Evening star., 1950-08-07

Four of the Nelson Brooks.
injured were Washington youths
in the car with Mr.. Privitera. The
other victims. all from Baltimore,
were in the other automobile.
Occupants Of the Baltimore car,
which caught fire after the crash,
were saved by the quick thinking
Of Nelson Brooks. colored, Of
Croome Station, Md, and an un-
identified man, according to wit
nesses. Mr.. Brooks, a tobacco
farmer. pulled two from the burn
ing car and another from beneath
it. The unidentified man assist
ed in getting the others out.
At Winchester (va.) Ralph Gray
Pollard, jr., was killed Saturday
night when the car in which he
was riding ran of Route II. Three
other Winchester men were hurt
in the crash.
d. C. Boys at Casualty.
The Washington boys surviving
the Upper Marlboro accident were
taken to Casualty Hospital. They
were listed there as:
William Holly, 16, of the TOO
block Of Second street Sc, critical
condition with head injuries.
Thomas A. Hanger, 16, of the
500 block Of H street Sc, fair
condition, head and face injuries.
Peter Conto. Is, of the 1900
block of Otis street NE, good
condition. with multiple cuts and
bruises.
George Briggs. IT. of the 1000
block Of Fourth street NE, good
condition. with leg injuries.
The four were in the car with
Mr.. Privitera. police said. The
Hanger youth was listed as the
driver.
One Boy Left Earlier.
Robert Rohme, 18, of the 500
block of Second street NE. had
left the car before the accidents.
He had suffered a broken arm
earlier when he fell while help
ing push the car when it stalled,
and had hitch-hiked back to
Washington while the other
youths continued to the beach.
Only one Of the occupants Of
the Baltimore car was hospitalized.
He is James Harrison, 27, colored,
who was listed as very serious In
Freedmen's hospital with both
legs broken.
Baltimore victims who were
treated and released included MIR.
Harrison's wife, Mabel, 81, and
daughter, Helen, IA, and Alex
ander Harrison, IL. Three pas
sengers escaped injury.
Alexandria Man Killed.
An Alexandria (Va.O man was
one Of three persons killed in an
accident at Potomac. Ill, yester-
day, the Associated Press reported.
He was Malcolm M. Arnold, 40l
Prince street, Alexandria. None
Of the others involved in the
head-on crash were Washington-
area residents.
Mr.. Arnold, who was in Illinois
for treatment of war injuries, is
the son of Mrs. Florence H. Ar
mold, Chinquapin Village, Alex
andria. He also is survived by his
widow and three children.
A former sailor, a patient at
Mt. Alto Hospital here, suffered
multiple rib fractures in a crash
on Route /, near Ashland, Va,
yesterday. He is James Dennis
Millen, 20, a former storekeeper,
&c, whose mother lives in Clarks-
vile, S. c. Mr.. Millen was re-
ported in good condition at the
Quantico Marine Base Hospital.
An Arlington minister, his wife
and daughter; an Arlington girl.
and Falls Church woman were
among those injured Saturday in
a two-car accident near Balti-
more.
They were listed by the Associ-
ated Press as the Rev. William
Mclean, Mrs. Louise Mclean and
Patricia Mclean. Is, Bancroft
Apartments; Jean Davis, Is, Ar
lington. and Jean Frazier, Falls
Church.
Man Injured in d. C.
In Washington accident a man
was seriously injured when the
automobile he was driving hit a
curbing. rolled over several times
and landed on its top.
The man is George w. Cofer.
colored, 81. Of the $500 block of e
street Sc. Police said he was be-
ing chased by a scout car south
on Naylor road Sc. about 1920
o'clock last night. They said his
travelling 70 miles an
hour. swerved across the road
about ESQ feet north of Southern
avenue.
The driver was in serious con-
dition at Casualty Hospital today
suffering a fractured skull, frac-
tured left arm and severe face
cuts. A passenger in the car es-
capped with a bruised head and
A broken finger on his right hand.
He is Ellsworth Williams, coll
bred, 20. also of the $500 block
of E street Sc. He was treated
1t Casualty. Police said no charges