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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14
A Fine Defense Army In The Making

Although we should not depend on deiense Q VII the
vaf. We have one of Tee finest foundations for . aetenFe army
m the Rarld which would defend Dur country n the last
ditch. II IL werc actually invaded hy a foreign fOe We refer
IL the millions 81 men and boy who knoM how II hanole q
auH and wfo know how a. shoot straight when the occasion.
demands
II has long been tire ambition ri every red-bl00ded boy
especially H. the country outside tho cities. To own . gun and
~ learn boW % handle T. Straight shooting WAS one OF ne
accomplishments If the average Confederate soldier ~ the
Civil Var. and was partly the reasons d the success 81 the
Southern armies, even when fighting against overwhelming
gaas
Il "a said THAT over eight million hunting licenses are ~
sued eaeh wear IN the UnaAa States l910N0 IN Mississippi
alpnel over hall 81 which arc issued to men who know how 20
handle 3 gum Add q these the thousands of men who belong
Is faIe clubs for The purpose 81 shooting AZ targets for pastlme
and vau have an almost nVncibe arms IF sharp-shooteFs
w1an might become thu last wall 0f resstance 70 an invading
army. which would have IN be met los a land forec of rifemen
ard machine gunuera. despite the mcchanlzed forces 81 The
Zoe
We hope we viii never have 10 meet an invading army
on DIR own shores, but q defense army Of several million
men trained 10 the use Of firearms. assisted bv tanks, air
planes and other mechanical fighting equipment, could and
Nauid sweep the invaders into the sea
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14
Brides As Young
As Is. Grooms As
Old As I0z MorrY

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that maa ~
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u ate curing 1871
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ana a per cent 81 the men were
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81 usn 81 ard over taking ire
marriage F8@s
Rat the nee9r8 w-cnt 90 = negro
neN eae man giving bis 49,
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14

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sim m = eaze - frn
pei cent h ne emp tae
pyruU aeaaeian al r4n.
TIE aim IS T. le II
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visited HaEfIasn COUNTY ~
Ntsh me county Chairman
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14
Stream Pollution To Be Eliminated

installation Oh equipment IL cost approximately Si9NWN
is underssa. IS the Afaaante Cooperation At Laurel So that
the State Game ard Fish Commission has heen advised, and
the installation af ne FIRST anit Il the equipment Is expected
about September it according 10 Robert M Boehm director
Of research
After & considerable amount ~ engineering study we
now feel ~ have waskea aHf 8 satisfactory solution winch
consists IN conrentfafua egpd sugars dfssplVea ~ water and
finely ute8dea tfaroAE WateK8a&s tn tha WaN me ettfuenR "
the stream shnaaa he greatly geduces, particularly during
period os loss stream fla2#
II sNuaEd then ~ rHsfpe - retain the ttnee divided
fiber II fae Masonite padaes. clue 30 more effeetaNe removal
Of the WOOD surms hr rs nee 8vpe Of equipment
III Eaetm explained aat Size suRasa have ~ poisonous
uuaIlfIes hat require certain amount q oxygen which con-
sadeFabls reduces the sao8af of oxygcn n the stream. par
uculariv IL times Of low stFeam toH.
Installation of the specially designed equipment will
make possible che conversion q the solution Il WOOD into Ger
tain chemical ng-produeta5 0alch prior % me present tlme
were nuf constferca critical bat which bs-produets may be
used IL Tie nation war effort
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14

