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/ Of The News pll The Time e No. 17 v A Good Newspaper In A Good Community No. 26 6 Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1956 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Pilot Covers Brunswick County $1.50 PER YEAR formation On fax Matters Is / Given By Agent Special Emphasis Is Being / Placed Upon This Impor tant Matter This Year As Aid To Farmers TWO TYPES OF TAX AFFECT FARMERS Must Not Only Make Pro vision For Income Tax Report, But Must Cover Social Security As Well By A. S. KNOWLES County Agent Be sure to attend the Social Security, meeting at Shallotte School Thursday, January 12 at 7 p. m. There will also be a meeting at Bolivia School Monday, January 16, at 7 p. m. on Social Security. • More about Social Security for farmers: Optional method for cash basis farmers. If you are a cash basis farmer and your gross in come from farming is not over $1,800, you may, if you wish, treat one-half of your gross income from farming as your net earn ings from self-employment from your farming business. it you are a cash oasis iaimei and your gross income from farm ing is over $1,800 and your ac tual net earnings from farm self employment are less than $900, you may report the amount of $900 as your net earnings from self-employment from farming. If your gross income from farming is more than $1,800 and your ac tual net earnings from farm self employment are $900 or more, you have no choice. You must use your actual net earnings to deter mine your self-employment tax. The optional method is not to be used to determine your income tax. It is used only to determine your self-employment tax, and then only if you want to use it. Even though you determine your net earnings tom self-employ ment from farming by the op tional method, such net earnings are subject to all the other rules explained to determine you are to pay self-employment tax, and if so, liow much. “Gross income from farming” As used above, the term, "gross income from farming" is your gloss receipts from farming min us the cost of products purchased and sold. In determining your gross income from farming, you should exclude income, deductions, Continued On Page Two —— Brief Bite Of HVEWS-1 BENEFIT SUPPER There will be a smorgasbord on Thursday, January 12, at the U. S. O. building from 5:30 until 8 o’clock sponsored by the Ameri can Legion Auxiliary. SUNDAY FIRE I File destroyed the Sam Privett home at Supply Sunday. The building was occupied by the J. M. Hewett family, who lost most of their belongings. DONKEY BASKETBALL A donkey basketball game will be played at Bolivia high school gym on Tuesday, January 24. Two games will be played, the first at 1 o’clock in the afternoon, the second at 7:30 that night. RENEWS CONTRACT The contract between the board of county commissioners and Mr. and Mi’s. Sam Watts for the op eration of the Brunswick County Boarding Home was renewed Mon day for the year 1956. BASKETBALL MEET Principals and coaches will meet Monday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at Mae’s Barbecue to map plans for the annual Brunswick county basketball tournament. Fred Mc Clure is president of this or ganization. CEMETERY CLEANING There will be a cemetery clean ing at the Griffin Cemetery near Ash on Saturday, January 14. All interested and all who have loved ones buried there are asked to please come and bring tools to work all day. ANOTHER WINNER Mr. and Mrs. William Haughton were winners of the prize for the prettiest doorway in the Christ mas lighting contest sponsored this year by the Southport Gar den Club and the Live Oak Gar den Culb. There names were in advertently omitted from the list ul' winners announced last week. Truck Drivers In City In Numbers These Men Remain In Southport While Trailers They Pull Are Being Loaded Or Unloaded Stories of trailers swarming in to Southport loaded with ammuni tion are of much less concern to Southport folks than they are to people of other towns. It is only the operators and the trucks that come into South port. The trailers go into Sunny Point and are uncoupled there to be unloaded or loaded. His run finished, the operator comes into Southport to wait two or three days and nights for word to go back and pick up his trailer and take a load to some destination, there to pick up another load and bring it here. Nothing explosive comes nearer than three miles to Southport, at least it is not supposed to. A couple of weeks ago a convoy, said to number 26 trailers bound for Sunny Point straggled in here. All of the operators were new to the area. The lead truck of 4 that were coming in together, came right on into Southport and parked here, the others parking behind him until there was a block-long procession that moved when another trailer drew up from the rear and took the lead to swing them around and lead them back to where they were going. This was just an instance