Evening star., 1946-08-13

physician, died Of injuries received
in an automobile accident in Mis-
souri, in 1924 Four years ago first
cousin, who was Mr. Woodson's son,
drowned at Beverley Beach, Va,
members of the family said.
According to Fairfax County po-
lice, Mr. Belts motorcycle, which
was travelling east on Route I'll,
struck the side of the automobile,
driven by George S. TAFT, Route 8,
Fairfax. as the latter made left
turn onto Route 236.
Mr.. Bet died two hours later at
Arlington Hospital. Police said the
driver of the automobile has been
charged with reckless driving.
Served in Navy.
Mr.. Belt served three and a half
years in the Navy as a member of
the Armed Guard and was on duty
in the Atlantic. He was employed
on a construction crew by the Vir-
ginia Electric & Power Co. He was
returning from visit at Culpeper
when the accident occurred.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Rosie J. Belt, and two brothers, John
McF. Belt, 20, recently discharged
from the Navy, and Corpl. Lloyd
Kenneth Belt, 10, now with Army
occupation forces in Japan.
David Withers, 30, Warrenton
(Va.1 veteran, received possible frac-
tured ribs and internal injuries yes
terday when his truck, loaded with
soft drink bottles, left the road and
struck a tree on Route 234 near
Manassas, Va, littering the road
with broken glass.
Mr.. Withers, who was discharged
recently from the Army, was taken
TO the Warrenton Hospital by a
Manassas ambulance. He is the
1ather of three children.
Pedestrian. ", Injured.
George B. Sanderlin, u, of 3436
Mount Pleasant street NV, Is in
undetermined condition at Casualty
Hospital with head injuries and
shock suffered when he was struck
by an automobile in the 100 block
of B street Sc. yesterday, police
said Driver of the car was listed
as Harold Hurst, %. of Browns
Store, Va.
Four Injured in Collision.
-Four persons were injured in a
collision last night between a truck
and an automobile at South Dakota
avenue and Otis street NV. Mrs
Minnie Apsel. 46, of 2sO6 Naylor
road Sc. was admitted at Casualty
Hospital suffering from bruises
while her husband Jack, 46, was
treated and released. They were
passengers in car driven by Harry
Glass, 46, of the same address, who
was charged with colliding, police
said.
1 The driver of the truck, HBvid Nc
1ntyre, 40, of 7l3 Whittier street
NV, was not hurt, police said, but
his two children, Anthony, 4, and
John, 3, were treated on the scene
Tor minor cuts. Mr.. Mcintyre was
charged with failing to yield the
right of way, police reported.
William r. Hicks, SO, of Miami
Fla, was arrested last night and
charged with leaving the scene of
an accident after his automobile
struck a 12-year- old bicyclist near
Twentieth street and Benning road
NE, police said. The boy, Theodore
Jones of $40 Three land -one- half
street NE, suffered an injured leg
and was reported in good condition
at Casualty Hospital today.
Driver Claims He Stopped.
Police said Mr.. Hicks, repeatedly
associated with the Endy Carnival
now operating on the Benning Road
Fairgrounds, posted $1,000 bond for
hearing in Municipal Traffic Court
today. Police said he was arrested
after q witness reported his H.
cense number. Investigators said
Mr.. Hicks stated he stopped, but
continued on when the child said
he was unhurt.
Meanwhile, 1t. William J. Liver
man, chief of the Police Accident
Investigation Unit, announced post
ponement of an inquest into the
death of William Friess, 65, killed
In the Arnold Lines bus crash
August 2, until early next week