IN4&N 81 HNA
Tins waE mt a6e 6 man
war nv any means Women aFs
PLAYING 4 tremendously 6mpa
AMI rarf Ia Aue wiciag -
forts ARD thef yires are mo-
confined ~ thr hmitrd fietas q
Outs oreu ~ women he tse frs
Wogld War.
Mos courageous 81 uaF Wumef.
NJ war are ffe nurses wha 81
Bsiaau an8 Coffeeiaor have writ
ten inspiring chapter in lse RS
tory az American herQism Bai
there are other fnousan0s wHe
are serving uusnng ia more pro
saic caiiines
Tnefe are fuf instance about
40 p0a women ncw empiufnd 81
prndugtive capaeitts b dht m
uana aiFezaH mnafscu rtne n
dusut 4 compared wiia s fHan
1000 about nlne moptf ago
Women haee proved tnst itav eHH
handle aiinasl ans l8b in an afE
craft iaef8a II nis anG fm man
other nelda q vass civilian arm
uf woman at horne is backing al
the efforts Of men on the hasfse
fronts ~ the world rendering ii
tai assistance g tnuse VINO aaht
For tuuse Whu would serve n
uniform tae nasl1n has pneviaea
the Woman ARMY AnxfilaFs
Corps and ire Women Naeal Re
serve Members 81 These twf
branches win felese for combaH
duty men Who now are paeagea
IN Dnn eunte4ianf duties
Thousands q women nase six
en- un peaeetime 8uSnfiea aad lets
ures and sieanee forward IS d
a manHzea Job -. sne duration
MANY a. tneu WAp gain skill
which vii stand fhesn II aoas
stead Ia the peace which uu
follow TINS Eaeafest II All con
nicts =
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14
Bond And Stamps
Sale Officials
Make Trip Here


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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14

TIE sar situation seems - have narrowed down to 2
fight ia material and supplies rather TRAN ff men. 5 the
bottle neek for AnIe8 offensive and defensive We have t1e
material and enc nen. h# fHe trouble seems 81 b. getting
them W8ere tHer are neeaea " kuow fhaf we have the MOST
steel 81 rubber and either Things that are needed ~ supply
the arme8 forces og the Allied uaiipns huf those supplies are
not where they can be used Witb effect
TIE Eaeleh seem e - earfHino ot ther be- scale ar
raids or German industrial AREA "a offer IS theS can The
Enahsh haae q great mans fHat-claa bamaera and other
aircraft buf fhev iack IHai aaa uppitcs That 5 probably the
reason 1of She deaya between Hats
Ths proposal a. build giant 8ifship O. carry supplies ara
men. thu cfcumventlne 6He destruction - 50 much shipping
b. submarines seems - - aHe remedy for TINS battrneck
Let Is hafe tba. the prnEaaI VIII matertaltse and that the
Anes III make are assault apau Mas occupied portions Of
Europe - Weii as Asia shaf vii make uIaeF Ike a cross-
eyed man. booking both Nass fH sunday
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14
Piano And Voice
Program Is Given
AT Musical Tea

A muefca TEA was given Is the
pupils ii piano and voice 0f Mss
Eueania Easaa. july 30. at th
psc RouiQ Hieh school a . fit
tang climax - the summer term
az tne Masr Department
After a varied program Of piano
and vocal numbers, al the sta
cents making the homer roll for
the term received merit cards
Awards wefe presented II Jean
whatley ard Billie Jean Wi
liams for having the best practice
records
Tire guests were then invited
70 the stage where they were
served punch and beautifully dec
GRATED tea sandwiches
Tire appointments az she tea
table were very attrsctiveiy car
RED oua following o Mexican mo
mf u which a wooden punch
bowl and trays were featured
Yellow candles and gracefully
trailing vines added color 70 the
setting
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14
Men-Mochines-And Money

Most = think 81 Uaf exclusively la terms II mon and
machine Bu there IS another essential - ne prosecution
II War-m0ner.
the H18 importance MeH must obtain money - expand their
plaa4s.ana they g. = the banks Meu must receive advice
d difficult financial pHaHEem-ana tines - = - banks Men
seek UNDERSTANDING = ne NAM complicated financial re-
stFlca9ns LAID down b tie goEenment-aud hes so t.
the banks Billions of dollars worth 81 Var Bonds must be-
s0ld = she puoAc-and fas banks do a large p87 II the job.
Ihe Treasury freezes the sasf financial holdings ~ enemy
governments and enerns nations in this caaHtra-and Ct Is up
81 ne baHka - see faaf she freeze goes quickly efficiently
ae completely into effect
= - story goes u : Hauafed varied fields - fnancia.
aet8st. Banking 81 - - HaE - she hit hen. machines and
none nake up The combination shat IS ueeessaFs g eveniual
victor.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14
industrial Shift