and it may happen again, but the trucks and trailers pass right through hundreds of towns on their way to and from here. The matter of interest to Southport folks does rf6t have any of the elements of concern, except a wonder where all of the operators will eat, rest and sleep. At Sunny Point they uncouple from the trailers and roll into Southport on their six-wheeled tractors, to wait for perhaps 2 to 4 days and nights. Their tractors, parked on South port streets, do. not bother‘any one, unless It is’ the curiosity of a lot of visitors to the town ask ing what on earth they are doing here. The truck operators are a very likable sort, averaging well over the irresponsible age and still Continued On Page Two Polio Drive Now In Progress Here Mrs. M. H. Rourk Of Shal lotte Is County Chairman And Has Set Up County Wide Organization MARCH OF DIMES STILL IMPORTANT Slogan Is “Polio Isn’t Licked Yet” And Funds Being Sought To Continue The Fight Mrs. M. H. Rourk announced this week the appointment of community chairmen who will help take the March of Dimes Cam paign into every part of Bruns wick county and active work on solicitations now is underway. Robert Sellers, Shallotte; Mrs. Foster Mintz, Bolivia; Mrs. Nor man Hornstein, Southport; Mrs. Wm. Mathews, Ash; Mrs. Rufus Williams, Leland; Mrs. R. E. Blore, Hickman’s Cross Road; Mrs. F. C. Osborn, Thomasboro; Mrs. Norman Grissett, Grisset town; Mrs. Percy Russ, Long wood; Mi’s. Garland Clemmons, Supply; Miss Barbara Dew, Cala bash; Fred Edwards, Shallotte Point; Roy Hewett, Boon’s Neck and Holden Beach; Mrs. A. P. Henry, Winnabow; Floyd Parker, Myrtle Head; L. C. Babson, Free land; Roddie Bennett, Exura; A. C. Caviness, Colored School; Mrs. Joe Ramseur, River Road; A. C. Caviness and Caston Stanley, Colored Churches. The theme this year is “Polio Isn’t Licked Yet”. North Carolina was fortunate in 1955 in suffering only 434 new cases of polio, up to December Continued On Page Two Flower Prospects Reported Good Recent Cold Weather Seen As No Threat To Usual Beautiful Mid - Winter Flowers At Orton According to Alex Bogie of Orton Plantation, the prospects for flowers this year are excel lent. However, he states there are not as many camellia buds this year as usual. This may result in these flowers being even more beautiful. Some years the bushes may be so completely covered with buds and flowers that the flowers lose some of their size and coloring. Azaleas bud and bloom later than camellias. For most of these flowers it is too early yet to say much regarding bloom, but the bushes are in excellent shape and the buds will be showing up in a few weeks. As things are now, everything looks fine for an abundance of these flowers. Bogue was naturally a little worried at the slowness with which the contractors are build ing the detour from highway 130 at Orton to the junction of the i Sunny Point road on highway 87. The Federal Government made; the money for the road building! available to the State nearly a i year ago. Grannis and Sloan of' Fayetteville is the firm holding the contract. *■ Make Application For Sliort-Gut On a petition of a number of property owners in the area, the Board of County Commissioners requested the State Highway Commission to build an maintain a short cut road from the Sunny Point Road on highway no. 87 to the junction of the Long Beach Road with highway no. 130. The action was taken Monday. The proposed road is cal culated to give better access to Sunny Point by labor from the central and lower part of county. It will also be of great benefit to truckers pass ing to and from Sunny Point from the south and west. Lengthy Session Of Court Monday Wide Variety Of Cases Up Before Judge Earl Bell amy In Recorder’s Court Here This Week Monday’s session of Brunswick county Recorder's court ran into overtime, with court officials re maining on duty well into the evening in an effort to clear the docket. The following judgments were handed down by Judge Earl Bellamy: Forest Dale Williams, expired operator's license, taxed with costs. William Henry Robbins, speed ing (55-mph with truck) fined $10 and costs. Stewart Jacason, no operator’s license, nol pressed on presenta tion of valid license. Glenn A. Caster, expired op erator’s license, costs. William Harold Reynolds, speed ing, expired operator’s license, fined $10 and costs. Walter Milliken, assault with deadly weapon, costs and held under good behavior for two years. Levy Edgar Johnson, reckless operation, fined $25 and costs. Kenneth Wilson Coleman, speeding (70-mph) fined $15 and costs. H. Decker Earnes, speeding (.70-mph) fined $15 and costs. James Alvin Rice, Jr., speed ing (60-mph) fined $15 and costs. Fine remitted because of mitiga ting circumstances. John W. Randolph, Jr., tress pass 60-day sentence suspended on good behavior for two years and payment of a fine of $10 and costs. Zenus Hatfield, tresspass, 60 days on roads, suspended on good behavior