The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-07-22
MOTORCYCLIST IS
KILLED IN CRASH
WITH AUTO
b Franklin erosion Dies In
stantly In Mishap at Brow of
Hill-Car Driver Held Under
Bond

A collision between two motor
cycles and an automobile on Saturday
night at the brow of Hooppole, on
route 219, north of Oakland, caused
the death of Benz Franklin erosion,
aged 21, presser for the NuWay
Laundry. erosion, resident of Loeb
Lynn since moving to this county re-
Gently from Newburg, w. Va, died
instantly after the car and his vehicle
collided, according to state police.
Glen Brenneman, of Bittinger,
driver of the automobile, will be Civ
en- preliminary hearing next Mon
day before Trial Magistrate H. A.
Loraditch, Oakland, on a charge of
granddaughter by automobile" He
was detained by county authorities
until Monday morning when he was
released on $1,000 bond pending the
hearing on July 26.
Two other men riding on a second
motorcycle, suffered minor injuries
in the same accident, according to
Trooper Robert Henline, who investi-
gated the accident with Trooper Jack
Browning.
Driver of the second motorcycle
was identified as Francis Edward
Murphy, Wilmington, N. c., and
Trooper Henline said Thomas Gross
ton, brother Of the dead man, was
riding on the back of the second
motorcycle.
Authorities said information prior
to the accident was sketchy. The
motorcyclists had been riding around
Deep Greek Lake and were apparent
ly enroute to Loeb Lynn. The two
motorcycles topped" the hill coming
from Sand Flat and collided with the
automobile.
The dead mans motorcycle was
badly smashed and thrown about 20
yards from the scene of the impact
where it burned, according to investi-
eating officers. They said the auto
mobile was also turned over in the
crash when a tire blew out, but the
driver escaped injury. Harold Oren-
dorf, son of Nelson Orendorf, of
the Bittinger community, who was
asleep in the back seat of the auto
mobile at the time was only scratched.
Brenneman and Orendorf were re-
turning to their homes from Oakland
after having attended the movies.
The victims body was thrown to
the west of the highway, and an ex-
animation by DR.. E. l. Baumgartner,
deputy state medical examiner, dis
closed broken neck, fractures of
both legs above the knees, and a
multiple fracture of one leg near the
ankle, plus multiple cuts and bruises.
erosion was son of Mr.. and Mrs
William j. erosion, of Newburg. and
was born March 20, 1927, at Austin,
w. Va.
He was veteran of World War II,
serving as a gunner's mate PIC in the
U. S. Navy, for three years. He was
overseas two times and participated
in two invasions. His wife was the
former June Bolyard, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Bolyard, of Oak
land.
Surviving are his wife, two chill
dren, Francis Wade and Patricia Eli
leen; his parents; three brothers,
Howard Francis erosion, Baltimore;
Bernard Ray erosion, Wooster, Ohio;
Thomas Elihu erosion, Newburg; one
sister, Catherine erosion, Baltimore;
also his maternal grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. P. E. Gordon, Tunnelton, w.
Va.
The body remained at the Bolden
Funeral home until Tuesday morning
when it was taken to Shay's Chapel
near Newburg for services at 2 o.
clock p. m. Interment was in the
cemetery nearby. Rev. D. T. Polling,
of Morgantown, W. Va, officiated.