Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14
TrafficCrashes
In Area Kill 4
0ver.WeekE End
Passenger Dies
When Auto Hits
Side of Trailer


Side of Trailer
Four persons were killed in sep
arate automobile accidents in the
Washington area over the week
end, with one of the deaths &C.
curing early today in South
west Washington and raising the
city's traffic toll for the year
to So. ,.
Dead are:
Wallace Jones, jr.. 80, colored
of the Dunbar Hotel.
Mrs. Nellie T. Lloyd, so. of 1912
Burnett avenue, Silver Spring,
wife of John F. Lloyd. jr., a me-
chanic. =
Clifton E. Arendes, 81. of 1417
Massachusetts avenue Sc, a
warehouseman.
Mrs. Elizabeth Janifer, 80, col
ored, of Ridge. Md, in st. Marys
County.
Auto Hits Trailer.
Mr.. Jones was killed when the
automobile in which he was a
passenger smashed into the side
of a trailer truck at Eleventh
street and Maryland avenue S.W.
about 1885 am. today. The
driver of the automobile was. Dan
w. Lee, Is, colored, of 1926
Twelfth street NV, whom police
charged with manslaughter and
failing to yield the right of way.
He is a laborer for the District
government. 49,
The driver of the trailer truck
was William c., Sloop. Is. OF.
Wilkesboro, N. c., who was un-
injured.
Mr.. Lee was admitted to Gal
linger Hospital with head injuries.
Two of the three other passengers
in the automobile were hurt
Maude Davis, "a. colored. OF 5l2
First street NV, head injuries,
and Winston Harmon. Is, colored,
2o15 Fifteenth street NV, frac-
tured arm. Helen Jones. colored,
%. of the Dunbar Hotel was not
injured.
Rescue Squad Called.
The Fire Department rescue
squad had to be called to pull
apart the vehicles and extricate
the occupants of the automobile.
The accident that killed Mr..
Arendes occurred at 1920 am.
yesterday near Avenue, Md, and
also sent two friends who were in
the automobile to the st. Marys
County Hospital with critical in
juries.
The automobile, driven by
James G. Vermillion. %, of 1909
West Virginia avenue NE, shot
off Route 242 near Avenue, hit
a pole and tree before turning
over. Mr.. Vermillion was in crit
icals condition today with head
and internal injuries as was the
other passenger. James F. Duckett,
26, of 4611 Roosevelt avenue, Seat
Pleasant, who also suffered head
and internal injuries.
Mr.. Arendes was pronounced
dead at the scene by DR.. Julian
Lane, st. Marys County medical
examiner. j
Going to Summer Cottage.
The three men were headed for
a summer cottage, near Avenue
owned by Mr.. Arendes' wife's par
ents. His wife was riding in a
second automobile with Mr.. and
Mrs. William L. Gee of 4513 Over
look avenue Sc. All of them had
been at a dance near Avenue and
had decided to go to the cottage.
The accident which killed Mrs.
Lloyd occurred at Colesville road
and Sligo Creek parkway. Silver
Spring, last night when the car
driven by her husband collided
with an automobile operated by
Miss Helen K. Corbett, 20. of 1850
Park road NV, secretary at
the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers.
Mrs. Lloyd was thrown from the
car. Her husband was admitted
to Washington Sanitarium with
shock and minor injuries.
Miss Corbett was unhurt. but
her sister, Miss Patricia Corbett,
81, who was riding with her, was
treated for slight injuries. Police
filed technical charges of man
slaughter against both drivers.
Struck on Highway.
The fourth traffic victim, Mrs.
Janifer, was struck as she crossed
the highway near Ridge, Md, Sat-
urday morning. She died yester-
day at st Mary's County Hospital.
Police said the driver Of the
automobile was Harry C. Wright.
26. of Ridge. No charges were
filed against him.
In another accident yesterday
In which a Greyhound bus ran of
the road about Is miles south OF
Fredericksburg. Va, seven persons
were injured, one of them from
Washington.
Mrs. Pearl v. Bailey, As, Of
1910 Kansas avenue NV, was
admitted to the Mary Washington
Hospital in Fredericksburg but
her condition was not considered
serious. The other six were treated
for minor injuries.