 were put
mp. IL per cent more than in
the previous record year, 1928.
STEADILY MOUNTING
"Nhat il more important,
this great spree ~ building one
family units brought IL about
that they accounted for So per
cent Of all the new units Of
shelter provided that year.
This percentage had been
mounting steadily for three
years
add Ia this growing prefer
ence Of the public for this type
OF shelter before We went 10
war the fact that the war pc
iod has taught millions ~
Families 10 % things for them
selves in or around the home
which they didn't do before.
~ striking example il Vic
tory gardening, which II gather
Ing more and more deVotees
"EVerNbodY il realizing that
n victory Garden should be In
his own backyard and further
more millions are finding gar
deninc desirable activity.
n large group Of these will
remain sold on the idea after
the war and they will want one
family homes with ground
enough 10 permit some gar
dcning
Altogether the families on
the home front today are find
ing numerous things that are
needed in home. when Nou
spend increasing amounts 81
time there because 81 gas
rationing. and the needs they
recognize are generally those
which nc-fnmily home can
supply
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-11

White. 1874" long. H. diam.
lS.woit 49," by IA" zoe
2O-wott 1874" by IA" Zoe
Evening star., 1943-07-03
Blue coupons, Book 2-K, l. and M
coupons remain valid through
.Illu z

bluc coupons, BOOK IN, ~ anu M
coupons remain valid through
July 7.
Stamps lettered N, P and @ re-
main valid until August 7.
Red coupons, Book 2-These can be
exchanged for meats. fats, etc.
Stamps lettered P are valid
now, will be good until the end of
July. @ stamps become valid
tomorrow. r stamps good from
July IL July 81. inclusive. S
stamps are valid July l8 through
July 81.
Sugar-Stamps Nos. Is and 16 in ra-
ton book No. l may be used to
obtain sugar for home canning.
Each will be good for pounds
through October 81.
Families needing more than 10
pounds of sugar per person for
home canning must make appli-
cation to their ration boards for
all over this amount.
For regular allowances OF sugar
for general use coupon No. 13 in
book / Is good for 5 pounds
the consul general. two and three
times week. Under questioning
by Mr.. McNulty, she said she re-
called Viereck receiving sums Of
money. usually $500 at a time, from
the consulate cashier
When pressed by Defense Attor-
ney Leo A. Rover, the witness said
that employees of the German Lii
brary of Information, which had
Offices on the same floor as the
consulate, were paid by the same
cashier.
Viereck was employed during this
period as literary adviser to the Ger
man library, a fact he listed with
the State Department on registering
as a foreign agent.
Mr. Rover and Attorney John j.
Wilson were appointed by the court
to defend Viereck after he had is
sued pauper's plea saying he was
unable to employ competent counsel.
Evening star., 1943-07-03
Speer Named Director
Of Warden 1raininq
Mrs. Ada Minnix Heads
Southeast HOUSING Unit

Rowland K. Speer. former dep
uty warden for the Metropolis
View area and inventor of an in
cendiary bomb used by AFRAID
wardens for training purposes, has
been appointed training director
Of the Air-Raid Warden Service, it
was announced yesterday by Chief
Air Raid Warden William J. Mile
ham.
Another appointment was that of
Mrs. Ada NJ Minnix of l22 Third
street Sc as chairman of the
emergency food and housing unit
of the Southeast civilian defense
area.
Mrs. Minnix has done volunteer
welfare for the Police Department
for 20 years and has been active
in the Air-Raid Warden Service
since its inception.
An appeal for 500 man and
woman volunteer stretcher bearers
was issued yesterday by Mrs. Harry
S. Eernton. chief of the Civilian
Defense Volunteer ONCE Appli-
cants were asked to register at the
groups headquarters at 1924 F
street NV. or at the branch booth
at 1921 Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Information concerning the serv-
ice can be obtained by calling Re-
public 5105
Evening star., 1943-07-03
Youth Pleads Guilty
To Lesser Charqe

