Evening star., 1949-09-12
4Die in Traffic.
3YouthsKi||ed
In2Crashes
Father Hears of Wreck
Is Stricken; Son Of
Ex-Grid Stur Hurt

Four persons were killed in
highway accidents in this area
over the week end, two of them
Washing ton youths returning
from a Congressional Country
Club dinner party in their honor
They were Currell Vance, jr.
20, of 1901 Connecticut avenue
NV, son of a Federal Court of
Claims Commissioner, and Her
bert H. Mittleman, 18, of 3726
Connecticut avenue NV.
The accident also seriously in
jured Henry D. lavish, 81, OF
3701 Porter street NV, son of the
late Henry K. (Heinie) lavish, a
noted Georgetown football player
during the coaching regime OF
Lou Little in the 1920s.
In another smashup early to-
day, Leonard Reh, IT, of 1900
Fifty-second avenue. Hillside, Md.
was killed when the station wagon
he, was driving ran off Marlboro
pike near Andrews Air Force Base.
Father Suffers Heart Attack.
Hearing of the tragedy, the
boys father, Henry L. Reh, SIS,
suffered a heart attack and was
taken to Casualty Hospital in
serious condition.
The fourth victim was Ken
meth James Veatch. So, of 5125
Benning road, Hillside. Uninjured
when his car overturned near Port
Tobacco. Md, Saturday night, Mr..
Veatch was killed an hour later
by a hit-and-run car as he was
walking toward garage on Route
301 near Bel Alton.
The Washington youths, old
friends who next week were to
have entered separate colleges,
had been entertained at the Con-
greSsional Country Club by Mr..
and Mrs. Currell Vance. sr.
Car Failed to Make Curve.
Speeding along River road, the
1949 convertible in which they
were riding failed to make curve
near the Stone House Quarry. 1t
Travelled straight ahead for 81
feet, snapped off telephone pole,
and bounced on for ITS feet, jump
ing a six-foot ditch, and finally
stopped after turning over several
times.
The dead youths were pinned
under the wreckage, but young
lavish was thrown clear. Extent
of his injuries still was undeter-
mined today at Suburban Hospital.
The car was given to young
lavish last May as birthday
present. Later this summer he
and the Mittleman youth took
trip to California in it. Police
have not ascertained who was
driving the car at the time of the
crash.
Z Next week young Mittleman,
voted most happy member Of
last years Bulls School gradual
ing class, was to have entered
Syracuse University.
He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerome Mittleman. Mr.. Mittle-
man. is associated with Urdong
Bros. Dress Shop. 1906 F street
NV.
Former. High School Star.
A former track and football star
at Wilson High School, young
Vance was scheduled to start his
junior year at Vanderbilt Uni
versity. Young lavish, who for
merly attended Dewitt School here
and the University of California
for two years. was to have re-
ported at st. Johns College, An
napoliS.
Funeral services for the Mittle-
man youth will be held at II am.
tomorrow from Danzansky funeral
home, 3501 Fourteenth street NV,
and burial will be in Adas Israel
Cemetery. Services for young
Vance will be held Wednesday in
Nashville, Tenn, the family home.
One other person was injured
when the Reh youths station
wagon went out of control about
1890 am. today. Suffering face
cuts and a scalp injury, Robert
Wells, 16, of 5100 N street NV,
was admitted to Casualty Hospital.
Other Passengers Escape.
Other passengers in the vehicle
none of them injured. were Robert
Senior, 5101 N street, Hillside;
Elmer Wells, 1913 Fiftieth ave-
nue., Hillside, and Clyde Gamer,
821 Fifty-eighth avenue, Capitol
Heights.
The body of Mr.. Veatch, victim
Of the other accident, was found
just before midnight Saturday.
He was identified when keys in
his pockets were found to fit the
overturned car near Port Tobacco.
DR.. James L. MacKavanagh,
Charles County medical examiner
said he died almost instantly from
multiple fractures and possible
internal injuries. His widow, Mrs
Julia H. Veatch, said her husband
left Washington Saturday evening
to visit relatives in Doncaster.
District Recreation Official.