Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-03
Former Tax Aide,
Wife Killed in Fire
OfficiuI Wrote
instructions fol
Form lO4Os
BY WALTER GOLD
star Staff Writer

taxpayers with their lO4O forms
over a period Of many years
and his wife died yesterday
when fire swept their home at
$685. Thirty-second place NV.
The victims we're Harvey w.
Goddard, "a, and his wife,
Grace Luxford Goddard, 70,
both longtime members and
officers Of the First Congre-
gational Church Of Washing
ton.
Their deaths brought to 10
the number Of persons killed
by metropolitan area fires dur
ing a 48-hour period.
Six children persisted during
a blaze in a crowded rooming
house at 1916 Duke street, Alex
andria, Friday night and two
other persons died Saturday
night when a fire swept
through a two-room basement
apartment at 1749 T street
INV.
The Goddards we're carried
from their Northwest home
about 5 am. Sunday by fire.
men after a frantic rescue at
tempt by neighbors failed.
Fire Starts in Den
According to District Fire In
vestigator Burton w. johnson,
the blaze started in the ground
floor den of the two-story brick
colonial home.
The Goddards' next-door
neighbors, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Wells and their daughter,
Kathy. Is. discovered the fire
and telephoned the alarm to
the Districts fire alarm dis
patcher.
Mrs. Wells, who said she had
been awakened by "flickering
lights coming through her bed
room window" eventually threw
a milk bottle through a window
of the burning house in an ef-
fort to awaken the elderly
couple, she said.
Mr.. Wells raised a ladder TO
the Goddard's second-floor
bathroom but was unable 20
break through heavy storm win
dowS, he said.
Minutes later, firemen found
Mr.. Goddard on his hands and
knees in the living room near
the burning den. Mrs. Goddard
was found in the upstairs bath
room. only inches from where
the ladder stood, blocked by
the heavy storm windows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goddard were
pronounced dead on arrival at
Providence Hospital. Apparently
both died of smoke inhalation.
Wrote Tax Guide
Mr.. Goddard also was origi-
nal author of the familiar blue
book. Your Federal Income
Tax" revised every year for
sale to the public.
He was born in Glassbrook,
Iowa. and took his first Gov
eminent job in 1919 with War
Risk Insurance. Mr.. Goddard
transferred to the Bureau of
Internal Revenue in 1912 and
held many responsible jobs in
GLIDING head OF Accounts OF
Audit Division F, head of the
Administrative Office, head of
the Income Tax Procedural
Rulings Division and in the
office Of the Assistant Com
missioner for Forms and Man.
ual Planning.
Mr.. Goddard retired in 1858,
but returned for about a year
as the Internal Revenue Serv-
ices first technical information
officer. He left the second time
in 1855.
One Of his most pleasant
tasks was to play the accordion
at the annual Christmas party
held in the lobby Of the Internal
Revenue Building.
Although Mr.. Goddard re-
tired from Internal Revenue in
1858 he remained active in the
First Congregational Church at
945 @ street NV.
| Mr.. Goddard was an active
member of the Knights OF
Pythias and once served as
Grand Chancellor Of the Grand
Lodge here. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Goddard were members of the
Order Of the Eastern Star.
Mrs. Goddard leaves a
brother. Ronald Luford OF Mad
iSon, Wis. The couple had no
children.
y The Saturday night fire took
the lives Of Mrs. Linwood Nor
ris, 20. and her son. Linwood,
jr.. 2.
Linwood Norris, ST., a janitor
at the T street apartment, was
In critical condition at d. c.
General Hospital with severe
burns Of the body.
Five children we're treated
for smoke inhalation and
nearly 100 oCher residents were
forced TO evacuate the building