The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-11
One Killed,
Many Hurt
In Crashes
Accident Toll
Continues On
Local Highways

n ntBIO was kllleu ana heNefdl
men were injured in automobile
accidents in Jackson County this
week and another man, injured
in a previous accident, died at the
Jackson County hospital of a frac-
tured skull.
Arthur Lee Massie was killed.
apparently instantly, Tuesday
morning when a log truck he was
driving crashed into a bank on
the Ramsay Tower road about six
miles West OF vancleave. The
sudden hating of the truck
against the bank drove the load
of logs forward, crushing the driv-
er who was discovered about 80
minutes later by another truck
driver, according to State High
way Patrolman w. G.. GRAY, in
vestigating officer. The accident
was caused when the right front
axel broke throwing the truck off
the left side of the road. A ma
tive of Butler, the negro was
employed by the Gulf Lumber
Company. His body was schedul
ed to be sent back to Butler, Ala,
by Stokes Funeral Home for but
rial, An inquest was conducted
by the coroner and a verdict of
accidental death returned.
Youth Dies
Charles Proviana, Is years old,
q veteran of the u. S. Navy in
World War Ii who was injured
in 0 fall from the back OF q truck
On the highway near Gauticr last
Thursday, died at the Jackson
County hospital Friday about 8
,. nj Ills mother, Mrs SaTvs-
dore Proviana Of Pittsburgh, who
had left for Pascagoula By plane
after being notified Of her sons
serious condition. arrived a few
hours after his death and accom-
panied the body back to Penn
sylvania. Proviana, with a com
panion, Ralph A. Otto. also of
y lttoDui tl was hiLNilihlIE To
ward Pascagoula after abandon
ing an automobile said to have
been stolen earlier in the day in
New Orleans. They were riding
on the back end of a pick up
truck when the tail gate broke,
throwing them both to the pave
ment. After being taken to the
hospital, both men were turned
over 10 the F. B. /. and charged
with stealing an automobile, Otto
was later transferred BY a Unit
ed States deputy marshall to
Jackson.
Proviana is survived by his
parents. a wife and a small
daughter. The body was sent to
Pittsburgh by Stokes Funeral
Home.
Men Injured
About 5 p, IN. July 3, John +.
Kubala of Keesler Field, driving
a 1881 Ford crashed into the
rear of a l947 Hudson oper-
ated just ahead of him on the
Gautier bridge by Eugene A.
Trudeau, 1908 West Beach. BIZ
loxi, Patrolman Gray reported
Both cars were severely damaged
and Gregory Troche. Berkely Is
land, Mobile who was hitehhik-
ing with Kubala received cuts
of the arm. Neither driver ner
the three passengers in Trudeau's
a were injured. Charges of reck-
less driving were LODGED against
Kubala who pleaded guilty be-
fore Justice of the Peace Kate
Denny and paid a fine of $40 and
costs.
Ernest Franklin Morrison of
Evergreen lost control of his au-
tomobile and crashed into a pine
tree rear Earl Bonds Place on
the outskirts of Gautier about
7 p. m. Thursday when he at
tempted to pass a car ahead of
him. The second car was driven
by S. McRee of Whistler, Ala,
who told Patrolman Gray he was
preparing to turn and was giving
the proper signal with his arm
when Morrison attempted to pass.
Morrison managed to swing his
car around McDee's automobile
but then lost control and left the
highway, doing considerable
damage to the car. c. H. Camp
of Woodland. Ala. a passenger
in Morrison's car, suffered cuts
of the face and neck and was
treated at the Jackson County
hospital.
Early on the morning % Jply
A, an automobile in which two
Keesler Field soldiers were traV-
cling s~ideswiped a transfer truck
and overturned Just East Of the
u~nderpass on the Paseagouia-
Ocean Springs highway. The car
was driven by Tracy N. Clough
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