The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-07-07
Traffic Heavy, Several
Accidents Hit Area;
3 Killed Near Pamplin
II Hospitalized
In Auto Accidents
Over Long Week End

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reported in Prince Edward Count,
during the long Fourth Of July Weel
end and only one fatal accident il
the area. Trooper j w. Harper in
vestigated several nonfatal acct
dents which put least three in tn,
hospital
Cars driven by Bryant Bowman
of Burkeville. and Robert Simmons
colored. Of RI, Burkevllle. were il
head-on collision on Ri COG
about two miles east of Pine,
Grove Service Station, Friday eve
ming, July about $50
Mrs. Bowman and her mother
Mrs. R. L. Moore and Mrs Rober
Linville. all of Burkeville, were pas
sengers in the Bowman car Mrs
Linville suffered a broken arm anC
other injuries and Mrs Moore were
admitted to Southside Community
Hospital.
Geneva Simmons. 6-weeks-o {
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rober1
Simmons. was injured and taker
to st. Phillips Hospital in Richmond
East Of Keysville
Another nonfatal accident was re-
ported by Trooper Harper on Route
$50, four miles east Of Keysville
when a car driven by Willie Mar
bo
ming into the back of a car driver
by Lonnie Mack Jackson. of Suther-
lin No one was seriously injured
Injured On Green Bay Road
Five were injured in a noncol
lision accident about 7.30 pm. Sat
urday. when a car driven by
Charles Watkins, ID. colored. OF
Cullen, failed to make curve one
and one-half miles south Of jenkins
store on the Green Bay Road. Eliza
beth Evans, II, was admitted to
Southside Hospital with a compound
fracture Of the right arm Edward
Dungee. Sammy Wiley. Lena Evans
and the driver, Charles Watkins
suffered arm and scalp cuts.
Fatal Three Car Crash
A three-car collision Saturday af-
ternoon three miles west of Pamplin
in Appomattox County on U. S. 46C
claimed three lives, David Ran
dolph PettyJohn. %. of Lynchburg
and Sgt. Jack w. Hauesler. 30. and
his wife, Helen. 81. of Petersburg
The accident occurred at pm
July 4. Micheaux Pettyjohn, driver
of the car was admitted to Lynch
burg General Hospital along with
Mrs Marie Borrong, 40. of Norfolk
Mrs Borrong suffered conclusions
on the face and arms. and fractured
right shoulder. while Pettyjohn was
held for observation.
The driver of the third car R. j
Jones. sailor stationed at Norfolk
Naval Air Station. was treated for
minor scratches and released.
How II Happened
State Trooper R. A. Reynolds, of
ficer in charge of investigating the
accident, reported the vehicles
operated by Pettyjohn and Jones
were going east on RI AGO with
Jones car in the lead
The automobile operated BY
Hauesler, going west, approached
a slight curve and went out of con
troll. Reynolds said The car collideo
with both east bound vehicles.
Reynolds said the Hauesler car
veered on the left side of the roac
and struck the right front of the
Jones car. The rear end of the auto
spun and struck the Pettyjohn auto
he said.
The body of Hauesler was thrown
some Is feet onto bank. he said
Pedestrian Hit
Roosevelt Roberts. 28-year ole
colored man from brakes Branch
was admitted to Southslde Hospita
after being struck by a car Friday
night some two miles east o.
brakes Branch. He received a
fractured pelvis. and multiple alb
rasions and cuts
FarmvilIe Accident
One minor traffic accident oc.
Cured in Farmville. Police Chic
Otto S. Overton reports. A car
vile collided with the Doyne- Burger
hearse at the intersection Of Madi
son and Venable streets. No one
was injured in the collision but botf
vehicles were damaged.