Volume Xlll.—Number 40.
Report That Edenton Naval
3> jr Station War Surplus
Is Unfounded Says Bonner
Mayor Haskett Await
ing Reply From Reg
ional Director
MUCH CONCERN
Scientist Raymond Um-i
baugh Moves to Base
Sunday
That the Hervey Foundation ex
pects to lose no time in taking over
the Edenton Naval Air Station under
the terms of a sub-lease by the Town
of Edenton is reflected in the fact
that Raymond Umbaugh. a scientist,
arrived Sunday from Argos, Indiana,
and is already making arrangements
to begin bis biological research ac
tivities. Mr. Umbaugh drove through
from Indiana, using a trailer in which
he had his wife, three young children,
Roy Jones, of Rochester, Indiana, and
a number of trained dogs which Will
be used in the cattle business. The
Umbaugh family and Mr. Jones are
making their home in one of the of
ficers' quarters at the base until
Athol house is vacated by Comdr. and
Mrs. Bert Creighton.
Tile first work to be done by Mr.
Umbaugh is to erect about four or
five miles of fence. Cattle are ready
to be Shipped here as soon as the
fence is completed, Mr. Jones will
assist Mr. Umbaugh in any way he
may be :.e*;ded at tile outset of the
project.
David Hervey. president of the
I’liundation, is now at Old Fort, N. 0,,
and is expected to come to Edenton
this week. Equipment for the manu
facture es ore-fabricated houses has
been shipped from Ohio, and is ex
, cfed ti> arrive very.soon. .
I ’’oni and Earl thick, the former
. vsident of an oil concern in Texas
mi the. latter president of an air line,
(lew here Sunday to visit Mr. Uni- j
baugh. Both, are reputed to be very,
wealthy and are very much interested
in the w,,rk of the Foundation. The
two men flew here in a new plane of
Earl Slick and were met by Mayor
l.eroy Haskett. They informed the
Mayor that they were delighted with
the Ed'iuen set-up, both being fan
ciers of. h,yh grade cattle, and ex*,
pressed the belief that Mr, Umbaugh
will be successful in his undertaking.
No. little concern was engendered
early this week following a news
story in the News and Observer Sun
day to the effect that the Edenton
base, along With a few others, had
been declared war surplus, in which
event there would be a serious con
flict With the plans already completed
whereby the Navy Department leased
the base to the Town of Edenton and
the Town in turn has sub-leased the
greater portion to the Hervey Foun
dation, which has been approved by
the Navy Department.
Mayor Haskett immediately wrote
to J, K. Wilson, director of the Char
lotte regional office of the War As
sets Administration for information
pertaining to the news release, as
well as contacting officials at the local
base and the Fifth Naval District.
On Tuesday the Mayor wired Mr.
Wilson, asking why and how the I
story was released, but up to Wed- ]
nesday no reply was received. The \
general impression in Edenton is that'
the story is erroneous, which was
substantiated Tuesday by J. Clarence
Leary, who had a telegram from Con
gressman Herbert Bonner. Mr. Leary
and J. H. Conger both contacted
Congressman Bonner, who informed
Mr. Leary by telegram that after an
investigation he was under the im
pression that there was no founda
tion for the story that the local base
was declared surplus.
John Graham Named
Attorney For Town
Town Councilmen at their meeting
Tuesday night appointed John W.
Graham as Town Attorney to succeed
the late W. D. Pruden. Mr. Graham
has been doing some legal work for
the town since the illness and death
-f Mr. Pruden, and his appointment
i effective immediatelv.
any Attend Funeral
Held For W. D. Pruden
r
Funeral services for W. D. Pruden
were largely attended Thursday af
ternoon of last week at the home on
West Blount Street, the Rev. Harold
W. Gilmer, rector of St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church, officiating. Inter
ment followed in Beaver Hill Ceme
tery.
Mr. Pruden died at his home early
Wednesday morning.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
A BOMB NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO TEE INTERESTS OF CNOWAN COUNTY
Richard D. Dixon
Appointed As Clerk
To War Crime Court
Plans to Leave Shortly
To Assume New Du
ties In Germany
While home last week to attend the
funeral of W. D. Pruden, Richard D.
