Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28

Operator OF HedTse
And Sailor Among 4
Killed in Traffic
A hearse driver and a sailor
were killed in separate accidents
in nearby Virginia and Maryland
yesterday. raising the weekend
traffic toll to four in Washington's
suburbs.
Edward L. Myles, SO, colored,
of 1920 Sherman avenue NV,
was killed when the hearse he was
driving crashed into an abutment
on Shirley highway at Glebe road
in Arlington about 6 pm.
Edward B. Matheson. 81, an
aviation electronics seaman at
the Patuxent Naval Air Station,
died about noon from injuries suf-
fered several hours earlier when
struck by an automobile near
the air base.
Returning From Funeral.
Arlington police said Mr.. Myles
was returning from the funeral
of an aunt in Richmond. The
Ihearse ran off the left hand side
of the northbound strip, Travelled
189 feet on the grassy plot in the
center of the divided highway
and crashed head-on into the
concrete and wood abutment, po-
lice said. ....-
A companion, Calvin c. Simms
81, also colored, of 1406 Twelfth
street NV, suffered face and
knee cuts. He is in fair condi-
ton at Arlington Hospital.
The first weekend fatality OF
the area occurred Saturday. when
John Richard Douglass, Is. OF
Washington Grove, Md, was
struck and killed by a bus as he
was riding his bicycle along Route
$40 about 2 miles north of Rock
vile.
Killed as Car Hits Truck.
Saturday night on Route neal
Lorton, Va, Clarence v. Lewis, 81
of Spotsylvania County was killed
when the car in which he was
riding crashed into the rear of
tractor trailer, Virginia State
police reported. A technical charge
of manslaughter was placed
against Archie B. Stewart, 30, Of
Fort Belvoir, who police said wa.
driving the car.
Seaman Matheson, whose home
is Niagara Falls, N. Y, was struck
early yesterday as he walked alons
Route 246 at Lexington Park with
a friend. The auto was driven b.
Frank c. Welsch, %, an aviation
lmachinist, also stationed at Patux'
lent, police said.
early yesterday as he was return
ing in the rain with a friend. The
auto was driven by Frank c
Welsch, %, an aviation machinist
also stationed at Patuxent, police
said.
Blinded by Traffic.
A spokesman at the station Saio
blinded by oncoming traffic. /
was raining at the time.
blinded by oncoming traffic.
Seaman Matheson's companion
William j. Gassaman, 10. suffered
a broken leg in the accident.
Eight persons, one of them 2.
year-old girl. were injured yester'
day in three other accidents OF
rain-swept Maryland roads.
Severely cut and bruised in ont
of three mishaps on Route S wa!
Patricia A. Weddings, 2, who wa
riding in car driven by Waltel
Weddings, 20, of Floral Park road
Brandywine, Md.
Skids Across Road.
Police said Mr.. Weddings ca,
skidded when he applied hi
brakes near Clinton. The car Slie
across the road and crashed head
on into a car driven by Leonard
H. Morrison, 81, of the 1900 blocl
of East Capitol street. Mr.. Morri'
Ison's right knee was fractured
HE and the child were taken tt
Casualty Hospital. Mr.. Medding'
escaped unhurt.
/ Injured when two north-boune
Gears collided near Mechanicsyill'
were Emmett Rhodes, SO, of TIN
1900 block Of Park road NV
william K. Pearcy, also SO, Of tn,
l2000 block Of Twentieth stree
INV, and Pansey Barnes, 30. tn
Halter colored, of Mechanicsville.
j Three persons were injured
when their car failed to round
curve near T. B.. Md, and over
turned yesterday. Maryland Stat
police identified the victims a
Craig H. O'Conner, ~, the driver
land James Tapscott. both Of TIN
1890 block of New Jersey avenu'
INV, and Gertrude McAlpin. Ia
i lof the first block Of Rhode Islant
avenue NV. They were admittet
to Gallinger Hospital. where
was reported that the woman ha,
la fractured neck. AL three ar
lcolored.
i Four Hurt in One Crash.
Four persons were injured Il
IIa two-car collision and an elderl,
lcouple were struck down by q