Evening star., 1950-07-17
7 Virgiinians Killed
In Week End Traffic;
Four in Family Hurt

i. Two men were killed in week
end traffic accidents in Northern
Virginia.
-Four memebrs of one family
were injured this morning when
their automobile rammed into q
telephone pole at Wisconsin ave-
hue and Upton street NV.
The dead were Mason Lee, 63,
colored. of Merrif1eld, Va, a
pedestrian hit by a car near Falls
Church yesterday, and Joseph
Blakely Beavers, %, of Round
Hill, Va. killed when he fell from
his pickup truck near Berryville
Saturday night.
Fairfax County police said Mr..
Lee was killed instantly while
crossing Lee highway, two miles
west of Falls Church, about 1:25
pm.
Driver Is Not Charged.
Police listed the driver as Will
liam w. Alexander, So. of oxford,
Pa. He was not charged.
Virginia State Trooper James H.
Wood said Mr.. Beavers fell from
his truck after falling asleep or
suffering a heart attack while
driving along Route 657, two miles
west of Berryville, about 1890
pm. Saturday.
An inquest was to be held today
by Coroner Frank E. Pattan of
Clarke County.
Trooper Wood, according to the
Associated Press, said a passenger
in the truck, Miss Nancy Camp
bell of Bluemont, Va, was unhurt.
Mr.. Beavers leaves a brother,
Gordon, and a sister, Ruby, with
whom he lived.
In another Virginia accident,
Conway Shenk, IT, of Luray, was
critically injured when a car in
which he was riding overturned
and hit tree on Route 211, a
mile and half east of Luray.
His cousin, Randolph Zamzow, "a,
suffered minor injuries and was
released after hospital treatment.
HOspitalized at Luray.
Young Shenk was admitted to
the Page Memorial Hospital at
Luray. Police said Mr.. Zamzow
was driving.
Injured on Wisconsin avenue
were Aaron Solliday, %, and his
wife Olivia, 21. who now live at
1912 1ngleside terrace NV; Don
aid Solliday. II, and Maynard
Solliday, 16, Aaron's brothers,
who live at IA Fort drive, Alex
andria.
The four were returning from
a week end in Pennsylvania and
were within few blocks of the
mgleside terrace home when they |
hit the pole. Police said Aaron,
the driver, may have fallen asleep
at the wheel.
All were taken to Emergency
Hospital by the Bethesda Chevy |
Chase Rescue Squad and an |
Emergency ambulance. Mrs. Sol
liday suffered possible fractures
to both ankles, and Donald a frac-
tured right ankle. sMr. Solliday
had possible brain conclusion.
Maynard was treated for shock
and back injuries.
A former sailor, Mr.. Solliday is
now a radio student. Police es-
timated damage to the automobile
at 5000.
Woman Seriously Hurt.
Miss Julia Johnston, "a, Of Oxon
Hill, Md. was seriously hurt yes
day when she struck the wind
shield Of the car in which she was
riding.
Miss Johnston suffered a. pos
sible skull fracture and head cuts.
She is in Providence Hospital. Al
tire blowout and a quick stop on
Oxon Hill road. near her home
caused her to strike the wind
shield, police were told.
A Washington milk truck driver
was struck today by a hit-and-
run car in the $500 block of Balti-
more boulevard, Riverdale, Md.
Prince Georges County Police
man Joseph r. Hill said Jack
Pearson, IS, of 5006 First street
NV, suffered cuts on his left leg
and was treated at the Leland
Memorial Hospital, Riverdale.
The milkman told police he was
walking toward his truck from
the rear when a car travelling
north, struck him and went on.