0ue naiutary effect If the war production drive has been
thp Decentralization Of industry.
stHdteF reported ~ the National Industrial Conference
Board show that only seven statcs-Arsona. Montana, Ne.
hraska, North Dakota. Oklahoma, South Dakota and Yer
nunf- did not have higher incomes last year Thar ever before
Bur the significant potut IS the distribution of iucreaseS
New England. traditional manufacturing eaptal 81 Inc
nation. had The lowest The Middle Atlantic aHd East North
Central regions also were below the national averagc. Mis-
sissippl newer much ndustriaiized showed q gem 81 as per
cent II ! year Virginia was up So, Louisiana s. Kansas s3
PER cent CALIFORNIA; lneame almost eguaied that Of the en-
tire New ENGLAND SEXTON.
i tbs bo prosperity almost everybody IS sharing IN it
West Point Times Leader.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14
A Greet And Good Man Dies

Dave CottfelI 81. fof many years industrial Director of
the Mdsssstppi Power Company. with headuuarteE in Gulf.
part. dled 81 the Lamar Hotel m Meridian SATURDAY. morning
Aua 5 tae victim uf s stroke If apopexY. HIS dealt LIQUID be
q matter II much genuine regret IN Paseaaaa5a and Moss
Point fn Il wHs he - his official capacity. Wha largely
responsible fr bringing the jackson COUNT HHs to ms
Ioeahfs bIauy Of Us remember hts efforts - fhat esoect II
Is sad aIa1 that he had helped and was largely Hesaausible for
bringing 80 different industries into the state
fIs body was taken n West Point satufdae si buried
SUNDAY from the church he helped 10 build fhe fH. Nethod-
~ r. fbe city ~ ms nativity. lie was At one time mavor 81
WeT Point and also sheriff II CLAY Countv.
Dave CottrciI known II many iu Moss Pom and pasca-
soaIa. was 4 fine citizen II ms county and etv. ana ndustrial-
IS Vas s leader among ms fellow citizens He 0as g cars of
aHe ard n la40 was voted the outstanding citizen u .e wear
II meridian.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14

Hedisa TnIo. : Japaeese general satd - s recent speech
that Ianan intends b destroy The United State and Great
Britain HedIk. 8 rcmlaaed thar slipping up ~ . number Of
snins AM sfuk5nr them before has couuFfy mad declared war IS
q long long was fr1m TEpnerarg and also from Washington
Tire Japs ae fuhNant oees temporary Successes but theE nave
q big surprise coming s. a8em heforc the present unpleasant
ness emf Ifat they esueea - eventually lord 4 otter Az white
race Including thr German aeap1e s evident and shaf msuy
u them wHi he sant = go taeaf ancestors e the attempt goes
without SAVING Never has ans natinn deserved 81 ucniy the
punishment J8nan sill safeif set-Nsdtauu County Herald
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14
Louisiunu Increases Nonresident Fishing
License

bin nas@ed at ths resent sesaiun 81 the Louisiana Legs
lasure laessasa te noa.rssaaeHt fishing teenae t. SOC Tbs
mean sHat MAss&gnp8aua wa0 nave been s9ng sn Louisiana
ftshsne sss5fts. NIl have IL pas 8 higher fe Il theF tsh ~
the NateFs 81 aF n~asanea8tns state Incidentally MISSISSIPPI
nonresident fishing tee s anls I23
VIII federal sre and automobile FationiuE Il may oe
that fewer MAsAssapptans w1 ~ alfccted b THIS increase ~
the lAshInn heeuae fee
Thee fishermen Who have haen gplng fag from hume are
reminded s. Tie State Game and Fish Commission that near
BY lake. have teen reaeekea and ttat ample fish should he
or hard Is keep tanm a hame Beides some 81 the finest
fighanr watefs III the country are found ~ TINS secthnn ~
Mississippi and taai fahsnf Is home requires . license only
when artificial ham Is usea
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14

