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THE PERQtTTMAKS WEEKLY, HERTFOBD,'fc. C, FRIDAT, AUGUST 23. 1946. Official Report Reveals ttyfiu Of Atopic Bombs It is highjy probable that the pub- lie generally has "hot ' correctly ap praised the Atomic bomb test at Bi Wni Atoll. Prior to the explosion, ihere were many irresponsible predic ations that exaggerated the effects of ' ;.the new weapon and, consequently, ' when the bomb failed to sink all of v the ships in the area, the public ex ' perienced a "let-down" and was over . ' impressed by the suggestion of some writers mat tne nrst test was a "dud." From the report of the Army-Navy chiefs of staff it now seems possiblo to secure a much more accurate esti , mate of the effectiveness of the atomic tomb. In the first test, as the reader will recall, the bomb was dropped from an airplane to test its degtroctiveness in. an aerial explo sion. Only one ship was within 1,000 feet of the surface point over which the bomb exploded, and about twenty ships were within half a mile. - All of these were badly damaged, Jive sinking and others being so dam aged that repairs would have taken twelve days just to get them under tneir own power. More significant, we think, is the radiation intensity which - accom pawed the explosion. From a study Oi animals exposed to the lethal ra diations, which are. gamma rays and neutrons, the experts conclude that all personnel normally stationed aboard - -l.: i j . uj siupo centerea arouna tne air burst, and many others at greater dis tances would have been killed. Those protected by steel, water or other dense materials, in the outlying tar get vessels, might have escaped but -"vessels within a mile of an atomic -'. bomb air burst would eventually be ' come inoperative due to crew cas ualties." The second, or under-water explo ; sion, produced violence estimated to ' be equal to 20,000 tons of TNT, lifted a column of water 2,200 feet, which the experts estimate contained 10,- 000,000 tons of water! The 26,000-ton battleship Arkansas also appeared to be lifted, but this awaits confirma tion. While the base of the huge column was surrounded by a wall of foaming water several hundred feet high, waves which were 30 to 100 feet in height about 1,000 feet from the cen ter of the explosion, rapidly diminish ed in size as they proceeded outward. When the waves reached Bikini Island, they were only seven feet high, failed to pass over the island and did no material damage. While the second explosion did not produce an initial flash equal to that of the aerial burst, it produced radio activity in the water estimated to equal that of many hundreds of tons of radium. Great quantities of this highly lethal radio-active water de scended upon the target ships, con stituting a hazard that made it un safe for inspection parties, even after four days, to spend any useful length of time on those anchored at the cen- yjsible and painless but deadly radia r tion," , Veto, Of Oil Bill s , , u Leaves It To Courts y President Truman's veto of the "Tideland Oil Bill": should cause no surprise and we are unable to see where there is any basis for a differ ence of opinion as to the propriety tit the presidential veto As the r jader knows, the bill would have renounced claims to such oil rich lands, principally between low- along the coast and, thus establish theV,Ce Uer Saath-lha, Act. title of the respective, states to thet applications lor the classing ... 1 area in question. tension cotton marketing specialist, says that 26 of the major cotton pro during- counties have qualified for the free classing service this year North Carolina. He points out, however, that all of the ginners in those counties have not bonded themselves and made arrange ments for taking samples. This step is necessary before farmers are sure of getting the free classification ser- As the President says, however, the question should be 'decided by the supreme Court, not by Congress. "If the United States owns the areas," he argues, "they should not be given away." He adds that if the Supreme Court decides that the Federal Gov ernment has not title to or interest in the land, it is unnecessary for Con gress to quit-claim them. Congressmen Tend To Protect -Seniority Rule The Congressional Reorganization Bill, in the opinion of many observers, represents something along the line of modernization of Congressional machinery, but does not go far enough. The objection is made that the recommendation of the La Follette- Monroney Committee, that the rule of seniority by which Congressmen au c TAYLOR THEATRE EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA We; Have the Shows Today (Thursday) and Friday, August 2-i1 , Lum and Abner in "PARTNERS IN TIME" Saturday, August 24 t Charles Starrett and Smiley Burnett in GUNNING FOR VENGEANCE" Sunday, August 25 ' Dane Clark and Faye Emerson in 'HER KIND OF MAN" tAr of the tartret area. The tareet ships did not present a normal an- tomatically are elevated to committee chorage but Were placed to obtain chairmanships, be ended, and that the maximum data, with twenty being number of committees be radically within one-half mile and an addi- reduced. tional twenty within the next half!. The argument advanced for term inating tne seniority rule is that it prevents the party in power from put ting its ablest men at key posts in Congress. Another argument, ad vanced in some sections, is that it en ables one-party Southern Democrats to secure important assignments. Again, it often results in the pres ence of anti-administration congress men in important key jobs. The custom of Congressmen in gradually moving up upon commit ees, until the senior member of the party in power acquires the chair manship, has been in effect for many, many years. It will be very difficult to have the rule abolished and, in fact, proponents of Congressional re organization clearly understood that inclusion of this provision to abolish seniority would have defeated the en tire measure. The rule will probably retain its power for some years to come, not only because of the natural desire of men with long service to secure po sitions of power, but because all mem- mile. Painting out that an atomic burst cannot be measured in terms of con ventional explosives, the committee says that the largest bomb of the past was effective within a radius of only a few hundred feet, but that the atomic bomb does its work in a dis tance measured by thousands of feet. Conventional bombs must score a direct hit or near-miss to cause sig nificant damage to battleships, but in the underwater explosion at Bikini, a