Evening star., 1945-07-03
Hurt
In Auto Crash on Way
To Call on President

Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach
suffered injuries to his right hand
yesterday afternoon when his official
car was in collision With another au-
tomobile near the White House,
where he was going for his first
conference with President Truman
since entering the cabinet
Mr.. SchWellenbach was treated for
lacerations to his hand by White
House physician. and his talk with
the President, on general labor af-
fairs, was delayed for about Is min
utes.
The Secretary told reporters the
collision occurred on South Execu-
tive avenue, as he approached the
White House barracks, and that the
crash threw him against a glass
partition between the front and rear
seats.
Other Driver Also Officer.
The second car involved, police
said. was driven by DR.. Kenneth
Howard, AZ, of 1864 Brandywine
street NV. deputy assistant ad-
ministrator of the Surplus Property
Board. DR.. Howard suffered head
contusions and was treated ct Emer-
gency Hospital and later taken home
by friends.
Police said the official car In which
the Secretary was riding was driven
by John Nichols, 36, of 7l9 Sixth
street NV, Labor Department
chauffeur.
Following his talks with President
Truman, Secretary Schwellenbach
returned to his office.
Two Children Injured.
In another accident yesterday two
children were injured when an au-
tomobile skidded over the curb in
the 800 block OF Park road NV.
Before hitting the children the car
made a complete turn.
The children were Betty Moer-
man, Is, of 844 Delafield place NV,
treated at Casualty Hospital for a
possible fracture Of the left wrist
and shoulder abrasions, and Melvin
Kurtz. 10. of SIG Park road NV,
treated at the tenth precinct for an
injured finger.
The driver Of the car. police said,
was Roger N. Brown, 40. colored,
Of the 1900 block of Park road NV.
An Arlington Fairfax bus last
night skidded into the side of an
A. B. & w. bus. standing at the
intersection of Arlington Ridge road
and Washington boulevard, injuring
six passengers, police reported
After the crash the engine of the
Arlington Fairfax bus ignited and
the blaze was put out by fire COM
pany from South Post, Fort Myer
The six persons, all colored. we're
treated by the Clarendon Rescue
Squad and examined at Freedman's s
Hospital, though they did not require
admission to the hospital. They are
listed by police as Daisy Hall, "a, 846
e street NV; Hally Saunders, 26.
1898 Twenty-flrst street NV; Kyler
Pendleton. 81. 423 First street NV;
Hattie Hyde. 20, I74l Corcoran street
NV: Beatrice Irving. 25, 823 r
street NV. and Alice CLANCY, 90
1910 South Rolfe street, Arlington.
Two Soldiers Injured.
Two soldiers, riding in an ambu-
lance that figured in a four-vehicle
collision near the Virginia side of
Highway Bridge were treated for
injuries at Fort Myer Hospital
They we're 1st Sergt Frank Gaffney,
"a, and Pvt. John F. Barrett, both
of Glenn Hill Farms, near Warren
ton.
Police said cars driven by Richard
Cassidy. 80, of 1909 Mount Vernon
avenue. Alexandria. and Rebecca H.
Suthard, 90. of 429 Wilkes street,
Alexandria, had stopped for the
light during yesterday afternoons
thunderstorm, when the ambulance
halted behind them.
Then a car operated by Elizabeth
T. Sanford, 33, of 285l S. Buchanan
street, Arlington, collided with the
ambulance. throwing all the vehicles