Berry Sale Plan
Meeting Subject
Rome 125 strawberry farmers
said last night they had rather
market their berries by the auc
tion method than the “set
off’’ method.
Farmers from strawberry grow
ing sections of the county met
at the Ohadbourn high school
cafeteria by request of the Chad
bonrn Merchant’s association for
a called meeting.
During the discussion it was
brought out that the county fur
nishes one-half of the marketable
berries from this state that go
into the prominent New York
market. County Agent Charles
Raper said there are approximate
ly 400 acres of strawberries grown
in the county. This compares to
4.500 acres grown here in past
years.
The question’of whether to have
an auction system, as has operat
ed at the Chadbourn market for
the past several years, or change
to the “set off" method, was put
squarely to farmers. They wore
told that their decision would de
termine the kind of market they
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would have.
It was explained that in the so
called "set off" system, growers
sign an agreement with an agent
> t hat he will grow and then sell
j all of his 'berries with the agent,
i For this service, the agent nsnal
j ly charges 10 per cent of net pro
! ceeds.
Lester Lowe, former Ohadbourn
resident, led the discussion. He
called the. "set off" procedure a
good proposition for the agent
because of little risk and little
capital invested. He said that the
‘farmers are paid after the 'berries
are sold, usually about a week
| after the sale is made,
j Lowe said he did not know how
i binding the agreement, between
i agent and grower would be. He
added that he suspected that both
parties could back out of the
agreement.
The Chadbourn strawberry mar
; ket will note its 65th anniversary
■ when it opens around April 15.
Nearly completed by the Chad
i bourn Marketing company is a
’ pre-cooling facility that is expect
j ed to be a great help to growers
that pick their ’berries after the
j field heat has entered them, or
; at any other time, to aid in re
| taining freshness,
j Lowe announced that the Chad
bourn Marketing company would
operate under either system, auc
! tion or “set off,” that the grow
j ers should choose. He said the
j company offers the proposition of
I selling for a five per cent com
! mission plus the cost of govem
; ment grading and also the cost of
| pre-cooling. The company made a
! guarantee (hat the total cost
| would not exceed eight per cent.
( Lowe said the company would
! further agree to open its books
| to a five-man committee or any
! auditor for an inspection to satis
fy all that a cost of not more
J than eight per cent had been
; charged. These conditions were
j presented in case growers decided
! upon the “set off" system.
In the auction method, growers
do not have to pay for pre cool
ing and are paid immediately
upon purchase by buyers on the
market.
C. Lacy Tate, president of the
Waccamaw Bank and Trust com
pany and a Chadbourn resident,
j stated that he preferred "cash on
j the barrel head” auction method.
! He compared it to the tobacco
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Southport Noses
Bolivia Friday In
Double Overtime
|
| Southport's Dolphin boys scored
a thrilling 79-77, double overtime
Brunswick County cage victory 1
over Bolivia’s Bears here, Friday
night, on the strength of Frarikie
Rogers’ field goal in the final two
i seconds. i
! The boys’ win enabled South
I port to sweep a doubleheader, as
II he Lady Dolphins had earlier i
1 captured a 54-38 win over the fto- i
livia girls. Frances Smith had 24 j
points and Jean Cochran 22 for I
the winning lassies, while Aveline
I Skipper of Bolivia was high for
j i he girls’ game with 27.
i The boys’ game Wound up in a
i 03-63 knot at regulation finis, |
with C. E. Murphy's field goal. :
| Clive Dosher had a fielder in the
first overtime to send it into the I
I second overtime, then Rogers' I
basket with just two seconds left1
I in l he second three-minute period ‘
j produced a Dolphin triumph.
A pair of free throws by Jerry 1
i Spencer had knotted the count
with only 15 seconds remaining
in the regulation game. Also lend
ing a hand in the spine-tingling
victory was a perfect feeder pass
from little Don Hardee to Rogers
i to set up the play; and the all
round play of Freshman Ed
Harper during the extra sessions.
Hot only did he hit for 6 points
during this crucial time, but he i
blocked at least a half-dozen j
shots by Bolivia players as he !
turned hi his best performance of I
the year.
Dosher had 21 points, Rodney j
With The Men
In Service
Army Sergeant First Class
Perry J. Gore, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Elijah B. Gore. Supply, is
scheduled to participated with
other personnel from the 9th In
fantry in Exercise Great Bear, a
joint U. S.-Canadian winter man
euver in Alaska. February 12-21.
