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Show SPRINGVILLE MEN NARRAWLY ESCAPE DEATH Elliott Crane, Guy Bird and Glenn Allen, all of this city narrowly escaped es-caped serious injury or death on a street just west of the First ward chapel Tuesday morning when the car in which they were riding crashed into u telephone pole. Mr. Bird suffered a bad cut on the head while the other two men scaped with minor cuts and bruises. The accident occurred as the result of the gas accelerator failing to work, and Mr. Crane, who was driving, lost control of the car. The car struck the pole with such force that all telephones in that section of the city were temporarily put out of order, citizens there report. re-port. The car, a Dodge sodan, was badly bad-ly damaged, but was covered by insurance, in-surance, it is said. |