The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-12-07
3 Dead, 6 Injul, ed
In Recent Ar ga
Highway era shes
Farmville Mishap
Saturday Puts
Power Line Out

died OF injuries in Chesterfield
county a Halifax couple lost their
lives on Route 800 IN Charlotte
county and SIX persons were in
lured on Route 400, near Prospect
and Rice in highway crashes dur
ing the week end
The PoWhatan man. Aurelius
Green, Jr.. 10. of Route !, Nose
ley. died Friday night in ST. Philip
Hospital Richmond, Of injuries
received a short time earlier in
q traffic mishap on Route 800
about 10 miles west of Richmond.
The Halifax couple Gustavous
Thomas Fallen, 81, of Crystal
Hill, and his wife. Mrs Annie Fail
len, %. were victims of a crash at
8:25 p. m on Route $50 one mile
vest of Barnes Junction III Char
lotte county
Dies At Crash
State Trooper w l. Kirby said
Fallen was driving a car that col
lided with car driven by Her
bert Coleman Jones. OF Redoak,
Charlotte county Fallen died
three hours after the crash his
wife was killed outright in the
mlshap.
Injured in the Prospect crash
Thursday night were James Rid
dick. of Farmville, driver Of one
OF the cars who received multiple
decorations and abrasionS. Donald
Matthews, Of Farmville, driver of
the second car, who sustained in
lurles of the same nature and
Eleanor Weaver also of Farm
VILE a passenger in Matthews
car, who received fractures of
both ankles and other leg injuries.
The three were admitted at
Southside Community Hospital
Prince Edward County Deputy
Sheriff Jack Campbell. who
identified the trio, said the crash
occurred about 9.l5 p. m. on 400
near Prospect
He said both cars were head
ing west when the Matthews car
came up on Riddick's auto, and
Matthews applied his brakes and
his auto skidded sideways and
rammed .he rear of the Riddick
can
Matthews car was listed as
total loss Damage 10 the other
vehicle was set at about $500
Hits Power Line
Charles p Trent. So. Lynch
burg received slight facial lace
rations. but about $1,000 dam
age to his car Saturday night at
6 - when it crashed into a power
line pole on Route 400 at the
Greyhound Post House. Faimylle
Trent told investigating officers
he was lighting a cigarette at the
time and lost control Of the auto.
Charges Of careless and reckless
driving and driving under the in
fluence OF ardent spirits were
lodged by Chief Otto Overton and
Officer George CroWder. Farm
vile police, who Investigated.
The crash put electric power
out OF commission for several
hours in the vicinity and VEPCO
estimated line damage at about
$3.50,
3 Sailors Hurt
Three sailors. returning to Nor
folk. were injured IN a crash Sun
day night about 1870 during a
snow furry on Route $50 near
Rice. According to State Trooper
J w Harper a car driven by Otis
Alexander. Jr Negro, OF Lynch
burg. Skidded on the slippery
highway and was hit by the east
bound car Of sailors as it slithered
sideways.
The Alexander car was filled
with occupants, none of whom
was injured William r Agee. OF
Radford the sailor driving the
second c.r received chest in
juries. and two occupants. E A
Green, of Frees, Va, and Robert
Wilson OF Roanoke. sustained
decorations and internal injuries
Trooper Harper SAID Monday
the sailors we're to be taken by
ambulance to Norfolk today from
The hospital here