Dixon let it he known that he had
accepted the position of secretary
general to the American War Crimes
Court offered him by Under Secre
tary of War Kenneth C. Royal!. How- '
ever, at the time Mr. Dixon did not
care to release the information pend
ing final word from Mr. Royall.
The American War Crimes Court
is now in process of organization for ,
the purpose of trying many lesser
German war criminals. He expects;
to leave shortly for Germany and
will, no doubt, be joined by Mrs. Dix- i
on and his son, Richard, Jr., early
next year after the latter finishes his
term of school at the University of,
North Carolina.
Mr. Dixon Was only recently ap- j
pointed assistant regional counsel for j
the War Assets Administration with
headquarters in Charlotte. He Was
released from the post in order to
■accept the new appointment, which |
was made public bv Secretary Roy
all.
I. N. Pruden Named
j Attorney For County
i
Resigns as Prosecuting
Attorney, Effective
October 16
J. N. Pruden appeared before the
County Commissioners Monday at
which time he tendered his resigna
tion as prosecuting attorney, for
Chowan Recorder’s Court, effective
October 1(5. In resigning, Mr. I’rti
den said his decision was reached due
to certain duties imposed upon him
since the death of his unde, the late
W. I). Pruden.
Mr. Pruden's term expires Decem
ber 1 of this year, and after his res-:
ignation was - accepted the Commis
sioners appointed Weldon A. Hollo
well to complete the unexpired term.
Mr. Hollowel! defeated Mr. Pruden.
for the office in the recent Demo- 1
cratie primary election.
Before Mr. Pruden left Clerk of i
Court E. W. Spires took occasion to
express his appreciation for the co
operation given by Mr, Pruden while
serving as Prosecuting Attorney.
Later in the meeting the Com
missioners were obliged to consider
the appointment of a successor to
the late W. D. Pruden as County At-
I torney. J. N. Pruden was the choice
( of the entire Board and being'invited
j to return to the meeting, Mr. Pruden
was asked if he would accept the ap
pointment. He consented and was
subsequently appointed to succeed his
uncle in that capacity. His term of
office will begin with the expiration
of the Recorder’s Court prosecutor- 1
ship on October 1(5.
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17 Counties Represented
At 4-H Dress Revue
. i
Seventeen counties were represen
ted at the 4-H Club dress revue held
Thursday of last week at the Court
House, when many attractive and j
useful dresses and coats were dis-1
played by the 4-H Club girls. | 1
Miss Ann Rogerson White, who 1
represented Chowan County, entered 1
four articles, a suit, blouse, handbag
and slip, and won a place in the 1
Blue Award group. ‘
In a clothing achievement contest, I
Jean Hollowell represented Chowan. '
i
Colored Births Again
Leading In Chowan <
« 1 ■ i
Colored births in Chowan County
again were ahead of white births
during September, according to the
vital statistics report of the local
Health Department. During the
month 1(5 colored births were report- !
ed as against 11 whites.
Both races were even in the num- J
ber of deaths reported, there being ,
three each. (
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 10,1946.
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Farewell Party Held
At Naval Air Station
For Bert H. Creighton
Presented With Beauti
ful Sword by Friends
At Base
The "Hirer-;' club at tile Kdenton
Xaval Air Station was a place of
gaiety and good fellowship Tuesday
night when a farewell party was held
; for Conidr, llert H. t'reighton, who
is scheduled to leave toilay (Thurs
day ) to report to the west coast.
(Conidr. and Mrs. < Teighton will
I travel hy antomohiie.