L IS l8lc for as "a talk af future foreign trade unless We
aHe ready now, % defend the principles upon winch 90 and
ma#8 b. based That defense calls most uEEents an very
American for bis immediate and utmost effort 0tap-vtse
There 80 b. mo- foreign trade 81 the future 81 laf Terms IN
d. democratic principles We, as a people q many alainS
and diverse cultures and spiritual allegiance ear. full
IusaHts - our individual convictions. work and PRAY .- the
Establishment % an international order II which the sarit II
Christ sha3i viilo h such an order alone WH# our caersnea
freedoms including freedom II conscience - secure Lot Is
unite II labor ard PRAYER 70 hasten is eemIHE -Prcaaent
Roosevelt
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

~rRrrp1M OF TIT PRESS aoea nss give : Newspaper
sks naAq & nahtnh sxaada1s aftae& tnnersns lna.sadaah 2
husre~ usms EelsheF aexa FREEDOM OF SPEECH give tne
lrdiYtasal tae rsaht e BE smear ts Feputatsn q eautanain8
c1nsane. stack tn1 ecwwuunlsfs leading institution n1s 49,
urkssnasann rAmnas1ns toF ta soe Fent1n ot ea&tafrAnq mo
puhfse pszes. 70 v4o14ss IRE shove raehn Ad pftxtssges = 70
saaanus4 ks RIGHTS &nd hapFAaess Of al
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14
Stewart Says:
British hfHY Delay
"a vntnry
Fer a pnrpose
b. cHAHLEs ,. sTEwART


tH fEkEAzE HnsHN
Gang IarNhal E@n RcmNe
itaisan forces 81 Egypt.
mpaals Is believed 10 Naa
neau - ~ &C essential part nf
n grand strategy That
fas@ official anfmfnanan r.
effect 4 a. hand fesu Lon
au 30 certainty There's rae
Question: however. that lis the
iEuE impression in Yankee
nIIsa uavsl and diplomatic
WHAT'S nsw tsas a
aauHd poiics 5n re insersz,
al ths United Nasi0F
The asa Is aaat Herr Hgilsr
pretty kTev0cabig committed
himself q the Neaf Past cam
p thinking n ceald drive
through g 3 Junction w1sh the
japanese in shosf order i auaid
b. g very muzsy situation fua the
deHfaeiea y be caa5 aeeasup
lash Is speedily r would be fine
ter he JapS. too. 20 rs taken
to granted t1at they indurssd IL
heartily Il obviously would suit
IeaIg also
Hsnoe IT'S easy r. understand
WY AruH plunged into the Issk
q enthusiastically
faf . Wnile bis and Mussaiin
ather weak kneed warriors
scored quite successfully Yet
9fnehos uaey failed to register
4 knockout
Nevertheless, Marshal Romrnel
himself isn't completely fastened
+ I because tsr fight Is more
81 less . stale maieg
British Strategy
ESpert observers here suffuiae
otherwise Their DOPE IS that Cen
Sir Claude Auchinlcck ulth hls
English sCrappers. ms Au@ies
and ms American aerial helpers
could finish off the Maxi fascist
fec middiinE rapidly. Il they
efose e. do 50
Then why doesn't Cen Aueh
z keek dc IL
hexf guessing m that Auchin
leckH Instructions from home are
r. detain Marshal Rontmel right
WheFe BE- IS, keeping nm buster
th4n a btrddog setting nowhere
but ted down &C. North Africa
Il ~ won conclusively Of course
that field of operations would l,e
disposed of probably Tor the dur
ation
Il kernmel were wiped off the
map So far as concerns Egxpt the
AXIS euuid switch whats inft az
Us Near Eastern contingent IL its
Russian front ard raise hadcs
WITH tire Soviet performers
Tire Japs wuss attack the lat.
tef from the east. naturally
Earlier In the game the 1aps
favored the Axis Near Eastern
drive unqucstinnably. huf today
It's manifest that they would
profit By an increased German
assault from the west into IN
"a giving them 9 comparatively
eiear chance ~ success for an az
tack into Siberia
An AXIS union from the dirar-
ton Of the Indian ocean. and then
2 combined aftasck on India and
southern Russia wnula be logical
oeruan.Jap iechniaup
Meanwhile the Japs would he
isekling Russia from the cas- tn.
Germans from the west and bnsh
o them from the zouthefir anele
AND there's no north exeept the
artte ocean Yes. It would - idea.
from then standpoint
India and Chine
There's q bit 81 intervening Ter
utofX such as India Persia /.
large mouthful 81 China and ee.
eFal other zfnsllnh ennnsrte bt,.
TIE Gerutan-Japz surely are son.
tiaent that they can = aaas
Wath them II once thsee set ~
Top n Middle Esaf
That's q chance thar Cen
A~HeHfnsck appears b b. trvIns
Is bar them fFom-eg stspnmr
them temporarily. 4 that's ths
best thai can ~ done. - bx ltck
1nx them finally Il possible
Ie sum up
Anehinieck has the whole AXIS
campaign tIeo up m a hsswknot
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14

