The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-02-10
Men Escape Serious
i,,Jdry In Oil Truck
Plunge Near TehuIa
Vehicle Skids OFF
Bridge Into Boyou;
Other Accidents

Forty-seven thousand pounds of
truck and oil whic hp1unged into
Tchula lake February off High
way 49-E, a bare second after its
two passengers had leapt from the
vehicle to safety, was pulled from
the water and mire unchanged
early Friday morning. according
70 State Highway Patrolman J. b.
Yearwood Of Lexington.
Escaping serious injury were
Will Harris, Leeos, Ala, driver
for A. G Nuni's Oil company of
Birmingham, who received minor
face cuts, and Grover Jones, as
sistant driver, also of Leeds. who
sustained a broken nose and arm
and hand decorations. Both men
were ex-marineS.
Hit Bridge Rail
The accident occurred around q
am, Thursday, when according
to Patrolman Yearwood the vehi-
Gle, speeding about go, hit left
rail on Tchula lake bridge, as it
headed north from the Yazoo City
oil fields, en- route to Birmingham.
AS the truck careened to the right
hand rail, the driver, Harris,
jumped to safety, but Jones, who
had trouble opening the door on
the right, broke the window glass
with his fists, narrowly escaping
the fall, with the vehicle into ~
feet of water.
Both men were treated by DR..
j.. ]. Kazar of Tchula, who with
Patrolman Yearwood reported the
accident. The truck was pulled
out by Tannehill's Wrecker SER
vice Of jackson at 3 am. Friday,
following work by the crew from
2 pm. Thursday.
OIL Compartments Intact
The three-compartmented oil
truck was removed from the
water, intact.
Patrolman Albritton and Park
inson Of Greenwood and Shuttle
worth Of Kosciusko, assisted in
the operations. /.
In pulling the truck out, one OF
two negro helpers who dived to
assist in the water action, became
hung, delaying work briefly Tor
the rescue. Also the truck Of
passing negro who stopped to
learn what was happening, rolled
into the water with the motor
running, which also brfefly de-
layed work. the patrolman said.
Collision Sunday
Approximately $500 total dam
ages resulted from a collision of
q Cox Motor Coach bus with a
negro-driven Plymouth sedan
Sunday, February s. around $50
D. m. Just off Black Creek bridge,
Mr.. Yearwood reported. No one
rnu to Lexington, it was said.
The bus. en- route from Durant
to Lexington, driven by ]. E. Stay,
"a. Lexington RID, was on the
bridge, travelling off the west end
when the accident occurred.
Patrolman Yearwood said the
automobile, owned by Thornton
Dixon, Lexington RI. 3 negro, and
driven by his son, Chris Dixon, II,
with four passengers, received
$500 in damages. Approximately
500 damages were reported,
though the coach continued its
run to Lexington, it wa said.
The front end of the negro vehi-
Gle was demolished with the left
front wheel torn loose from the
axle, and with the fender turn
ed back, according to reports.
Eggs Broken
Eorty-seven cases Of broken
eggs and about 800 chickens were
lost January 26 when a Camarat-
ia Poultry CO. truck driven by
George Chappell Of New Orleans,
turned over four miles north of
Goodman on highway 81, accord
ing to Mr.. Yearwood.
The accident occurred around
9:45 a. m, during misting rain,
when the driver apparently went
to sleep and ran off the road, the
patrolman said. En- route from
hatchery in Illinois to New Or
leans, the driver was assisted by
crew of telephone workers from
Durant who helped round up
about half of the near 1000 chick
ems.