and payment of a fine of $10 and costs. Roscoe Jones, possession for purpose of sale, nine months on roads, suspended on payment of a fine of $150 and costs and on good behavior for two years. Bernard E. Beasley, speeding (65-mph) fined $10 and costs. | Archie Lee Williams, following Continued On Page Two ° , Fire Department Posts Enviable Record For Year Property Damage Amount ing To Only $30 Paid For One Small Fire During 1955 For Only Loss VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT HERE Ormond Leggett Is Chief And Has Aljle Assistance From Group Of Dozen Citizens Who Form Nucleus Of Organ ization A report of activities of the Southport Volunteer Fire Depart ment for last year reveals that only a thirty-dollar property loss from fire occurred in Southport during 1955. This was a call to the Victor Bartells house on West street, where quick work by the firemen prevented more serious damage. The only other instances where a loss was involved were two calls to burning automobiles on the city streets. In each instance the damage was confined to the wir ing system. All told, there were 9 alarms, one of which proved to be false. Ormand Leggett is serving as chief of the department. On the force during the past year were G. H. Hubbard, J. A. McNeil, Harold Aldridge, Joe Spencer, Jack Hickman, Johnson Cumbee, Robert Johnson, G. W. McGlam ery, B. L. Furpless, Ray Spencer, Otto Hickman, John Fullwood, Jr., and Carey Spencer, the latter now in the U. S. Army. All of these men serve without pay and are ready, day or night, to report for duty at a moment’s notice. Menhaden Pass Out Of Range I Southport Fishing Boats Had Good Luck With These Fish While They Were Passing Offshore With the hurried departure southward of the schools of men haden last week the Southport fishing interests summed up and found that six boats had pro duced for their crews and fac tory employees a payroll of $43, 000 from five days of fishing. The fish were not exactly de parting" to get away from the boats. They were moving rapidly Southward when they crossed Frying Pan shoals and they steadily maintained their speed. The boats had to take what they could of them while they were on the run. The six 136-foot converted minesweepers first struck the fish on December 30, fight at the edge of the shoals. Next day the fish were offshore between j Long Beach and Holden Beach, with the boats bringing up the rear of schools that extended for several miles down the coast. With things at rest on Sunday, the boats were trailing again on Monday with the fish at Myrtle Beach. Tuesday full hauls were made again with the fish off George town, Wednesday, with little ex pectation of catching up again Continued On Page Two Tax Collector Making Rounds Tax Collector M. D. Anderson Will make his last tax collection rounds of the oounty next week. These calls are made in order to give the tax payers an oppor tunity to pay up before penalties t<ke effect on the first of Feb ruary. ^In some parts of Brunswick, e^oecially in Northwest and up I r Town Creek townships, most o.t the men are at work at this t.'.ne of the year and they have Title opportunity of coming to tie office in Southport and pay ing up. The calls give other mem bers of the families an oppor tunity to attend to the business. Anderson stated yesterday that all tax payers should keep in mind if they have not paid by February 1 they will find penali ses added to their taxes. “/essel In tow Anchors Safely During Storm Ship Heading For Safety Of Southport Harbor Breaks Towline During Storm On Sunday ■iv 'V During the rough weather Sun c ly the tug Fort Moultrie lost her tow, a Liberty ship, the Mar vin H. McIntyre, just south of Frying Pan Shoals near the Fry ing Pan lightship. At the time the tug and tow were heading in to Southport for shelter. The McIntyre, with the tow line broken, was finally anchored by the skeleton crew aboard, as sisted by the tug. As she appear ed safe there it was decided to leave her until the seas abated and she could more easily be tow ed on into Norfolk or brought here. The 165-foot Coast Guard Cut ter Agazace from Morehead City rushed to the scene when the McIntyre broke loose from the tug, and has been standing by .two days. With the winds abating last night the Fort Mopltrie with the McIntyre again in tow is expected to proceed to Norfolk today. Makes Report On City Toy Drive James Wolfe Served As Chairman Of This Coop erative Activity Conduc ted Prior To Christmas James Wolfe, who served this year as chairman of the toy drive for the city of Southport, has pre pared a report of these activities, and in releasing his statement he has extended his appreciation to those who helped make the operation a success. Following is the text of his report: “I would like to express my grateful appreciation to all who contributed to the drive to pro vide toys for the children of this school, district at Christmas. “Toys, fruit, candy