Vacation Diary
By ED TAYLOR HARPER
(Editor’s Note: During- the
summer this will be a series
of informal columns about
what happens on the South
port waterfront, as seen
through the eyes of a twelve
year old boy.)
WEDNESDAY: This morning
the waterfront was quiet except
for some small boats launched
from the city ramp. The Derrick
boat Northeast, which today was
working behind Battery Island,
returned to the city dock. Two
frieghters passed during the day,
one going out and one coming in.
THURSDAY: Again -it was
quiet here. The dredge Capt. Phil
lips, pulled by two tugs, passed
headed south and an unusual part
of the cargo was a station wagon
on top. A tanker, Amoco Con
necticut, out of Baltimore, Md.,
went up the river to Wilmington.
Outside the Tar Heel Sports Shop
a 9 ft. 414 in, 191 lb., blue mar
lin was being weighed. There
were some boys swimming by the
city ramp.
FRIDAY: It was overcast until
10 o’clock, and then it turned
bright. Once again there were
boats launched at the ramp.
Among the boys swimming off
the ramp were Bill Holden. Ken
neth King, Bill Lynch, Don Har
dee and Bobby Toler. I no
ticed porpoises in the river for
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the first time this year, one of
which seemed like it collided
with the tanker Esso Zurich.
But a porpoise can hear
a boat coming so it probably!
moved safely away from the ship.
The tanker was on the way toj
Wilmington. A small sailboat ]
passed going south. The barge |
Peter Willis, pulled by the tug j
Carteret from Norfolk, Va., was |
going north. We noticed some
skiiers today who had trouble
staying up. They, spent more time
under the water than on top of it.
SATURDAY: The water was
still early in the morning, but
no one could say it was quiet
around the Southport watrefront. I
At 6:30 two tankers came in j
within five minutes. Boats were j
launched from the ramp all mor- i
ning. The Mendota came in this !
morning. A barge loaded with j
rolls of paper, and towed by the
tug Williston, went by. The boys
swimming off the ramp this mor
ning were playing submarine, tag,
and jumping off a raft. There
was slight waterway traffic and
some skiing. A haze formed over
the river and it turned windy
about noon. It was amusing
watching Leroy Fullwood throw
Tommy, Dickie, and Eddie off the
city dock. We saw a boat bounc
ing and skimming so recklessly
coming in on rough water that
I thought for a minute it was
Mr. Blake. The freighter Man
chester Port, out of Manchester,
England, came in.
SUNDAY: Today the air was
calm but the water was choppy.
There were not as many boats
launched today as there were yes
terday. The only two boys that
I noticed swimming off the
ramp were Kenneth King and Bill
Lynch. It turned quiet in the
afternoon and there was some
skiiers. I noticed some people
crabbing and some people fish
ing from the city dock. There
were two marlin caught Satur
day, one weighed about 211-lbs.
and the other weighed about 250
lbs.
MONDAY: In the morning the
river was calm. It turned windy
and the river became choppy la
ter in the day. Two barges pass
ed and they were both headed
north. There were some boats
which came inside today includ
ing some shrimp boats. There
were some people fishing off of
the city dock this afternoon.
Eight Army men ware going to
go to Bald Head Island, but did
n’t quite make it. They launched
their rubber raft successfully but
their outboard motor kept konk
ing out, and finally the motor
fell overboard. When I next saw
them they were packing up and
left. They had an advantage over
the last group of Army men, be
cause these men had an outboard
motor and food; but the first
group of men didn't have to put
up with a motor which wouldn’t
start and would fall overboard.
TUESDAY—In the morning it
was slightly gusty, and the river
was a little choppy. In the af
ternoon a storm came up and it
i started to hail; it turned windy,
! and the river became rough. The
freighter Southwind, from Savan
nah, Ga., went to Wilmington.
The tanker Battle Rock from
Monrovia, Liberia, also went up
the river. Still later in the day
the freighter Wurtenberg from
Hamburg, Germany, went to Wil
mington. There was some fish
ing off the dock during the day,
and there was some swimming
at the ramp.