30 PEE cent caasc the Infantry. IS
per cent tine Quartermaster Corps
"a per cent lhe Army AR Fosv@
administrative service 6 per cert
ffie ARMED Force and the re
Ema1udef the various other arms
and services The War Depart
ment mas announced that unuSu
II opportunities are available for
Volunteer Officer Candidates IN
the Engineer Corps the sigma
Corps Antialrcraft Artillery. and
she Ordnance Department
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14

NEaN &AAaAA a4f4&A
4 uau AnrIa eseofd for steel
aiu construction wsz set n JuiF
4heH We buiH - cargo 8ns tank
~ Ships with : to1al aesametgnf
1annaae 81 Tea 400 II dure we
a4sIH So We ean no 1uiid
cargo sHiu tn IS ds
HaNvc once earl 8afhal
fhs United Nations have iest AZ
TINS heavy Joss piuE a
p of 1leeE Ha SET saF wac
leaders sa serious consideration %
arrung to 10 aon ar cargo Ships
winch subs cant touch TINS IS
& war ~ iuGistica which uleans
8 movement % men ana Material
- Ear awsy places n TINS elobsi
var u enc shortest 0insg possible
Feeding the World
In June wr delivered fer ship
meni Ia she United Nations 586
COO coo peuns Of farm %pfoaucts
and pFncessed foasd more than
doubling the volume Tor Msy The
largest classification was grain
and cereal products Ig7 600 600
maand TIE second iargcs.
grouping more than lie 001. 600
pound mcluaad meats FISH and
fowl There we're alsa large de
Ifeefse 81 cheese af8 skim milk
afled applcs canned heels and
carrots concentrated citrus Juice
eannea and dried pears proeessed
snaWbegnes bard and canned %
fafoes For the first ume Ne de
livefea during june eucn com
maaisies as dry whoie milk rye
Ilsse canned u8fHIpE parsuIps.
nap bFolhN dried eueranis ana
agled lig Since the start 81 thy
pfua8m n April la5l > total o.
s 769 GOO 600 pounds nave been dc
Hvefed
woes
a 81 Iuiv q. 1000 Voluniae5
Office Candidate haVe hsrn IN
Quoted Iuto the service Tines
are men n Class \ deferred
1eeen ONLY wun v0lun
pef fo Induction fof ihe expires.
- pose ~ competing for sdmis
son o. an Officer CaudidHte
sehnol o. those Indicted so fag
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14