and gro ceries were provided for 14 fam ilies, with a total of 53 children. “I would particularly like to thank the ministers of this city for their wholehearted support and cooperation, and our thanks to all individuals and civic or Continued On Page Two W. B. HKHAIf Our ROVING Reporter It is not known what the other fellows got, but we rated two cigars and they were of extra good quality, when Gene Tomlin son of the Post Enginers office at Sunny Point, came in to an nounce that Mary Lillian Tom linson had arrived at the hospital that morning. First was a girl, second was a boy and now an other girl. A number of the Southport youngsters got their first laughs out of our trying to amuse them with match box tricks while they were at a very tender age. We look forward to trying it on Little Miss Mary Lilian Tomlinson in a few months. Incidently, our first sweetheart was named Mary. Times at Southport must be getting a great deal better. For no apparent reason Prince O’Brien, cashier of the Wacca muw Bank and Trust Company,, opened his box and handed us a couple of cigars when we strayed into the bank this past week. As we remember it, Prince had a full box of those cigars in easy reaching distance. But we don’t know if his generousity was be ing extended to all mankind. All we know is that we got ours. It is a little over five years since the plans for Sunny Point began to take shape, but very few people here could see it and those who did refused to believe. Some 90-percent of the folks said that the terminal would not be built. An additional number said it was not needed and quite a j few more took pains to say that' it would not mean anything to' Southport. Most of these folks are now working at Sunny Point and are getting good pay. We are extremely happy over the way lContinued on page four) “Polio Isn’t Licked Yet” .hi.n—i nm—m.. mum. CONTRIBUTOR—John Blount, pre-mad student at University of North Carolina, a polio victim now recover ing buys a miniature crutch from Paul H. Robertson, State Commander of the American Legion, which is co operating in this year’s polio fund campaign. Surplus Property Ordered By Many Narrow Escape From Disaster A catastrophe of major proportions was miraculously avoided Saturday morning when a big truck-trailer load ed with ammunition was in collision with a passenger car on highway No. 87 be tween the Sunny Point in tersection and Bell Swamp. The truck was being driven by Bruce Robert Helms and the automobile was operated by Walter Johnson, South port negro. The accident was investigated by Corp. O. H. Lynch, who reported that the truck crossed the center line of the highway before being struck along the side by the car. The gas tank of the truck was ripped open, spilling gasoline everywhere, and the side of the automobile was demolished. The truck driver was char ged with driving on the wrong side of the road. Strange License Plates Common Trucks And Automobiles From Other States Ap pear In Southport Every Day Since Sunny Point Opened ■ Anyone curious enough to go out and look around the streets of Southport these days would be able to see automobile or truck tags representing about every state in the Union. On some of the trucks are as many as 20 tags. Baggett of Birmingham, for instance, is licensed in 43 states for transportation for sev eral of the commercial powder companies and is likewise li censed to operate for the United States Government anywhere. The above does not necessarily mean that all of the trucks must bear the tags of all of the states in which the company operates. With hundreds of trucks and trailers Barrett is operating in all parts of the country and trucks operating in any area usually carry the State tags of the states in which they may be operating. Baggett, in other words, is a contract carrier throughout the United States, licensed to handle explosives in 43 of them. In Alabama and Georgia they are also a common carrier, licensed to handle general commodities. | In all of its areas of operations Baggett has a safeLv man and inspectors. Some of the duties of I the inspectors are to look after! the welfare of the truck opera tors, see that they get accom- j modations and route the trucks where they are destined to go. For the operations at Southport I\ C. Sinclair, a native of Hoke County, this state, resident of Texas for 18 year's, is the safety Continued On Page Two Busy Day For Representa tive Of State Civil Defen se Office Here Tuesday For Purpose Of Accepting Applications REPRESENTATIVE TO RETURN LATER Applications Being Accept ed For Items Not Yet On Surplus List In Hope More Supplies May Be Added More than, one hundred Bruns wick county citizens were in Southport Tuesday to talk with James W. Denning of the State Civil Defense Office about ac quiring Federal surplus property to make up for losses sustained during the three hurricanes of 1955 which affected this area. Applications were