Four traffic accidents have been reported by local state

Four traffic accidents have been reported by local state troopers over the past week. On May 10 at 4 p. m. in Sperryville a 1956 Pontiac driven by Roger Dodson of Culpeper backed into Elmer Atkins Souvenir Shop and dam aged about $25 worth of stock including dishes, etc. There was no damage to the»vehicle which was owned by Mrs. Florence Fant of Leon. Dodson, however, failed to stop when he struck the stand and was later charged with hit and run property damage and no operator’s license by Trooper W. A. Buntin. Oliver Fant of Leon, riding with Dodson was also charged with hit and run property damage. Roy Chester Delawder of Washington, D. C. was charged with reckless driving and having no operator’s license May 13. He lost control of the 60 Chevrolet he was driving on a curve, 4 miles west of Sperryville on Route 211, plunged down an embankment and turned over. The vehicle was owned by Beatrice Burnette of Washington, D. C. and damage was estimated at $1000 by Trooper Buntin. Delawder sustained abrasions of the forehead and left arm. Dorothy Delawder,a passenger in the car, received lacerations of the neck and abrasions of both arms. A mile east of Sperryville on May 15 at 6:15 p. m. a 63-64 MG roadster operated by William Perry Knicely and owned by his father John W. Knicely, of Vienna struck the rear of a truck which was making a left turn from Route 211 onto Route 612 at Bradley Atkins Service Station, according to Trooper Buntin. The truck belonged to C. E. Johnson, Jr. of Sperryville and was operated by Dennis Ralls of that village. Damafge was estimated at $500 to the car, but the truck was not damaged.