Volume Xlll.—Number 32.
Jap Photos Just Released Show Horrors
of Nagasaki 20 Hours After A-Bomb Hit
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before our observers got in. Above, body lies in cart wreckage on cdh* I
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TThis was Nagasaki’s main street 20'hours after blast. First official
U. S. damage report, made public last month, concluded that most of
our cities could not stand up to atomic bomb much better than Nagasaki.
All-Star Baseball j
Game Scheduled To j
' Be Played Tonight
Meeting of Two Teams
(’ailed Off Monday
Due to Rain
‘‘•cause of rain Monday afternoon,
all-star Albemarle League' base
. game which was scheduled to be
yiaved that night on Hicks Field was
called off. Because of the short no
tice, many interested fans were not
aware of the cancellation and as a re
sult many journeyed to Hicks Field,
but were greatly disappointed in view
of the fact that very soon after the
game was called off, the skies cleared
and the night would have been ideal
for a game.
President W. J. Daniels informed
The Herald Tuesday that the game
will be played on Hicks Field tonight
(Thursday), weather permitting.
In this game the northern portion
of the league will cross bats with the
southern half, with Elizabeth City,
Hertford and Camden representing
one team and Edenton, Colerain and
Windsor the other. Gene Freeman of
Colerain will manage the southern
team, while Hamp Hampton of Hert
ford will be the skipper for the north- I
ern outfit.
Stars from all of the teams will see j
action during the game, so that a.
battle royal is iiy prospect. In the
first meeting of the two teams the
northern half won by a one-sided
score, but the southern players are
determined the next game will be a
different story.
Most likely the lineups will be as
follows:
Southerners Jim Edwards of
Edenton, catcher; Ballard Williford of
Windsor, lb; Rudy Castelloe of Cole
rain, 3b; Punk Spruill of Windsor,
ss: Poss Askew of Colerain, 2b; John
Byrum of Edenton, If; Fred Castelloe
of Colerain, cf; Joe Wheeler of Eden
ton, rs.
Northerners—Ab Williams of Cam
den, lb; Nate Caddy of Elizabeth
City, 2b; Harmon Young of Hertford,
3b; Red Kimbrell of Hertford, ss;
Fred Fearing of Elizabeth City, cf;
Lee Hensley of Camden, catcher; i
Floyd Steele of Elizabeth City, rs; j
Joe Seymour of Camden, If.
Lefty Marshall, Calvin Schadel and
Fats Ranier will likely be used by
Hampton on the mound for the North
erners, while Freeman will no doubt
call on Ted Miller, Lester Jordan,
Jerry Chitty and Garland Little.
The game is scheduled to start at
8 o’clock, and a capacity crowd is ex
pected to be on hand for the affair.
Vets’ Contact Office
OWill Close Thursdays
order that itinerant service may
. offered to veterans of Bertie Coun
ty, the local contact office of the Vet
erans Administration, located in
rooms 310-312, Citizens Bank Build
ing, will not be open on Thursdays.
New office hours of the local office
will, until further notice, be from 8
A. M. to 4:30 P. M. on Monday, Tues
day, Wednesday and Friday. There
will be no change in the Saturday
hours, which remain from 8 A. M. to
12 o’clock noon.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A HOME NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO TME INTERESTS OF CHOWAN COUNTY
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Thursday, August 15, 1946.
IMPRESSIVE EXERCISES HELD SUNDAY IN,
: OFFICIALLY CLOSING EDENTON USO CUB
Group on Program, Speaking Briefly, Pay Glow
ing Tribute to Splendid Work of Staff and
Edentonians Who Volunteers
With simple but impressive ex
ercises, the Edenton USO Club of
; f'teially went out of existence Sunday
afternoon when a program was pre
sented on the lawn back of the build
ing. A goodly number of interested
friends and workers were on hand for
the occasion, after which refresh- 1
ments were served.
Marvin Wilson acted as chairman
of the program and after singing I
“America the Beautiful", led by C.
W. Overman with Mrs. Paul Hole- j
man as pianist, John A. Holmes of- j
sered the invocation.
The first speaker was 'Conidr. Bert !
11. Creighton, commanding officer of
the Edenton Naval Air Station, j
Conidr. Creighton, as on a number of j
previous occasions, expressed his ap- j
predation for the cooperation and j
hospitality he has experienced during I
his stay in Edenton, and paid glow- j
ing tribute to the USO Club here.