Haywood Wilborn, II, colored,
who was found guilty on June Is
by a District Court jury on a
charge Of attempting to criminally
assault Federal Bureau OF Investi-
CATION stenographer last March,
yesterday was granted a new trial
by Justice F. Dickinson Let's on
motion Of Defense Attorney Rich
ard r. Atkinson.
Immediately after the new trial
had been granted, however, Will
born pleaded guilty to simple assault
in connection with the case and
was sentenced to serve one year
Justice Let's set aside a sentence
Of from three to nine years i'm
posed last week on the original
charge.
The court held that evidence was
insufficient to convict on the at
tempted criminal assault charge
and the Government. represented
by Assistant United States Attor.
ney John L. Ingoldsby, jr., was will
ing to accept the plea of guilty OF
simple assault, Mr.. Ingoldsby said
Justice Let's also sentenced two
men to serve from four months tc
year and day each on pam
dering charges on which they hac
been found guilty recently by q
jury. The men are George P
Shipley, 20. of the 300 block ol
North Capitol street and Paul r
Pearson, 47. of the 600 block OF
Sixth street NV. said to be a hote
clerk. They were prosecuted bS
Assistant United States ATTORNEY
Ingoldsby.
Evening star., 1943-07-03
70 in Prince Georges
Report for Active Duty

Twenty men lnducted June l8 by
Prince George County Draft Board
No. 2 at Upper Marlboro reported
for active duty Yesterday after a
two-week furlough.
A group of l3, including one volun-
teer for Offlcer Candidate School. re-
ported to the Army They are:
Lloyd Snyder. volunteer; Robert L.
Lsenbee. John P. Wood, Julian E.
Cliff. jr.. James s. Sweeney, George
W. Weaver. John T. Wilhelm. John
c. McEntee. Harold E. Jones. Henry
w. Gilbertson, Julian S. Garrett, Jo-
seph w. Holmes and Leroy I. Jack
son. colored.
Five men reported to the Navy.
They are:
Robert w. Musgrove, Edgar L.
Horst Charles A. Phair. Marion T.
Mulllkin and Earl F Sodeman. Mr.
Sodeman will be assigned to the
Sea Bees"
Leonidas B. Rose, jr.. reported to
the Coast Guard. while William F..
kenkel reported to the Marine
Corps.
Evening star., 1943-07-03
First Auto Death
|0f Year Listed
lin Alexandria
Woman Hit by Truck
Dies in Hospital;
Five Hurt in Wrecks

Alexandria's first trafiic fatality
for 1913 was recorded today when
Mrs. Margaret z. James, 28, Of 433
East Monroe avenue, died In the
Alexandria Hospital of injuries sus-
tanned in an accident yesterday.
Five other persons were injured
in trafiic accidents this morning and
yesterday in the Washington area.
Police reported that Mrs. James
was struck by a truck at Hume ave-
nue. and River road as she was
crossing the street.
The truck was operated by
CLANCY Glassper, colored, ~, of 622
Morton place NE. and was owned
by v. F. Barnes Of 2805 Jefferson
Davis Highway, Arlington.
Inquest Scheduled.
Glassper, who was arrested imme-
diately after the accident on q
charge Of reckless driving, claimed
that Mrs. James stepped in front of
the truck and he was unable to avoid
striking her.
A coroners inquest will be held
today.
Two men escaped with minor in
juries when the automobile in which
they were riding early this morning
crashed into an electric light pole
and caught fire at Twenty-fourth
street and Benning road NE.
Troy T. Osborne, 26 colored, OF
239 Warren street NV, listed by
police as the driver Of the car, was
treated for cuts and released from
Casualty Hospital.
A passenger in the car, Cooper
Gibson, "a, colored, Of 4274 Benning
road NE, night club entertainer,
was admitted to Casualty Hospital
for treatment of head injuries.
Police said the driver apparently
fell asleep, causing the car to strike
the pole and careen of and hit a
mail box.
Car Hits Abuttment.
In another accident. a man and
woman suffered minor injuries when
the car in which they were riding
struck a post at the railroad viaduct
at Seventh street and Rhode Island
avenue NE
William E. Dodd, 30, of the Harris
Hotel. was treated at Casualty Hos
pital for face decorations, and Viola
Farrow, 81. of 200 Massachusetts,
avenue NV, was treated for a pos
sible fracture of the left ankle.
Charles Harris. %. colored, OF
Stafford. Va. suffered fracture OF
the right leg and chest injuries yes
terday when the truck in which he
was riding struck the rear OF a
gasoline truck parked on the side
Of the road at Cheltenham. Md.
He was taken to La Plata Hospital
and later transferred to University
Hospital. Baltimore. Carlyle S.
Keely, Churchview. Va, listed by
police as the driver of the truck
was charged with reckless driving.