Many friends .gathered as early as
1 f>" o’clock to exchange greetings and,
of course, express their regret to
Conidr. and Mrs. Creighton that they
are obliged to leave. Later the
guests were served a barbecue dinner
in the dining hall. After dinner
dancing was enjoyed with music fur
nished by a Negro orchestra from the
Xaval Air Station at Norfolk; The
; highlight of the affair came when
Comdr. Creighton was called to. the
platform and presented a beautiful
sword, a gift from the civilians and
Xavy personnel at the base. The
I sword was presented by Miss Mae Jo
Walker, Conidr. Creighton’s secretary,
i Miss Walker in presenting the sword
had this to say:
j “lii commemoration of very .worth
while tasks you have performed as
our commanding officer: in token of
your friendship, which you have
| shown so instantly to each and every
| one of us: and to tile place you have
! permanently won in our hearts, I pre
• sent to you, Commander Creighton,
! on behalf of the Xaval and . civilian
personnel of the Kdenton Air Station,
this sword. May it in years to come
remind you of us and our love for
you—and may you never forget vour
duty in Kdenton.”
The present was a complete sur
prise to Conidr. Creighton, and his
eyes showed evidence of tears as he
gave vent to his feelings. He as
sured his friends that it was appre
ciated more than he was able to ex
press in words and that he would
keep and cherish it as long ds he is in
the service, and that when the time
comes for him to leave the service, he
intends to pass it on to his son,
Ensign I'.ert H. Creighton, Jr., a
Navy pilot now stationed at Miami,
Florida.
Upon the departure of Conidr.
Creighton, Lieut, Conidr. T. P. Urinn
will be commanding officer. He was
master of ceremonies at the party
Tuesday night and expressed to many
present that it was his purpose to
continue the friendly relations which
have existed ever since the base was
in Fldenton and especially under the
command of Conidr. Creighton. He
very generously offered his assist
ance in any way it might be needed
on the part of Kdenton people as a
whole.
LEG BROKEN
Nathan Copeland is suffering a
broken leg as the result of being hit
by a passing automobile as he was
alighting from a car driven by his
daughter. The driver of the car pro
ceeded on his way and there are no
clues as to who the party is.
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HUNAN PROVINCE, CHINA. With animal power and man
power depleted during the war, the women of famine-ridden Hunan
Province pull the plows in the rice paddies, working against time to
plant next season's crop, Because of undernourishment, the three
daughtrs of this farmer are only able to work a few hours each day.
Their water buffalo was killed by the Japanese.
[Half Day Closing |
ij Os County Off ices
i: Observed Saturday
Petition Is Presented to
Commissions By Bar
Members
i.j Mod members of tile Chowan
County Bar attended the meeting of |
• i the County Commissioners Monday ,
i and.- with Herbert Leary, senior mein- |
• her of the bar, as spokesman, re
- ; quested the Commissioners to change
. ; the half holiday of county offices
I ; from Wednesday afternoon to Sal
j urday afternoon. The lawyers ."had..
:.|a- petition drawn tip in support of
, | their mooes;, which .was. as .follows,: j
>j “Kor the..past few years there, has '.
• I been practically no necessity for
■ transacting business, with, the offices \
• of the Register of Deeds, Clerk of
• Superior Court and the Sheriff oh ,
- Saturday afternoon. This fact is I
1 probably due in large measure to j
■ automobiles and good roads, which I
i enable rural residents to come into |
> town all during the week when nec-
I essary to conduct business.
I “Therefore we, the individual mem- j
> bets of the Chowan County Bar, do j
i hereby petition and recommend that
. the aforesaid offices close at 12'
I o'clock Saturdays instead of W’ednes-j
days as heretofore,; believing that
i this will afford a greater service and
; convenience to the public in general."
; The petition was signed by Herbert j
: Leary, J. N. I’rudeh, Marvin Wilson,
j Weldon A. Hollowell, R. C. Holland, '
■|J. 11. McMullan. John W. Graham I
1 and John F. Whit
,j It was pointed out that at least 05
i! P‘*r cent of the Countv offices throu-1
I
. gllout the State close Saturday as
■ ternoon instead of any other day and
■'that due to this fact very often in
' ■ convenience and embarrassment is
I caused when attorneys and others '
j from elsewhere come to Kdenton to
: transact business Wednesday after
■! noon and find the offices closed,
j Chowan and Perquimans were the '■
only counties in this section of the'
’State to close during the week. j •
I j it was also pointed out that no
i c ounty officials are given vacations j
■ and that this half day closing on Sat
■ unlay is about the only vacation the !