He said lie was a veteran of both j
World Wars, so that he felt qualified
to.speak about services offered those;
jin the armed forces. In the first war,
! he said, a group of organizations of-
I sered their services and all worked
! hard but there was inefficiency caus-,
ied by not working together, which
resulted in competition rather than
the best service for those in the arm- 1
ed forces. “W'ith the consolidation of
these groups under the USO,” said I
Conidr. Creighton, “service men and
women were made to feel at home 1
and I was glad to see the USO evolve.
I am pleased with the services of
fered, for thousands of men and wo
men have enjoyed the hospitality of
the USO Club, and it has been an
outstanding agency in boosting the
morale of our aremd forces. Those
who have worked and sacrificed must
feel gratified for the excellent job
done and I want to thank you from
the bottom of my heart for the help
1 you have contributed to the Edenton
base. You are worthy of the highest
compliment, a 21-gun salute, and I
compliment you upon a job well
! done.”
| Wade Cashion, USO director, spoke
next and paid tribute to the volun
teers. “Had it not been for the vol
unteers, the USO would not have 1
been t*he type of organization it was,” I
he said. Mr. Cashion said 425,000!
persons passed through USO doors
during the three years of existence
in Edenton, 200,000 sales were made
at the snack bar and 200,000 service
men danced with Edenton’s attractive
GSO girls. Junior and senior hos
tesses served 7,000 hours *a year, all
of which Mr. Cashion said was great
ly appreciated by the staff. He ex
pressed sincere appreciation for
treatment accorded him while in
Edenton, during which time he rec
eived the best sort of cooperation,
and said he regretted to have to leave.
John A. Holmes, chairman of the
USO Committee of Management,
spoke next. “I regret the coming to
an end of the USO,” he said. “I
have watched the work of the USO,
which has been a battle of morale.
While it was necessary to, have the
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Red Cross worker treats burn
case on spot. Almost every living
thing within 2 miles of burst died.
various branches of the armed for
ces, yet it was equally as important.
to win the battle of morale.” Mr.
Holmes said that when the USO j
evolved, he wondered what those high j
in authority thought of the battle of |
morale, but that time and again;
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Lions Club Plans
White Cane Sale
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J. P. Partin Presented
Lions Past President
Certificate
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J. P. Partii}, immediate past presi
dent of the Edenton Lions Club was
presented the Lions International
j Past President’s Certificate of Merit
at Monday night's meeting of the
club. The Lions voted to hack the .
North Carolina State Association
campaign for the blind and to stage
a “White Cane Sale” in Chowan'
County to help raise money for the,
purpose. The date of the sale will be
by the club’s Blind Com
'wittee.
j During the meeting Sidney Canipen ,
presented a humorous dissertation on i
i ‘There Goes My Dollar.”
Edenton Colonials
Holding Third Place
Hertford Wins Pitchers’
Duel Tuesday Night
By 1-0 Score
STANDING OF CLUBS
(Including Tuesday’s Games)
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Windsor , 24 11 .686 J i
Hertford 24 14 .6321.
Edenton _2l 17 .552 j
Colerain 16 18 .471 ;
I Elizabeth, City _l2 21 .364'
Camden .10 26 .276];
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Edenton’s Colonials had tough sled- :
ding since the last appearance of The i
Herald, having lost three games and
winning two. Despite more losses,
Edenton is still in third place, trail- i
■ ing Hertford by only 80 points, with I
two games scheduled the remainder of '
the week between the ancient rivals.
Edenton 0, Hertford 1 <
The Colonials lost a 1-0 game Tues
day night in Hertford, when Lester t
Jordan and Moe Bauer staged another :
pitchers’ duel. Jordan allowed three i
hits, while the Colonials were unable I
to solve Bauer’s curves, so that John- ]
ny Hagood and Jim Edwards were the
only Edenton men to get a hit.
Hertford scored its run in the first
inning, aided by an error.
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Woman air warden stands near
burned body. Flash Hums caused
third of deaths; radiation, a fifth.
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Nagasaki mother, with bad
wound on face, nurses dying
child. Casualties totaled 80,000.
Creighton Extends
! Thanks To Edenton
: For Its Cooperation
Expresses Appreciation
In Letter to Town
Council
Tht'iigh 'the Edenton Naval Air
I Station has been declared inactivated. I
iCohidr. Bert H. Creighton, command-j
jing officer, is still stationed at the
j base looking after thy Navy Depart
ment's interest in removing equip- j
| inent and materials. During his Stay I
: iii Edenton Comdr. Creighton has i
learned to love the town and its
[people and on a number of occasions I
i made the statement that he regrets
that it will be necessary for him to,
be sent elsewhere.
