Evening star., 1951-09-04

crashed into a M nArSOoA'
wooden light pole at Rhode Is
land avenue and Bryant street
NE. He was killed instantly at
1915 am. today.
A drowning victim was Elmer
B. Burnett, 80, of the 4100 block
of Fairfax street, Landover Hills.
He had taken his wife Martha
and their three children, Donny 6;
Doris, 4, and Carol Ann, 3, to the
cottage of his brother-in-law, Will
liam c. Fleming, at Woodland
Beach, Anne Arundel County, for
a holiday week end.
Body Recovered.
Sunday evening the two fami-
lies went for cruise in Mr.. Flem-
ing's cabin cruiser. Of Turkey
Point at the junction of the South
River and the bay Mr.. Burnett
decided to go swimming. He
swan near the boat for a short
time and then sank. Mr.. Fleming
went overheard, but could not
reach Mr.. Burnett in time. His
body was recovered five hours
later by Anne Arundel County
police.
Mr.. Barsock, who was co-oWner
of a gasoline station at Groveton,
Va, was on his way home with a
cash box containing $1,000 when
he was killed. Police said his car
swerved into the light pole when
he applied his brakes sharply to
avoid another speeding car.
The cash box was thrown to
the street. 1t was picked up by
witnesses and turned over to po-
lice.
Mr.. Barsock, a graduate of Nc
Kinley High School. served year
and a half as a trumpeter in the
Army Band after enlisting in 1947.
He had played with the Capitol
Theater and Soldiers Home Or
chestras. He is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Anne K. Barsock.
and a sister, Mrs. Florence B.
Book.
Two Killed in Crash.
Earlier yesterday. two persons
we're killed in a head-on crash
two miles west of La Plata. Md.
The District chalked up two
fatalities over the long week end
while Maryland added 13 deaths
and Virginia IL to the Nations
holiday toll.
Eight men-four sailors and
four soldiers-were injured at
1:20 am this morning when the
automobiles in which they were
riding collided at Sixth and G
streets NV.
The injured are: Seamen Daniel
T. Williams, 21; William S. Gray.
%; Douglas D. Kashner, II, and
Donald E CorSell, % all at
tached to the U. S. S. Atakapa at
Norfolk. Va, and Pvts. Otto
Langefer, jr., %; Philip J. Vio-
lano. 81; Manuel j. Vega, %, and
Mario M. Madici, %, all of Fort
EustiS, Va.
Mr.. Barsock's death raised the
Districts traffic toll for the year
to 38 as compared with 43 on the
same date a year ago.
Throughout the Nation, a sur
vey covering the period from 6
p.m. Friday to midnight last night
showed 637 accidental deaths as
compared to the old record high
of $50 for the 1850 Labor Day
week end.
There were 447 traffic fatalities
as compared to the old record high
of 410 for a 78-hour Labor Day
holiday in 1949.
Secretary Tobin Speaks.
Although most Americans de-
voted the holiday to trips to
beaches and woods and ball parks
or just rested-a long list Of
speakers across the Nation re-
called the holidays traditional
background and spoke seriously Of
the problems of workers.
American workers have never
been lured by communism's idea
of class conflict, and it's a safe bet
they never will" Secretary Of
Labor Tobin declared in radio
address.
Philip Murray. president of the
CIO, also spoke of communism. In
"a broadcast from Washington he
said. The Communists will get
in American labor because
American workers hate Dictator
ship and cherish freedom.
Senator Mccarthy, Republican.
of Wisconsin sounded a different
note. He said in a speech at Alma.
Wis. that IF we keep on losing
the battle of communism. as we,
are today, we will be a Red Amer
lea in Is years."
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, in
broadcast, charged that a ''coali-
ton of reactionary Republicans
and Dixiecrats in Congress is fol-
lowing the policy of soaking the
poor and sparing the rich"