Hesxs enc q as series af postage
stnapa ngass ~ TN Eerablif q
Cga ts puailens the seed fE al
10 fgAt STA a. aun aad
esr aaae activities nf me AKA
ttrneeHnt Htsmr carries ire
waFn as n Spssah Besarsl TIE
Efia eoiemn u srgtnE e. zee
fCssseal Fasafj
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14

the smaller businesses All g.
apeaaaeaea % reaeh aaa same
sc
- NasAlns vas faEmaHle cen
ueezaa asth the hssHzalnm State
tx Ianuas1un 81 - 80
szaza Is she q S Treasury lar
Is aaIH un stamps aHa hanls
aI
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14
Nursery School To
Be Held For Tots OF
Three To Five Years

Plans ere being made bv Ms
e. e. open 3 NURSERY
aa9a here for buHs and gsrls
shfen four and fave yeaH - -
MZ kell has operated 5 kfnsa#
sassea u tire pas baf tha 5 ~
f1Hsz time sne has taken thr
munger children Ire kInaenrar
aen Is held in the morning ard
re Nursery school WIH - Iram j
= S F n During thaf tine In.
ehIIaren val have 8 fsss nefisa
wasse story telling and zs4n
e5ssa pIaY and aciHvitles
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14

II q recently perfected cleo
trical nook u, q neon tube can b
mounted ~ the instrument panel
of . plane 10 inform the pilot the
instant any engine develops
trouble
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-08-14

Radio englnosrs haze aaxeIapa
$ peset raaao recefeef uas much
aaEsE fhan tho average nazahk
x inches nlEh ana aBszaI sac
81. fhtek TIE mEa5alase So
- : crystal receIeeH Mhsah fffs
HnIa TIE ear
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-20
Barclay On Bridge

he alone held spade and diamond
protection, or against West If he
alone co}Id retain diamond and
club protection, or spade and dla-
mond protection
South first pat M.the diamond
10 IN the remote hope that West
had both the J and Q, but East
covered with the q and the X Won
Then came the heart ] club X and
all hearts but one, followed by the
spade A ana the last heart Al this
stage, he also had the spade J and
diamond $. holding in dummy the
diamond AS and the club j West,
on the last heart, could not throw
the club @ without setting up the
j in dummy, so dropped the dia-
mond 5, Whercupon the now useless
club ] was discarded from dummy
East had to play now either the
spade X. which would set up
South's j. or a diamond from the
81 He chose the diamond 7. so
the diamond . to the A dropped
both the J and the 8, making the
GUmmy's S good for the game trick.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-20

Yesterdays Answer
Al. Some
40 A thing
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81. SilkWorm
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-20
Present for the President

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-20

(Dealer: South, Both sides vul-
Nerahle.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-03-20

West laid down his club A and.
after getting a look at the X in
dummy, switched to the diamond
2, From this South read him as
holding the club @. as otherwise he
probably would have repeated the
suit instead of rlsking a lead into a
diamond tenace. With only eleven
tricks in sight and no finesse. South
detlued to try a squeeze against
beth defenders, or against East if
DIstriLntn0 by KING I
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-05-01
HIT AND RUN DRIVER
ARRESTED IN NORFOLK

Julian Langston Thach, white truck
driver of Norfolk, is in the Northamp-
ton county Jail at Eastville, held I'M
der a warrant charging hit-and-run,
following a smashup on the highway
about a half mile east of Cape
Charles. Thach was taken into GUS
tody by Sergeant Giles Upshur of the
State police.
According to report, Thach was
driving a truck which was in charge
of Otis Moore, and had been at the
wheel only short time when the
crash occurred. He is said to have
pulled his vehicle over toward the left
side of the road and torn off the rear
fender and bumper Of a car owned and
operated by Estelle Seay, colored, col
ored nurse in the employ of the coun-
ty health department, who was driv-
ing an an opposite direction. Approx
mately SIS worth of damage was done
the Seay car.