1 Comdr. Creighton is very appre
j dative for the cooperation and hos-,
pitality accorded him while here and
his feelings are in a measure reflect
ed in a letter Written to Town Coun
cil.
Comdr. Creighton’s letter follows:
“You are familiar with the fact;
that this Naval Air Station will be;
'inactivated as of August Ist. It is
. anticipated that the work concomit- •
ant with inactivation will be com
pleted in about 6 to 8 weeks. All
[Naval personnel will have been trans
ferred by September’s end.
“I would be derelict in my duties'
it 1 did not bring to your attention
certain observations that I have 1
made during the last year, conse
quently 1 set them forth hereunder, j
“First may I thank all the mem- j
bers of the City Council for your 1
broad attitude toward and your co-1
operation with this Command. The;
relationship has been most cordial,
friendly and in the best' interest of
‘ the common weal.
“Secondly may I state that Mayor
Leroy Haskett has been of inestim
able help and assistance to us in *div-,
, erse, ways. His affability, friendli
ness, cooperation and assistance are
indeed aimreciated.
“Your Chief of Police, G. i. Dail, ,
j has been exceptionally helpful to us. j
i His department and this station have j
, had many knotty problems in com- j
, miin, problems requiring clear and j
imature thinking plus tact in handl
jing and solving. Chief Dail's ex-1
perience, understanding and mature I
judgment have contributed greatly
to the solving of all these complex
public relations problems, so may I
say we are indebted to him. He
should be commended for his tact,
diplomacy and ability.
“The other members of the Police
Department have also been of gen
uine help to this Command. It has
been a real pleasure to know and
work with each and everyone of them.
You are to be congratulated in sel
ecting this fine group of capable men.
“It goes without saying that we of
the Navy hate to leave Edenton, so
in behalf of myself and the Navy
group may I say, many, many thanks
for your delightful and cordial hos
pitality.”
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
Unanimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., will hold its regular meeting
tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock.
Edenton Now Preparing To
TakeOverNavalAirStation
On Revocable Permit Basis
|_C. Os C. Meeting]
A general meeting; has been
called for members of the C'ham-
I. her of Commerce and all persons
interested which will be held
.Monday night > at 8:30 o'clock at
the Court House. Among the busi
ness to be transacted is the adop
tion of new by-laws of the or
ganization and discuss plans for
the coming year.
The new officers are appealing
for a large attendance.
C. Os C. Committees
Named By Harrell
At Meeting Tuesday
Full Time Secretary One
Os Matters Discussed
By Directors
At a meeting of Chamber of Com
merce directors Tuesday afternoon,
President _ Jesse Harrell appointed
various committees and some consid
eration was given to the idea of ?m
--1 ploying a full-time secretary, and the
[by-laws committee was requested to
have the by-laws ready for a general
meeting to be held Monday night at
[8:30 o’clock, when they will be
adopted.
| President Harrell named the follow
ing to solicit funds for Wednesday’s
‘Victory Day celebration: G. M. By
rum, J. H. Conger, Henry Cuthrell,
Geddes B. Potter, J. K. Byrum, West
| Leary, Karl Goodwin ayd H. A. Cam
pen.
j The Budget Committee is composed
of R. E. Elliott, W. H. Gardner and
J. W. Davis.
['• Finance Committee- —Ralph I’arrish,
It. L. Pratt, M. A. Hughes, J. A. Mit
chener, Jr., Walter Holton and Wil
liam S. Elliott,
I Secretary Appointment Committee
I —J. Clarence Leary, John Graham,
John Kramer and Marvin Wilson.
This committee was asked to present
, recommendations.
Merchants Committee—T, C. By
rum, M. A. Hughes, A. L. Boaz, T. B.
Williford and Henry Cuthrell.
, The suggestion was made ihat
members be solicited on a basis of
I cash payments for the present budget
[and pledge for additional amounts if
a full-time secretary is secured.