ADJOURNMENT IS
Continued From Page One
At the end of this past week,
1821 bills had been introduced in
both Houses of the Legislature,
and 1047 of these bills were rati
fied into law. During the 1957
Session, which incidentally, ad
journed on June 12, 1957, 1986
bills were introduced in both
Houses of Legislature and 1509
bills were ratified. Of course, dur
ing this session many bills have
already been “killed” in commit
tees and either the House or the
Senate, but it is estimated that
between 300 and 400 bills remain
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Thursday, .June 18
7:00 Today
9:00 Ranch Party
10:00 Dough, Re, Mi
10:30 Treasure Hunt
11:00 Price Ts Right
11:30 Top Dollar
12:00 Tic Tac Dough
12:30 Could Be You
1:00 Hymn Time
1:30 Liberate
2:00 Queen
2:30 Haggis Baggis
3:00 Payoff
3:30 Roots
4:00 Truth Or
4:30 Edge of Night
5:00 Kiddie Time
6:10 Ben McDonald
6:30 Rod N Reel Club
7:00 Weather, News
7:15 Doug Edwards
7:30 .Sea Hunt
8:00 Zorro
8:30 Too Young To
9:00 Markham
9:30 Ernie
10:00 Wanted
10:30 Confidential
11:00 Weather, Jack Paar
Friday, June 19
7:00 Today
9:00 Ranch Party
10:00 Dough, Re. Mi
10:30 Treasure Hunt
11:00 Price Is Right
11.30 Top Dollar
12:00 Tic Ta< Dough
12:30 Could Be You
1:00 Salvation Army
1:30 Liberate
2:00 Queen
2:30 Haggis Baggis
3:00 Big Payoff
3:30 Roots
4:00 Truth or
4:30 Edge of Night
5:00 Kiddie Time
5:30 Popeye
6:10 Ben McDonald
6:30 Jeff’s Collie
7:00 Weather, News
7:15 Doug Edwards
7:30 Northwest Passage
8:00 Colt .45
8:30 Lineup
9:00 Fights
10:00 Thin Man
10:30 M-Squad
11:00 Weather, Jack Paar
Saturday, June 20
10:00 Howdy Doody
10:30 Ruff N Reddy
11:00 Fury
11:30 Robin Hood
13:00 True Story
12:30 Out Of Court
12:55 Baseball
3:30 Lifelines
•1:00 Bowling
5:00 Detectives
5:30 Big Picture
6:00 Jubilee
6:30 News, Spts., Wea.
7:00 Lone Ranger
7:30 Pat Boone
8:00 Perry Presents
9:00 Laugh Line
9:30 Cimerron City
10:30 DA’s Man
11:00 Wrestling
Sunday, June 21
11:00 Church Service
12:00 The Life
12:30 Christ. Science
12:55 Baseball
3:30 Truth
4:00 The Answer
4:30 Oral Roberts
5:00 Big Picture
5:30 Faith
6:00 Press
6:30 77 Sunset Strip
7:30 Suspicion
8:30 Naked City
9:00 Dinah Shore
10:00 Loretta Young
10:30 Border Patrol
11:00 Theatre
Monday, June 22
00 Today
.00 Rai'* h Party
:00 Dough, Re, Ml
:30 Treasure Show
:00 Price is Right
30 Tcc Dollar
.00 Tic Tac Dough
:30 Could Be You
:00 Hymn Time
:30 Liberace
:00 Queen
30 Human Relations
00 Big Payoff
:30 Roots
: 00 Truth
:30 Edge of Night
:00 Kiddie Time
:30 Popeye
10 Ben McDonald
.20 Susie
: 08 Weather, News
: 15 Doug Edwards
:30 U. S. Marshall
: 00 Restless Gun
30 Wells Fargo
9:00 Peter Gunn
9:30 The Truth
10:00 Welk
11:00 Weather, News
Tuesday, June 23
7:00 Today
9:00 Ranch Party
10:00 Dough, Re, MI
10:30 Treasure Hunt
11:00 Price Is Right
11:30 Top Dollar
12:00 Tic Tac Dough
12:30 Could Be You
1:00 Dr. Barnwell
1:30 Liberace
2:00 Dedication
2:30 Human Relations
3:00 Big Payoff
3:30 Roots
4:00 Truth
4:30 Edge of Night
5:00 Kiddie Time
6:10 Ben McDonald
7:00 Weather, News
7:15 Doug Edwards
7:30 Red Skelton
8:00 Flight
8:30 Wyatt Earp
9:00 Donna Reed
9:30 Bob Cummings
10:00 David Niven
10:30 Dragnet
11:00 Wea., News, J. Parr
Wednesday, June 24
7:00 Today
9:00 Ranch Party
10 :00 Dough, Re, Mi
10:30 Theasure Hunt
11:00 Price Is Right
11:30 Top Dollar
12:00 Tic Tac Dough
12:30 Could Be You
1:00 Hymn Time
1:30 Liberace
2:00 Queen
2:30 Haggie Baggis
3:00 Payoff
3:30 Roots
4:00 Truth
4:30 Edge of Night
5:00 Huckleberry
6:30 Popeye
6:10 Ben McDonald
7:00 Weather, News
7:15 Doug Edwards
7:30 Wagon Train
8:30 Trackdowm
9:00 Millionaire
9;30 Secret
10:00 Music Hall
10:30 Bat Masterson
11:00 Weather, Jack Paar
to be acted upon by both Houses
during this week—some of which
are still in committees.
