Evening star., 1951-03-19
Collision Fatal
ToD.C. Woman
Near Leesburq
Alexandria Man Dies
Of Injuries Suffered
In Accident Saturday

In Accident Saturday
, A Washington woman was in
jured fatally last night in d
head-on crash of two cars near
Leesburg, and an Alexandria man
died from injuries suffered IN a
traffic accident Saturday.
Victim of the Leesburg crash
was Mrs. Clara Edna Davis, IS,
of 1857 Maple View place Sc
She died IN Loudoun County Hos
pital less than two hours after
the accident in which her hus-
band Carl, 26, and four other
persons were hurt.
The Alexandria man was Frank
McClary, 25. of 174 Ellsworth
street. He died in Alexandria
Hospital.
Husbands Condition Satisfactory.
Mrs. Davis was in an automobile
driven by her husband. The acci-
dent occurre1 on Route Is about
10 miles from Leesburg.
Mr.. Davis was reported in a
satisfactory condition at the
Loudoun County Hospital. Lees
burg, with head and chest injur-
les.
The others all were in the sec
ond car reported driven by Alton
Tavenner, 80. of Sterling. Va, who
also was hurt.
One of the occupants, Mrs. Mar
garet Caylor, 27, was severely
injured. The other two victims,
listed as Margaret A. Campbell,
"a. and Richard H. Creel, "a. suf-
fered head and face injuries. All
live in Sterling and were admitted
to the hospital. =
Auto Overturns.
According to Fairfax County
police at Groveton, Mr.. McClary
suffered head injuries when his
auto overturned on route 236, near
the quartermaster depot.
A passenger, James Fields of
172 East Walnut street, Alexan-
dria. was treated for minor in
juries at Alexandria Hospital.
Mr.. McClary, formerly en-
ployed by the Virginia Electric
& Power Co., recently had been
working for the F. M. Beatty we'll
drilling firm.
Besides his wife he leaves three
children, Frank, 4; Sharon, 3, and
Michael, /. His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John E. McClary of the same
address, also survive.
Driver Faces Charge.
In another accident, Virginia
State police charged an Alcxan-
dria man, seriously injured in an
auto accident last night on Route
l, with reckless driving.
The man, Henry Lewis Hill, SO,
of the 1000 block of Gibbon street,
pulled out of a side road about
3 miles south of Alexandria, police
said. into the path of a tractor
trailer. The car was demolished.
A slippery road that permitted
the car to skid after the collision
probably saved Mr.. Hill from even
more serious injury, police said.
The auto stayed on the highway.
Truck Driver Escapes Injury.
Driver of the truck, Marvin
Holmesley, 33, of Route 2. Cherry
vile, N. c., was uninjured. Dam
age to his vehicle was minor.
Mr.. Hill spent a comfortable
night" at Alexandria Hospital.
Police said he was suffering from
fractured skull, broken ribs and
severe head and right leg cuts.
A 13-year-old boy, a rookie po-
liceman and another man were
injured here in two accidents yes
terday.
The boy, Ken Delovitch, 1125
Allison street NV, was making a
left turn into Buchanan street
NV. from Thirteenth street on
his bicycle yesteray afternoon
when he was struck by an auto
mobile driven by Miller B. Wright,
80, colored, 1906 S street NV,
police said. He was reported in
good condition at Garfield Hos
pital, where he was treated for a
fractured left leg and forehead
cuts.
In the second accident, Pvt
Carl Leslie, 81, attached to No. II
police precinct. was driving his
automobile home from work early
yesterday when he was hit head
on in the 1900 block of Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc. by a pickup
truck.
Police charged the driver of the
truck, Ralph j. Barbero, %, a tile
setter of 7014 Central avenue
Capital Heights, Md, with driving
while drunk, unreasonable speed
and being on the wrong side OF
tho road