One person, Woodrow
Rhodes, 19, of Hugo, was killed and ten others were injured when two cars
crashed head-on at the narrow bridge just north of Hinckley on the highway to
Paris late Monday afternoon.
Most seriously injured was Jimmie
Rhodes, 12, Woodrow's brother, whose skull was crushed. The boy's mother, Mrs.
Nannie Rhodes, was knocked unconscious and suffered from shock. Mr. and Mrs.
Tambo Rhodes and daughter, Caroline, were injured less seriously.
The Rhodes' car, a Chevrolet,
attempted to pass a truck parked by the bridge, reports said, and met a Dodge
with Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Battles and three children, of Walco. Mr. Battles
was believed to be the most seriously injured of his family.
Woodrow Rhodes was a first class
private in the National Guard at Hugo and returned from the encampment at Fort
Sill only last Saturday. His brother, Tambo, also is a first class private and
is first cook in the Guard here, Commander Fit Carson said.
Funeral services for Woodrow were
held Wednesday afternoon from the Clayton Avenue Baptist church, the Rev. L.B.
Ward, officiating. He was accorded military rites at Springs Chapel cemetery.
[unreadable] Funeral home was in charge of burial.