,: officials receive.
i The Commissioners, after hearing •
, the matter discuss- d. voted unani- j
niously to discontinue the -Wednesday j1
half holiday and ordered all County j
i offices closed every Saturday after- j :
; noon at 12 o’clock. A
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Fire Threatens Home J
Os Mrs. Julien Wood !
■ '
. Splendid work on the part of Kden- i
ton firemen early Thursday morning (
; of last week no doubt saved the home I
of Mrs. Julien Wood on Colonial i
Square. A fire starting near an elec- <
trie stoker in the basement was grad- i
uallv eating its way upward when
the firemen were summoned, but the I
blaze was checked so that damage <
was estimated at only about SBOO by 1
Fire Chief R. K. Hall. <
Though all evidence of fire was ex- i
tinguished, a few firemen were placed
on watch throughout the night in I
event flames broke out anew. I
Junior Woman’s Club Asks
Playground On Hicks Field
For Benefit l? " *ers
Edenton Colonials
No Match For Big
League Ball Players
Tommy Bryne Baffles
Batters, Striking Out
16 In Seven Innings
Kdonton’s Colonials proved to be no ;
match for Buddy Lewis’ major lea
gue stars Friday night on II icks;
Field when the big leaguers easily
won 1.'5-O. The game attracted by I
far the largest crowd ever to witness
a baseball game in Edenton, fans
completely filling the grandstand and
bleachers, with the overflow extend-.
ing far out along the left and right
field lines. In an effort to. see the big
boys in action, even the top of the |
fence was used as seats by many j
fans and easily half of the football
bleachers far out in right field was
j filled. The crowd was estimated at:
from 4,000 to 4,500, which was a rec !
ord breaker for any baseball game j
j ever played in Edenton.
Lester Jordan was pitted against '
Tommy Bryce of the New York Yan
kees oii the mound. Jordan held the j
hard-hitting majors fairly well for
the first four innings, during which
live hits were made. In the fifth in
ning, however, the visitors collected
seven, hits, which netted six runs.
Jordan was relieved in the sixth when
Garland Little faced the. big time
boys. Little kept the visitors guess
ing for three innings, giving up only
one hit when A1 Evans. Washington
catcher, singled in the eighth. In
I the seventh, however, the Colonials
went to pieces, making five errors.
| resulting in three runs by the visi
tors. Jim Thorne went on the 'round
: iii the seventh inning and (allowed
two hits, a double by Bryne and a
single by Gil Cnau.
Bryne completely baffled the Col,
(Continued on Page Five!
Edenton - Windsor
Meet Bn Gridiron
! Next Friday Night
Aces Strengthened By
Return of Two For
mer Veterans
In an effort to break into the win
column after three consecutive de
feats this season, the Edenton Acps
will tackle the strong Windsor High
school eleven Friday night at 8
o'clock on Hicks Field. Coach Tex
Lindsay last Friday night noticed
some improvement in a very disap
pointing line, but still believes the
J boys are capable of playing a better
brand of ball than thus far demon
strated. The squad is going through
strenuous practices this week in the
i hope of hanging up the first victory
'of the season next Friday night at
the expense of the Bertie County
hoys.
The two teams have met on the
gridiron only five times, with the
Aces winning three of the games 1
land Windsor two, The first meeting
was in 19511, when Windsor won 14-0.
The following year Edenton was the
Winner (5-0. Then in 19516 the Aces i
swamped the Lions 64-0 and again
in 19557 hung up a 40-7 score. The
last meeting of the two teams was in
19559, when Windsor won a tight
game 7-0.
The Aces should be considerably
strengthen'd for Friday bight’s
game, for Sammy Ross and Henry
Allen Pow'll. former Aces, are ex
pected to be in the lineup. Sammy
has recently returned from overseas
with the armed forces, while Henry
Allen has returned to school. Ross
was a star a few years ago, while
Powell was an outstanding pass re
ceiver while playing with the Aces.
Big George Habit has been switched
from the backfield to the line, so that
on paper the team should be con
siderably stronger.