The exercise will test cold weath
er military ddctrine and the
ability of the two allied armies
to work together as a fighting
team. Exercise Great Bear will be
conducted in the vicinity of Tana
cross and Eielson Air Force Base,
one of the most rugged arehs over
which an Alaskan maneuver has
ever been held. Principle terrain
features in the 3,20.' sqflare-mile
maneuver area are the heavily
forested lowlands of the Tanana
river vallev and the mountains,
which range as high as 4,000
feet, converging on both sides' of
the valley. Sergeant Gore, a squad
leader in the infantry’s Company
B at Fort Wainwright .entered
the Army in 1950 and arrived in
Alaska on this torn- of duty last
June. The sergeant is a 1945
graduate of B. C. T. Hi eh School
in Southport. His wife, Lillian, is
with him at the fort.
cryoi-viii aim ca.itJU LIlclL
very successful with onl a few
shortcomings.
Growers were asked for their
comments. They said.
"I like the auction method, at
least until I learn more of the
consignment or ’set off’ method.”
"X like the auction system, but
I would also welcome more buy- j
ers."
All comments appeared to be
for the auction system with some 1
growers expressing reservations
on the “set off”.
Growers were asked to stand
“for” auction and about on -half
present indicated that desire.
When asked to stand “for” the
“set off” there were no affirma
tive votes. Approximately one
half of those present did not vote;
Bill Bailey, manager of the
Chadbourn marketing company,
said that it was important not
to have a “set off” market in the
county in competition with an
auction market. He said that the
“set off” competition would force
the auction system out of ex
istence.
The American Food corporation
with large berry holdings in Flori
da, has recently met in Tabor
City with growers and have in
dicated they would like to run
the “set off” system there.
Raper told growers that his
main interest was not where they
sold but that they sold quality
’berries. He read part of a letter
from a New York produce firm
that stated North Carolina ’berries
could bring the same prices as
those from California and other
states if packaged well. The let
ter stated that Tar Heel 'berries
are as good in quality as those
from any other section of the
country.
Raper .aid that quality begins
with I e plants and continues '
throw a the management, hand
ling and fertilization, and to thtf
pic' jig and packing operations.
Jven after the vote was taken
,■ id the auction system was in j
he affirmative it was indicated j
that the decision on the system 1
to be utilized was not definite.
The final decision still rests
with the growers. The Chadbourn
Marke* ' m, c .^any said they will
have a market there which ever
system growers finally decide
upon.
Fellowship In
Regular Meeting
Members of St. James Church
and their guests recently held an- j
other meeting of their Fellowship ;
Service. The meeting was well at- !
tended with members of all
churches of the community pres- I
?nt.
James H. Frink, chairman of
the Board of Trustees, welcomed1
everyone. The devotion was held
n the sanctuary, after which
?veryone was seated in the dining
irea for discussion of "The im- \
portance of regular, church and
Sunday school attendance." Ex
oressions from various ones were j
nteresling and to the point.
This organization promises to I
ie worked up as a community
i reject.
Group singing was led by B. T.
McLeod. Timely remarks were
made by the pastor. The Rev.
J. F. Burney and by Mr. Frink.
Refreshments were sponsored by
the Stewardess Board No. 1, and
the men’s choral group. The menu
consisted of chicken salad with
ill the trimmings. The next meet
ing will be held March 5. at 7:30
i'clock. Sponsors will be Steward
ess Board No. 2 and the Board of
Stewards.
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Social Security
Changes Listed
Some self-employed farmers bo
ieve that they do not have to
tile a federal income tax return
f they do not owe any income
.ax.
Albert P. Mason of the Wil
mington District Social Security
Jffice, reminds farmers that this
relief is incorrect. He emphasizes
hat if a farmer’s net profit
lmounts to $400 or more in a
:axable year, the farmer must file
i federal income tax return and
my the social security self-em
ilovment tax due on his net prof
t.
Some farmers in this area are
bailing to take advantage of op
tional methods of filing their tax
returns, which are provided by:
the Internal Revenue Code and
Social Security Act. If a farmer’s
let profit from his farm is less
than $400 for a taxable year and j
he has gross receipts from sale
of farm products in amounts of i
from $600 to $1,800 he may elect i
to pay self-employment tax on
two-thirds of the gross amount.
He will thus obtain retirement
md disability and survivors in- J
suranee for himself and eligible 1
larner 17 and Murphy 11 for the
vinners: David Cook sank 27 for
3olivia. while Morrie Watkins foi- ;
owed with 14. Dick Rabon with
13 and Thurston Sullivan with 11.
members of his family.
Mason also said that if a farm
er's gross receipts are over $1,
800 and his net profit is less than
$1,200 he may use the option of
reporting $1,200 as his net profit
and obtain better social security
insurance protection for himself
and his family.
Quite a number fef younger
farmers have lost valuable in
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until the investigation of the
fatal accident was completed, and
was tried Monday in Brunswick
County Recorder's Court, where
the original charge of careless
surance that they may have quali
fied for.
ness resulting in manslaughter
was reduced to careless and reck
less driving. Investigation did not
bear out even the latter charge;
there being no evidence that the
car was being driven at unlawful
speed, and Macamay was fined
$10 and costs for failing to keep
a proper lookout, with the fine
remitted.
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