Evening star., 1947-09-06
Five Are Killed
In Auto Crashes;
Six Hurt in One
Maryland Woman
Dies in SoIt Loke City;
Daughter injured

HA~h SIS asSS
Five Washington area residents
were dead today as the result of
automobile accidents, four of
which occurred in the city and
nearby.
The dead are:
Mrs. Ruth Watson, %, of 1894
Madison street, Hyattsville, killed
in an accident near Camp Springs.
Nd, in which six others, including
her husband, were injured
Edward Sales, about As, 1000 block
Fourth street NE, struck as he
crossed No. highway south Of
Woodbridge.
Melvin Short, 7, colored, 113 N
street S.W., the Districts 5Oth traf-
fic victim this year, who died in
Gallinger Hospital yesterday from
injuries received Thursday.
Vincent Ring. s, of near Upper
Marlboro, who was struck near his
home yesterday and was dead on
arrival at Annapolis Hospital.
Mrs. Kathryn Laverine Adamson
Watts, So, of 6505 Forty-fourth ave-
nue., University Park, Md, who
died yesterday at Salt Lake City
hospital of injuries suffered Tuesday.
Sister Is Injured.
Mrs. Watson, the wife of 1t.
Comdr. Eugene R. Watson, U. S. NJ,
who is stationed at the Naval Gun
Factory here, was in an automobile
driven by her husband, which
crashed with another car on route
5, between Clinton and Camp
Springs, according to members Of
the District Heights Rescue Squad.
She died about five minutes after
the crash in her husbands arms.
Her death resulted from severed
jugular vein, rescue squad members
said.
In addition to Comdr. Watson.
who was treated at Bethesda Naval
Hospital for body contusions and a
leg injury, those injured in the acci-
dent. which occurred about 2 am,
were:
Mrs. Mildred P. Foster, AZ, of the
Madison street address, a passenger
In the Watson car, Mrs. Watson's
sister. at Casualty Hospital with
fractures of the right leg and nose.
Allan Clyde Witherite, As, of 53o7
Thirty-eightth avenue, Hyattsville,
also in the Watson car, at Casualty
Hospital with fractured right leg
and possible rib fracture and in
ternal injuries.
Olin S. Walton, 10, Cheltenham,
Md, who was in the second car, in
Providence Hospital suffering from
a possible fracture of the skull,
Three Ambulances Employed.
Earl Ellis, 81, of the 100 block Of
Mississippi avenue Sc. also ins the
second car, treated at Providence
and transferred to Mount Alto Hos
pital.
David Myers, II, also in the second
car, treated at Providence Hospital
for hand cuts and released.
Three ambulances from District
Heights, Upper Marlboro and An
drews Field transported the victims
to the hospitals.
Mr.. Sales was killed about 9 pm.
when he was struck as he carried a
basket Of peaches from his parked
truck across the highway, according
to r. w. Hall of Halls funeral home.
Occoquan, Va. Mr. Hall said the
driver of the striking automobile was
not held when State police said the
accident was unavoidable. Mr.. Sales
was taking the peaches to the Valley
Camp on the opposite side of the
highway from his truck. Mr.. Hall
reported.
Ran From Behind Truck.
The Short boy, according to po-
lice, was struck in the 1900 block OF
First street SW. He died yester-
day afternoon at Gallinger Hos
pital.
He was the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Short, 100 block Of N street
S.W.
Police said the boy ran into ths
street from behind an ice cream
truck which had stopped to make
sales to neighborhood children, and
was struck by a panel truck driven
by Earl Robinson, %, Of 327 M
street S.W.
MIR. Robinson was driving south
on First street when the accident
occurred at about $40 pm. Thurs
day, police reported.
Vincent Ring was struck on the
Grain highway, near the Defense
highway, not far from his home,
as he crossed the street to join
his mother. Prince Georges County
police said.
The driver of the car, police said.
was Charles r. Zeuner, 66, Highland
Park, Pa, who was charged with
manslaughter. He was released
under $500 bond for a hearing n
Upper Marlboro Police Court Sep
tember 10.
Mrs. Watts, the Associated Press
reported, suffered skull fracture
in an accident As miles west Of
Tooele, Utah, in which Jack Court
ney Brucken, 80, Washington, was
fatally injured Tuesday. Injured in
(See ACCIDENTS, Page A-2)