Coach Tex Lindsay was forced to
bed early this week due to wrenching
of a back ipuscle during practice. If
he is unable to be with his boys Fri
day night, Ben Askew will no doubt
substitute for Coach Lindsay.
The game is scheduled to begin at
8 o’clock and another large crowd of
fans is anticipated.
$1.50 Per Year.
Petition Presented at
Meeting Held Tues
day Night
COST ABOUT S7OO
Residents North Eden
ton Petition For New
Sidewalks
Though most members of Town
! Council attended the farewell party
given to Comdr. Bert Creighton at
j the officers’ club Tuesday night, the
pleasure was interrupted to come to
| town for the October meeting.
I Present at the meeting was a dele
! gat ion front the Junior Woman’s Club
with a petition asking the Town to
provide a playground for children on
i Hicks Field and secure necessary
I equipment. Mrs. Rupert Goodwin
j was spokesman j for the group and
! stressed the need for recreational fa
cilities for youngsters of the town.
If the: site and equipment is provid
ed, she said, the club Would, for a
time at least, see to it that proper
(supervision is furnished. Among the
equipment requested are sand boxes,
I see-saw's,, way slides and other items
■ suitable for nursery children. and
those older. The cost of the equip
ment was estimated at about X6o(* or
s.7(m.
The Councilmen agreed that there
is a need for the playground, which
. would be properly fenced in by the
club, and were very favorably inclined
to comply with the petition. How
’ ever, it was thought that the site
should not lie selected on the sp.-r f
the moment, so that the. Council men
1 were requested to investigate ami d—
-1 tide upon the most convenient spot
■ ini Hicks Field for the playground.-
A special meeting is. sellmluleii to
he held October. 21, at winch time;
definite action will no doubt he taken
I■ by Town Council.
Mrs: William Sexton, Jr., appeared
before the Board as spokesman for
' residents in North Edenton. She pro
• seated a petition for a. sidewalk on
(the West side of Broad Street iii
North Edenton between the. Tom
Cross property and the intersection
of Paradise road and Broad Street.
1 The petition was signed hv Mr. and
: Mrs. William Sexton, Jr., Mr. and
I Mrs. George Shaw. Mrs, Will Morris,
■ Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Adams, Mr. and
’(.Mrs.. Lee V. Spruill, Mr. and Mrs. T.
,; C. Cross, Mr. and Mrs. Shelton
| Moore. Mr. and Mrs, Harry Crum
/.! mey, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hollow-ell,
Jr.. V. L. Moore, Mrs. Ralph llaw -
kins. Robert 1., l’erry, John Habit and
Z. T. Evans,
Street Commissioner J. Edwin Buf
fiap was instructed to secure a bid
for constructing the sidewalk.
Mrs. Sexton stated that the resi
' dents on North Broad Street are de
t lighted -with the improvements being
made and among other requests were
removal of the telephone poles and
extension of the white way. The lat
ter was referred to the Board of Pub
lic Works. Mrs. Sexton also stated
that when the present improvements
are completed residents on other
1 streets most likely will envy those
living on Broad Street and asked if it
might not be possible to have some
of the other streets paved in North
Edenton.
A complaint was also registered
with the Town Council relative to
l deplorable conditions in the neighbor
hood of the Edenton Laundry caused
by soot from the laundry boiler. Pre
viously, C. P. Wales, proprietor of
the laundry, informed Town Council
that he had made arrangements to
remedy the situation. It was also re
ported that the present boiler is un
safe, so that a request will be made
to have the boiler inspected by a
competent inspector.
District Meeting Os
Legion And Auxiliary
In E. City October 15
A district meeting of the Ameri
can Legion and the Legion Auxiliary
will be held in Elizabeth City Oct
ober 15 at 7:30 P. M. in the Legion
hut. All members, the Department
executive board, unit presidents, dis
trict officers, post commanders and
adjutants are urged to attend the
meeting.
State Department Commander Wil
liam M. York will attend and he is
very anxious to have a large dele
gation present. At the meeting the
stabilization and expansion program
of the North Carolina Legion and
Auxiliary will be presented in detail.