Evening star., 1950-08-03

WHICH SHuIh NY HUN
While Changing Tire
An Arlington motor company
official was killed yesterday wher
struck by a truck while changing
tire on Columbia pike.
Eugene F. Smith, Sc, of 331t
North Second road, Arlington, waI
pronounced dead on arrival a
Arlington Hospital. He was part.
owner of the Alcova Motor Co.
1901 Columbia pike.
Police said Mr.. Smith was struci
by truck driven by Russ l.. Cudd
%, of the 200 block of West Grove.
ton street, Alexandria.
Car Skidded.
Police quoted Mr.. Cudd as say.
ing he was driving about Is miles
an hour and started to swine
around Mr.. Smith but was forced
to apply his brakes when a thirc
car crowded the truck. The truck
skidded into Mr.. Smith when the
brakes were applied. he said. Mr.
Smith was changing a left real
tire. The accident occurred JUS
west of the Old Dominion tracks
Police said no charges were
placed against Mr.. Cudd. He wa.
released under personal bono
pending a hearing to determine
if court action is warranted.
A native of Goldsboro, N. C.
Mr.. Smith had lived in Arlington
for 25 years and was a veteran
Of World War I.
Survivors Listed.
Survivors include his widow
Mrs. Mary Faulkner Smith; twt
daughters, Mrs. Lois Davis of tn,
Second road address and Mrs
Francis Vlkert of 511 Souti
Wayne street. Arlington, and {
son. John Smith, a Coast Guarc
seaman. A sister, Mrs. Estellt
Blow, Fremont, N. c., and twt
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held a
2 pm. tomorrow at the Ives fun.
eral home, Arlington. Burial viii
be in Arlington National Gene.
terry.
Jane Smith, IS, of BIT G stree
NE. was injured critically yester.
day when an automobile driven by
her father, Howard L. Smith, IS
of Soldiers Home, skidded int,
a tree and bounced backward int
the side of another car.
Both Injured.
Mr.. Smith, who had been visit,
ing his family, was taking hi
daughter for a drive when the &C,
cident occurred, at Pennsylvania
and Branch avenues Sc. Fathe.
and daughter went to Casualt,
Hospital and Mr.. Smith later wa
transferred to Soldiers Home Hos
pital for treatment of severe lie,
and arm lacerations. His daugh
ter is suffering from head in
jurieS.
Doris May Rosenberg, IA, of 81,
Decatur street NV, suffered Sc
we're head injuries yesterday whel
she was knocked down by an auto
mobile near her home. She is il
George \ Washington Universit,
Hospital. Police reported the gir
ran into the side of a car driver
by Miss June M. Tarason, Is, O
Alt Thirty-seventh place Sc.
Boys Hurt.
Five teen-age boys were injured
one of them seriously, when tn,
automobile in which they wer
riding struck a telephone pole las
night, at Fifth and North Lebanon
streets, Arlington Hospital report
ed.
Jonn ID. Giles, 15, OF 5OO5 NORTH
Thirteenth street, was admitted
with multiple fractures of the pei.
Wis and a broken arm.
Also admitted was Harvey Davis
IA, of 4318 North Eighteenth
street. He suffered a broker
nose.
Robert j. Smith, IA, of 120(
North Kensington street, wa.
treated for abrasions and released
Also treated were Graham Nc
Nance, IA, of 1882 North Buchan-
an street, and Ray Fontaine. IA
Of 100 North Greenbrier street
The hospital said the accident
occurred about 10 o'clock last
night. The boys did not arrive al
the hospital until 1910 this morn
ing. however. One of the boys
walked six blocks to a telephone
after the crash, the hospital re-
ported. Arlington police said they
had no record of the accident.