received from more than 30 eligible persons, and a supply of forms was left here with Clerk of Court Jack Brown. While he did not know the sched ule, Denning expressed the opin ion that a representative from his office will be here for further appointments. The items available consist of surplus property, most of it from military sources. Thus far, no provision has been worked out for furnishing food or feed or farm supplies that are surplus, but there may be a later develop ment in that connection. Equipment and supplies may be purchased at 10-percent of the cost of the government, but only those who suffered direct loss fi-om storms of last fall are eligible. While it is not necessary to purchase an exact replacement for lost equipment or furnishings, it is contemplated that these pur chases shall be used in the re habilitation of businesses affected by the storms. Counties, cities and towns are not eligible. A total of 25 North Carolina counties are on the eligible list, two in South Carolina and coun ties in several New England States. Earp Home Burned To Ground Sunday The 9-room home of Mr. and Mis. Earl Earp at Funston in Town Creek township was com pletely destroyed by fire during the high winds Sunday afternoon, practically all of the furnishing, as well as the building, were com pletely destroyed. Earp stated Monday tli#t the file originated on the roof, prob ably from a spark. When dis covered the building was too far gone to save due to the wind and prevailing dry condition. Some insurance was carried on the building, but none on the furni ture. G. E. Earp, who has been an invalid for several months, was carried to safety from his bed room, and reports from the family say that his condition does not appear to be any worse because of his experience. Trucking Lines Need Facilities For Operation Unless Satisfactory Termi nal Facilities Are Provid ed, Companies May Build Own Installation ROOMS AS WELL AS SERVICE NEEDED This Type Of Transporta tion Appears To Be Tied In With Sunny Point Shipping From remarks made by in spectors and safety men of vari ous truck freight lines, it ap pears that some of the companies may build their own terminal for the handling of their tractors, trailers and the feeding and sleeping of the men here. None of the several interviewed on the subject could be quoted. The matter would have to come from officials. All that they could say was that at points from which there is much hauling the com panies usually see to it that men and machines are taken care of during stops of any length. All were pretty certain that there will be trailer terminals here in the immediate future. Xf no private interest steps in and builds terminals that will serve the needs , the trucking com panies will do it themselves. As a matter of fact, it is doubtful if private interests here are prepared to go in for things on the scale needed. An inspect or for one company expressed the belief that for the accom modation of his company’s driv ers, inspectors, etc., about 100 rooms would be required, these to sleep 4 men to a room. He pointed out that on long hauls without stops the freight lines were required to carry two driv ers to each tractor, one to driva while the other sleeps. During the past week there was often as many as 100 tractors here at a time. Fire Tower For Government Area U.S. Army Engineers Given Authorization To Design And Erect Fire Tower On Sunny Point Army Term inal Reservation The office of Col. R. L. Hill, District Corps of Engineers at Wilmington, has been authorized to design and construct a steel fire tower for observation at Sunny Point. The structure will be 60-feet tall and will be located on the high point of the Admin istration area. Information yesterday was to the effect that construction will begin in March. The tower will afford a good outlook over the several thousand acres foi’ming Continued On Page Two Snow Falls In Southport Tuesday Early risers here Tuesday morning saw the city virtual ly blanketed with the first snow of the season, and more was still falling. A few of the kids were out in time to grab a few snowballs. However, the temperature was rising; and by 7:30 the snow had ceased. Before noon most of the signs of it had disappeared. Tide Table Following is the tide table for Southport during the next week. These hours axe up. praxiniately correct and were furnished The State Port Pilot through the courtesy of the Cape Fear Pilot’s Association. High Tide Low Tide Thursday, January 12, 7:32 A. M. 1:06 A. M. 7:39 P. M. 1:43 P. M. Friday, January 13, 8:09 A. M. 1:45 A. M. 8:18 P. M. 2:22 P. M. Saturday, January 14, 8:44 A. M. 2:24 A. M. 8:53 P. M. 2:59 P. M. Sunday, January 15, 9:18 A. M. 3:01 A. M. 9:27 P. M. 3:55 P. M. Monday, January 16, 9:50 A. M. 3:38 A. M. 10:03 P. M. 4:11 P. M. Tuesday, aJnuury 17, 10:25 A. M. 4:17 A. M. 10:44 P. M. 4:48 P. M. Wednesday, January 18, 11:03 A. M. 4:59 A. M. 11:30 P. M. 5:29 P. M.