On Thursday, June 11, a Calen
dar committee was appointed in
both the House and the Senate;
and all bills introduced on and
after that date will go to the
Calendar committees rather than
to the committees to which they
would normally be assigned. Since
Presiding officers of both Houses
have requested that no further
bills be introduced, except those
which would alleviate some em
ergency situation, these Calendar
committees are more or less ac
curately described as the ‘‘Hatch
et Committees”. I call this to
your attention for the reason
that both Senator Frink and I
have been requesed to introduce
lone or two bills, but we have been
unable to do so for the reason
that these bills are controversial
and would require a public hear
ing. This Calendar committee
does not contemplate any public
hearing; and both Senator Frink
and I agreed that introduction
of these bills would be useless at
this late date. The bills to which
I refer are ones requiring Special
Acts to be passed which would
permit the sale of wine and beer
in the Town of Yaupon Beach
and in the Town of Long Beach.
During the past week, the
House passed the Appropriations
bill and sent it to the Senate
where it was also passed.
The Revenue bill, which pro
voked considerable debate, parti
cularly with regard to the with
holding tax features, passed its
second reading last Friday and
was put upon its third and final
reading Monday night, .Tune 15.
Another provision of this bill
which was bitterly fought arose
in connection with an amendment
which would require the with
holding of taxes due by corpora
tions on the same basis as in
dividuals, where such corporations
pay a tax of $100,000 or more.
This amendment would cover only
an estimated 41 corporations in
the State. An amendment to < this
amendment was offered, which
would require corporations, whose
income tax amounted to $10,000
or more, to be pai'd on the same
basis required of individuals. This
latter amendment would have cov
ered some 400 corporations iri the
State, but it was defeated on a
House vote. The amendment! re
ferred to above which would* ef
fect only 41 corporations did pass
the House and is incorporated in
the Revenue bill.
During the past week, the Sen
ate approved H. B. 729, which
provides that persons who speed
in excess of 80 m. p. h., would be
liable to imprisonment for as
long as two years and a fine, or
both. However, the Senate refused
to approve H. B. 730, which
would have made operation of a
motor vehicle at more than 80
m. p. h. prima facie evidence that
the vehicle was being operated
by the registered owner.
Another bill, passed by the Sen
ate, and which is now presently
in the House Insurance committee
provides that the requirements of
proof of financial liability for mo
tor vehicles be increased to $10,
000 for injury to one person, and
$20,000 for injury to two or more
persons. Under the present law,
proof of financial liability requires
only $5,000 for injury to one per
son and $10,000 for injury to two
or more persons.
A provision in a House bill
which would make persons liable
for the loss of their driver’s
permit on two charges in one
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1-Qt. JEWEL OIL. 49c
JEWEL SHORTENING . 69c
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year of speeding in excess of 55
m. p. h. (or 60 m. p. h. on high
ways where such speed is allow
ed) was defeated. The present
law provides that a driver’s li
cense may be suspended on two
convictions in one year.
Several new bills were intro
duced during the first part of
last week. Among the more sig
nificant of these new bills were:
H. B. 475, exempting laundry em
ployees from the minimum wage
requirement until 1963 the bill
died the day after it was intro
duced ); H. B. 1255, changing the
date as to which property is to
be assessed for ad valorem tax
purposes (thereby pei’mitting cor
porations to take advantage of a
provision in federal tax laws,
without affecting their State tax
es) ; S. B. 489 permitting State
employees to pay contributions to
community fund-raising cam
paigns by a withholding arrange
ment; H. B. 1304 modifying the
law with respect to taxability of
goods and products held for ship
ment or shipped through NC ports
in foreign commerce; and S. B.
492, which would authorize coun
ties and municipalities to levy
taxes and issue bonds to provide
extra personnel and equipment
needed to suppress riots or ex
traordinary breaches of law and
order.
As soon as the Legislature ad
journs, it is my intention to write
a column for publication in this
newspaper which will set forth a
resume of all of the bills passed
by your Senator and Represent
ative, which would effect Bruns
wick county only. In addition, I
will attempt to comment on some
of the more important statewide
changes in the law.
If there are particular changes
in the laws that have been en
acted that any reader of this
column would desire explained, I
will be glad to do so upon re
quest.
TOBACCO FARMERS
Continued From rage One
new varieties, bud worm con
trol, the effect of soil fumi
gation and different sources
of nitrogen, soil types and
fertilizer studies.
Development of new
sources of Black Shank re
sistance, progress in develop
ment of disease resistant
varieties and equipment for
spraying and dusting.
The field day will bring
several outstanding tobacco
nists.
The program will last about
three hours. Brunswick Coun
ty tobacco growers are urg
ed by A. S. Knowles, County
Agricultural Agent, to take
advantage of this opportunity
to study, first hand, some
practices in the production of
better tobacco for this area.
FRINK OPPOSES
Continues From Page 1
through. I see no reason to doubt
that they will receive every cent
they have been promised,” he add
ed. ‘‘Actually, passage of the
$10,000,000 bill would have had
the effect of reducing the amount
of raise they will receive.”
Senator Frink says that he has
hopes that this week be the last
week of this session of the State
Legislature. ‘‘We still face a busy
week and some hard fighting over
thea Court Reform and the Con
stitutional Change bills,” he said
before he returned to Raleigh
Monday nr.orning.
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