Minnie EVANS

DEARING WOMAN DIES IN WRECK

Mrs. T. P. Philips Is Killed When Car Overturns Near Augusta; Three Other Persons Are Injured.

Mrs. T. P Philips of Dearing, Ga., was killed early Saturday night when the car in which she was riding left the road and overturned. The accident happened on the Milledgeville Road about 12 miles from Augusta. Three other persons riding in the car were injured.

The injured were Nelson Philips, the driver, his 10-year-old sister, Virginia, and Mrs. H. J. McGahee, also of Dearing. The three were admitted to the University Hospital, Mrs. McGahee reported to be more seriously injured than the others.

The car in which Mrs. Philips was riding, it was reported by Deputy Sheriff Jesse Watkins, was driven by her 18-year-old son, Nelson Philips. He was driving toward Dearing, and in an attempt to pass another car, driven in the same direction by L. F. Cook, ran on to the left shoulder of the road and lost control of the car, which struck a wire protective fence along the embankment.

After continuing along this fence for some 75 feet, the officers stated, the car plunged into the ditch, and continued for some distance partially overturned with one side scraping a side of the ditch.

Both of Mrs. Philips' legs were torn off just above the ankle, and several bones were broken, the combined injuries causing instant death. The car was demolished.

Immediately following the accident, J, L. Adams, of Dearing, a nephew of Mrs. Philips, parked his car along the highway to render assistance, and his car was struck by another car reported to have been driven by Sam Rhodes. In this car were Mrs. J.L. Dye, of the Wrightsboro Road, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Waters and two daughters, Moselle and Winona. of Tignall, Ga, the officers reported. Mr. Waters received cuts about the face, but not to such an extent that hospital, treatment was necessitated. None of the other occupants received injuries.

Officers with Deputy Watkins on the case were R. H. Holsenbake, J. R. Corley and W. L. Marshall. Funeral serices will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Ford Creek Baptist Church Rev. Willis Howard officiating, and interment will follow in the churchyard.

Mrs. Philips was born in Jefferson County, Ga., was 47 years of ago and had lived 27 years in Dearing.

Surviving are her husband, Tom P, Philips; three sons, Mundy, Nelson and Milton Philips, of Dearing; two daughters, Mrs. W..B. Hobbs, of Waynesboro, and Miss Virginia Philips, of Dearing; four brothers, Randall Evans, of Thomson, Voll Evans, of Wrens, Moody Evans, of Mattews, and Travis Evans, of Waycross; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Dolly, of Metter, Mrs. Ernest Prescott, of Millen and Mrs. Ed Reeves, of Dearing.

Dearing Residents In Automobile Accident

An accident in which one person was fatally injured, two seriously and one slightly injured, occurred at the foot of Blounts Hill about twelve, miles out from Augusta about 8:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon, when they were returning to their home in Dearing. The driver of the car attempting to pass another car, lost control of his car and it was overturned. Mrs. T. P. Phillips was killed instantly, her little daughter and a Mrs. McGahee were seriously hurt and are in an Augusta hospital. Mrs. Phillips' son, Nelson, the driver of the car was slightly injured.