battleship sank immediately although at a distance of well over 600 feet from the explosion. The air bomb did great damage to the super-structure of major ships within a half mile radius, but only minor damage to their hulls, but no ship within a mile of either burst could have escaped "without some damage to itself and serious injury to a large number of its crew." I Concerning the radiological phe nomena accompanying the two bursts, the Joint Chiefs point .out that in the vice were required to be filed by Aug ust 15 but there is yet time for the ginners to bond themselves and ar range for supplies in taking the samples. Holler suggests that srrow- ers check with their jrinners to see that this has been done. . Last year some farmers sold their cotton for considerably less than they could have obtained with a Government loan. Others sold their cotton without waiting for a few days to receive the classing card. telling them the grade and staDle of their cotton, and also its loan value. Holler says that in any number of instances they sold their cotton for less than what it was worth simply because they did not know its value. JfOR Hero's opportunity tot young- man who bar or want 10 at radio traiaiag! TImm or. itaadr Job oUtnag good pay. the highest security, evary opportunity tor promo boa and a ekaaee to m the weAL You get valuable training In mdio. telephone er radar work, good food, clothing, quartan and tenUyaUowancas. H you go eveneaa. you gat 20 extra pay. Too cfc retire at haH pay aher 20 yean er retire at tbrea gu art era pay after 30 yean. And you get a 30-day vacation of hill pay every year! Many ethar advantage not onered In any eWUian Job. Ii you are 17 te 34 and phyalealty fit. yeu can enliat now end qualify lor one ei these fine )obe in the Service Forcas or the U. 8. Army. You owe it to youraali to gat all th. facte NOW! Apply at U. S. ARMY RECRUITING STATION Post Office Building, Elizabeth City, JV. C. SPONSORED BY W. M. MORGAN THE FURNITURE MAN . HERTFORD case of the air-burst bomb, unwotect-! Ders or congress, from the smaller pA nrnnnp within nut milo wmilH ' states, have the suspicion that if it is have suffered high casualties by in- .abolished and the leaders elected by Monday and Tuesday, August 26-27 Fred MacMurray and Anne Baxter in "SMOKY" Wednesday, August 28 Double Feature Preston foster in ' "INSIDE JOB" Is " -AlPeareein ! "ONE EXCITING WEEK" ming August 29-30 OUvis DeHsiiland in "TO EACH WS OWN" tense neutron and gamma radiation, as well as by blast and heat.' In the underwater explosion, the air-burst- wave was far less intense, Without any heat wave of significance, but large masses of highly radio-active water were thrown onto the' decks and into the hulls of vessels. "These contaminated ships became radio-active stoves' and would have burned all living things aboard them with in- Chillsfever OUT TO MALARIA? m a a 444 mH AT OHCt to rm- r M M ear yean . . . try HI If I b ii Si Mfl - CWWCK - SUPS 111 III Cimoe Urn qt A. Dma J l ia.-dhBK5&al And Your Strength and Energy la Below Par It may be emiued by disorder of kid ney function that permits poisonous waste to accumulate. For truly many people feel tired, weak and miserable when the kidneys fail to remove exeeas adds and other waste matter from th blood. Yon may suffer nagging backache, rheumatio pains, headaches, diaxineas, Kttinr up nights, leg pains, swelling, meumes frequent ana scanty urina tion with smarting and burning is an other Sign that something-is wrong with the kidneys or bladder. Toere should bene doubt that prompt satment Is wiser than neglect! Use t la better to rely on a meaicine tnat nas won countrywide ap proval than on something less favorably known. 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At no time, in the early formation of our govern mental machinery expect, or desire. that a popular vote of the people should decide imDortant Questions There was the balance provided in the two Houses, with the Senate bas ed upon equal representation in each state and the House membership bas ed upon population. Nowhere in the original framework of the govern mental structure was provision made for the people, upon the basis of a majority vote, to decide any import ant question. Congress Divides Funds On The Basis Of Need congress has passed and sent to the President a bill to' provide Feder al funds to assist states in the con struction of non-profit hospital in stitutions. The interestine Dravision is that the basis upon which the states will share in the fund is "need" which will be determined bv the ratio their per capita income bears to the national averaire value of nrnHiWo population and other factors. Senator Lister Hill, of Alabama.. says this is the first time Congress has ever aproved variable grants to me states ana suggeata that it sets a precedent in distributing Federal iunas on the basis 01 need. ihe effort of many Americans to make every section of the United btates conform to the ideas of the majority, and to make all states, con form to the decision of the maioritv of states, has been noted for years. If the trend is to continue, there is no reason whatever why the Federal Government should not distribute all of its funds to the states upon the basis of need for the purpose of es tablishing essential,, equality of op portunity for every citizen. We call attention to these trends without indicating that they have our apwovai. Without it,1 however, the Campaign to unify the nation and to make it in one mold, has gained con siderable impetus. It now threatens the, Jpcal, self-government that was, i' one time, the possession of state governments. Free Classification ; For Cotton Needed r The difference; between the differ ent grades of cotton is very lanre thjs year and It is more important han ever , that farmers know the grade and staple of their cotton be- t q aiarketinf jte Van Holler of State College, Ex- ( SELF REGULATION ) The sole aim of the United States Brewers Foundation is that the sale of beer in North Carolina shall conform to the highest plane of social responsibility and law observance. Toward this end, a definite program of education and self-regulation within the iridustry. and in full cooperation with law enforcement agencies, i been in operation for more than seven years. Field men regularly check on the places where beer is sold. Where necessary, tho state director warns an operator con cerning certain corrections that must be made. In such cases, most retailers respond quickly. As to the few who do not steps are taken to eliminate them. 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