Chowan 4-H Group
Course In Raleigh
| Youngsters Will Spend
i Entire Week at State
College
Thirteen Chowan County 4-H Club
boys and girls left Monday morning
tfor Raleigh, where they will attend
[the State 4-H short course this week
iat State College. A chartered bus
i carried representatives from Chow
{an, Pasquotank, Currituck, Perqui
' mans and Tyrrell Counties. The
j Chowan boys and girls, who were ac
companied by Miss Hazel Shaw, as
! sistant home agent and Robert Marsh,
j assistant farm agent, included the
following: Anna Lee Asbell; Sara
Jordan, Audrey Bunch, Christine
Harrell, Audrey Pearce, Nora Lee
White, Howard Bass, Wallace Good
win, Raymond Layton, Aubrey Har
rell, Wallace Reid Peele, Herbert
Raye Lane and Wilbur Harrell.
An active program for the entire
week has been planned by L. R. Har
rill, State 4-H Club leader, which in
cludes instruction in 4-H organiza
tion, citizenship, health and family
relationship. During the week pro
grams include tours of various de
partments of State government, ath
letic activities and other forms of re
creation.
This is the first State 4-H short
course to be held since 1940, as an
infantile paralysis epidemic prevent
ed the one scheduled for 1941 and
none were held during the war. While
at State College the boys and girls
will get a taste of college life by liv
ing in the college dormitories and
eating in the cafeteria.
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j Various People Assign
ed to Checking Inven
tories at Base
SPEED ASKED
Requests Presented to
Several Bureaus For
Approval
With the Navy proceeding with the
inactivitation of the Edenton Naval
Air Station, the town is preparing to
[take over the base on a revocable per
,mit basis, and this week Mayor Leroy
Haskett received a letter from Cap
tain J. M. Shoemaker, commander of
naval air bases in the Fifth Naval
District, stating that he desired the
Town to make every .effort to deter
mine what equipment items are re
■ quired at the earliest possible date.
' "In order that the air station inac
tivation program can be accomplished
in compliance wi.th directives of the
, Chief of Naval Operations,” said Cap
tain Shoemaker, “every effort is being
put forth by this Command to comply.
“One of the major problems is the
removal of equipment and supplies,
and in this connection the selection of
equipment desired by the Town for
retention at the facility wll have to
I be made and presented to the various
naval bureaus for approval before ac
tual removal of a greater part of the
, equipment can begin.”
, Members of Town Council and the
Chamber of Commerce were given va
rious inventories Os equipment at the
. base and were requested to make an
inspection in order to determine what
1 will be needed by the Town. These
. groups, a half dozen or more, have
1 already checked the inventories and
[ equipment, and submitted to Mayor
Haskett lists of iteihs to be requested
[by the Town. Each group went to
[the base to examine the items on the
[ various inventories, so that a very
I complete check has been made.
Mayor Haskett has turned over the
Town’s request to Navy officials and
it is expected the greater portion of
the requests will be granted. Os
course, there might be some items on
the lists which are considered short
by the Navy and. therefore, such
items will be removed.
Already Mayor Haskett has quite a
few requests to sub-lease portions of
the base, as well as some applications
| for positions which might materialize
after the base is taken over, but no
action will be taken on the part of
Town Council until the base is actual
ly taken over and some program and
policy of its operation decided upon.
Town’s Proposed
Budget On File
1 In Office Os Clerk
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Any Objections Must Be
Registered at Sep
tember Meeting
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r I With Edenton’s tentative tax rate
j set at $1.50 per SIOO property val
uation, the summary of the town’s
proposed budget appears in this is
sue of The Herald. The budget is
now on file in Town Clerk R. E.
, Leary’s office, where it can be inspect
ed by any interested citizen and any
objection presented at the meeting
of Town Council on Tuesday night,
’! September 10, when the budget will
| i be officially adopted.
I The budget calls for a total ex
penditure during the fiscal year of
$79,751.90, which is made up as fol
lows: Administrative, $5,312.48; Po
lice Department, $15,861.00; Fire De
partment, $8,197.85; Health Depart
ment, $750.00; Street Department,
‘ $34,350.57; Cemetery, $2,325.00; other
expenses, $12,955.00
Revenue, aside from taxation, dur
ing the year is estimated to be $24,-
511.97, of which $5,500.00 is cash in
hand. With expenditures of $79,751.-
90 and revenue $24,511.97, the
amount to be raised by levying taxes
"• is $55,500.00. This amount, with the
|town’s property valuation of $3,700,-
t 000, requires the rate of $1.50 as ten
l tatively set by Town Council.
I THREE FIRES IN JULY
j Fire Chief R. K. Hall reported to
> Town Council Tuesday afternoon that
- there were only three fires during
1 July. The amount of damage, accord
ing to Mr. Hall, was about $l5O.